Hi, my name is Melissa, and I've been a Coop Queen since 2015.
I live in Northern California. I'm a mother of 3 human children, 1 husband, 2 dogs, 2 hamsters, a turtle, 13 fish, and my current chicken head count is 6 hens, and 8 chicks. 6 chicks are meat birds. My favorite breed right now is the...
They are four weeks now. My gold laced is aggressive, tries to stand taller against others. Feet are bigger, comb and waddle redder, slightly larger, prettier. Is this a boy? Attaching silver laced pics for comparison.
I went to the feed store yesterday and picked up 5 chicks. They are so, so cute. I love them already. 1RIR, 2 Americaunas, 1 Gold Laced W, 1 Silver Laced. My RIR is very independent, she was the most pecked on since yesterday. But I put a dowel in the brooder, she is the only one to perch. The...
I used to take care of yards of homes with back yard chickens. I noticed that they gave them melons and other foods, but it always had a large amount of mold. I like the composting and table scrap idea for my future chickens, but is mold on food safe?
Hi everyone, I'm Melissa.I'm a NorCal girl. Here to do my homework so I can begin setting up my backyard farm. It's been my goal for some time now. I have a deal with myself, I have to aim for something for longer than a month, big things more like six, then I can move forward, as it's no longer...