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  1. FrannyLW

    Rats know how to use grandpa feeder now what

    I recently put my grandpa feeder back with the chickens because the rats are too smart. I have used any trick and trap for them and the rats are out day and night. And about an hour ago I looked at my chicken coop and 2 rats jump on the treadle while the 3rd take the food.
  2. FrannyLW

    Brooding

    My Hen is broody. Not her (or mine) first time. And I know the days are getting shorter but my memory....when a hen goes broody, does that mean the other hens stop laying? I haven't gotten an egg in like 5 days! Ever since Cluck Cluck decided to be broody. She will be going to broody jail in a...
  3. FrannyLW

    treadle feeder question

    I have the Grandpa feeder. Have used it on and off for 5 years now. Wish I just left it when I first had my chickens using it - was great. Now I need to be using it again due to rats (of course). I have 2 original 5 year olds that know how to use it. "they say" the other chickens will watch...
  4. FrannyLW

    2 week old chicks - NJ

    I have (4) chicks that I hatched and I need to find a good home. Born from 4/20 - 4/24. Mom is a Brahma. Dad is an Ayam Cemani. The chicks are all black, looks like they are getting a little lighter around the chest/butt area. Asking $20 obo. Just trying to cover the feed. Located in New Egypt.
  5. FrannyLW

    day 21!

    First time incubating! I actually put 1 egg in March 31st and 10 others on April 1st. Yesterday my March 31st egg hatched! So egg-citing! My chick is sitting in that incubator, by herself (hopefully her lol) - How long do I wait to see if the other eggs are good (because I still see no...
  6. FrannyLW

    Need help fertilized?

    Picture of my eggs. I want to try to incubate not sure if my rooster is being busy😀
  7. FrannyLW

    Grandpa Feeder question

    My grandpa feeder is about 3 years old, I used it with my original birds, but ended up taking it away cause I got new birds who didn't get the hang of it. Well I am trying again. I'm 2 weeks in with the beginning setting. . I see 3 of the 5 are eating out of it. My chickens hate eating out of...
  8. FrannyLW

    Chipmunks!

    did so many searches and still no answers. I took care of the chicken side, but the ducks? They eat out of a shallow bowl. I thought they were eating alot turned out the chipmunks are stuffing it away! I don't know what to do. I tried using the bucket method to "trap" the munks but they hop...
  9. FrannyLW

    chipmunks

    so the chipmunks are winning. Chicken food on one side, duck food on the other. Can't do much with the duck side but the chickens, guess its ok to just throw the food on the floor twice a day? I raise the feeder, the chipmunks get in and throw the food around. I take that feeder away and...
  10. FrannyLW

    Chicken Roosting Behaviors

    Do chickens change their roosting behaviors when they grow older (hey I know it happens with adults lol). I have 4 hens, 1 rooster. 2 of my hens are approx. 3 years old, the other 3 are about 1 year old. (2 are Ayam cemani, 1 is a Brahma) Since I got my Brahma in January, I could tell she was...
  11. FrannyLW

    Feeding the chickens

    I have 5 chickens. 4 hens ranging from 1 - 3 years, and 1 rooster. They used to ear heartily (I have 2 feeders, a grandpa and one that looks like a dome). The grandpa was good for the older hens, because the newer/younger ones seem like they don't want to learn how to use it, so I actually have...
  12. FrannyLW

    Broody Hen

    My 2nd broody Hen, an Easter Egger. My first one, Ayam Cemani, I broke her out of it rather quickly. This one, not so much. I get her off the nesting area several times a day. She wil join the others and eat and drink until I disappear. She forgages outside the run after 5 with the others. She...
  13. FrannyLW

    Tips for bullying

    My new 8 month old Brahma hen is being bullied at night by the head master ( almost 3 years old EE hen) the two older hens were separated in another cage in the run with everyone ( I also have 2 Ayam Cemani about 7 months old) but I noticed the two older hens would not sleep in the attached...
  14. FrannyLW

    Introducing 1 hen

    So I rescued one 8 month old Buff Brahma hen. She’s the size of my other hens. I have (2) 2 year old EEs and 2 ( 7 month old) Ayam Cemani pair. Introduction of the AC in November was not too bad. Quarantine then cage in the coop for several weeks then release. Now same with Brahma but since...
  15. FrannyLW

    Preventing pullets into nesting box

    5 chickens. 2 are 2 year old, 3 are about 5-6 months old cemanis. How do I stop these cemanis from sleeping in the nesting box? I have closed up the area for two or more weeks and they might roost with the " elders" or they huddle in the corner. But if I leave the nesting door open I will find...
  16. FrannyLW

    Ayam Cemani

    I got three. One I know definitely a pullet. The other 2? Those 2 always arguing.
  17. FrannyLW

    well this is the weekend

    I have 2 Easter eggers, I believe they turned 2 this past summer. Time flies. So I wanted more of course. I got 3 Ayam Cemanis, I think they were 3 months old then. They are living in a large long cage with a hutch as their home, for the past 4 weeks inside my coop with the other chickens.. So...
  18. FrannyLW

    Jersey Giants

    I saw Jersey Giants pullets at the local Agway and thinking of them this weekend. First, they told me they can be outside during the day but should still be inside at night. Not sure how old they are but they are about 6' tall right now, will ask how old when/if I get them. Should they have a...
  19. FrannyLW

    feeder or ground

    I only have 2 hens right now. Maybe I'll get more in the future but right now, 2. I have a big grandpa feeder. Thought it was a cool idea, don't have to worry much about the girls except changing water. But I noticed that this feeder holds alot of food, like I don't have to fill it until 2...
  20. FrannyLW

    dried poop

    My almost 2 year old chicken, Parm, has a case of dried up poop, but under her vent. All in her feathers and stinks real bad. Her vent is clear, she eats and drinks normally. I give her ACV in her water occasionally, give her yogurt once a week. What else can I do Washed her up twice already...
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