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  1. oldfartfarmer

    what is it? and is it a girl or boy?

    this one is not like any others i ordered, and at 14 weeks it has no comb, all my others the same age have there combs growing, thank you for any help,
  2. oldfartfarmer

    A Limping Leghorn Chick

    my chicks are 5 days old, 14 of them, 2 leghorns, yesterday all was fine, running around going crazy when i gave them scrambled eggs out of my hand, this morning, one of the leghorns, is limping, eating, drinking, but spending time "sitting" when i gave them some more scrambled egg treat in my...
  3. oldfartfarmer

    how many weeks?

    OK so my chicks are 8 and 9 weeks old,, 2-giant jerseys 2 buff brahmas, 2 easter eggers when do i start feeding them the feed i give my 2 yr old comets? I got them as pullets no idea at what age 2 yrs ago, when i was new to this, I just penned in an area out in the coop for the chicks, and...
  4. oldfartfarmer

    I need help making a dog door for my chicken run

    OK so we lost 4 chickens to 2 foxes, the "different factor" was we fenced in the Human area from the chickens, and my dog couldn't get out to the chickens that were free ranging on our 5 acres so now the G/F is freaked out about be getting 6 more baby chicks, Im having to fence them in a run...
  5. oldfartfarmer

    1 and 2 week old chicks,,,handling questions

    I've got 2-buff brahmas 2 weeks old 2-EE's 2 weeks old 2-Jersey Giants 1 week old there all in the same big trunk, i want them to trust and be able to be handled and picked up, by me and my G?F and her grandson, "pets" what do you all do so when they grow up they can be handled? My comets...
  6. oldfartfarmer

    First Baby chicks need advice/HELP

    I have two 1-week old Jersey giants and 2-week old --2-Buffs and 2 Easter eggers there in a 3x5 trunk Im feeding them the chick-feed, its non medicated, do i need medicated? should i put in a small tub of dirt? when do i give them Grit? when should i give them chopped up eggs and...
  7. oldfartfarmer

    FOX habits

    do foxes have a routine? I've seen the one that got my chickens, at 1:00 in the afternoon, around the same time i list my chickens, in 2 days, will it show up around the same time? I've two chickens left, fenced in, do they go every day or every other day? curious, was just sitting...
  8. oldfartfarmer

    The Mutts

    the first two pics are of my dog Bessy-Boo ridgeback and shepard mix from the coastal humane center, she was going into the ovens in alabama when they pulled her out and put her with all the other dogs they brought up 3 yrs ago, the little dog is my long time G?F's its a purebred who is 10 and...
  9. oldfartfarmer

    how many weeks

    until my 3 brahmas, 1 giant jersey and 2 easter eggers will be safe to be put in the coop with 4-6 1 yr old comets (2 might go by by) I've read to wait until the same size, hence my question, when what week would they be as big as comets? they free range, even in winter as i snowplow...
  10. oldfartfarmer

    help me do the "Odds" math

    Looking for opinions on folks that have been through this, I have 6 comets, 1 yr old come june, now, Im not above/below culling a few, or hanging a sign for free chickens I'm looking to have a flock of 12 in the end Im wanting to get 6 more chicks, or have a 12 chicken flock, Brahmas...
  11. oldfartfarmer

    How many roosters?

    I have 6 golden comets now, come next month I'm going to order 8 more chicks (first time with chicks) im leaning heavily towards 4-Brahmas, a Black jersey,Barred Plymouth rock,gold or silver laced wyandotte, how many roosters are acceptable in a small flock? I'm figuring 1, why would one have...
  12. oldfartfarmer

    raising my first chicks soon need some help

    ill be getting 4 large chickens, Buff brahmas and great jersey well they'll grow up to be big, im in Maine, and it will be in march/april as chicks i plan to keep them in a rubber maid tub with the heating pad, inside downstairs, or in the garage 1- when do i move them outside to the coop...
  13. oldfartfarmer

    I AM A COMPLETE IDIOT

    So, in admitting that, I have 6 comets, i bought this last spring, they do a great job of giving me eggs, they were already grown up, there fun and come when i call them, but after seeing my neighbors chickens I've fallen in love with I'm thinking of getting 2 Buff-Brahmas a great jersey...
  14. oldfartfarmer

    ARE MY CHICKENS NORMAL??

    My chickens look like there molting?(lots of feathers on the floor of the coop) they seem happy, although they don't like snow, seem to be afraid of it, there Comets, this is the first day I've opened the front BIG door for them since late fall, they have been fenced in to a pen with a small...
  15. oldfartfarmer

    NEED HELP G?F has lost it,,,

    OK so my G?F has loved the chickens (6-comets) and they have been free ranging, BUT Last week she totally lost it, Ive been off my feet with a diabetic hole in my foot, so i haven't been able to keep the deck and steps cleaned off,, see where this is leading? Me and the chickens are in BIG DOODO...
  16. oldfartfarmer

    Why do my chickens cross the road?

    Talking to a neighbor down the road, He told me "Comets" were a wandering chicken, Is this true? He has other breeds and they stay on his property, he told me, when he got comets they wandered off and his other chickens would follow, , My 6 Comets, all named Jenny, 1-6, (after my girlfriends...
  17. oldfartfarmer

    Lazy Chicken?

    my 6 comets pullets are well fed, happy free ranging, come when i call them, but in the last week, when i open the door to there home/condo I've been seeing 1 egg on the floor, and this morning 2 eggs, 1 broken, I open up around 530-600 mostly 600am will they drop an egg from there perch...
  18. oldfartfarmer

    got brave, and let them out to free range

    My "Bessy"-dog thinks she has new puppies, Maggie the little dog, thinks there a pain,,, all in all it was a good day, i found that i can keep them out of the garden with the garden hose, they don't like the spray, and it waters the garden, its been a few days now and they can't wait for Bessy...
  19. oldfartfarmer

    My egg looks funny

    ok so laugh if you want, ive had these 6 chickens since monday, never had chickens before, I'm getting 3-6 eggs a day, this morning i went out and collected and i had one egg thats not smooth, it has ripples like the viens in your hands/arm all over it, tried to get a good pic to show it...
  20. oldfartfarmer

    my chickens think there PIGS

    OK, so I've got 6 chickens, Ive got a 5pound feeder, I filled it up in the morning, and while i was working on there coop, they ate ALL 5 POUNDS of feed in 4 hrs, when do i feed them and how much? morning? morning and night? do i put the feeder out in the pen? in the morning? and feed...
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