Does anyone know of a place around Seattle where I can have my chickens "dispatched" and dressed for the freezer? It's about time for my current girls to make way for a younger generation.
Here is one for all of the smart people on the forum. We have 4 hens all about 6 months old. One started laying about 3 weeks ago. When she started we would find the eggs on the floor of the hen house (no big deal). About a week ago she started dropping the egg while she was on the roost. We are...
We have a 5 month old Susex Rooster that needs a good home. He is very calm and friendly. We are in the city and can't keep him. Free to a good home. Please help!!! Send me a message if you can take him. Thanks
We have 5 hens 8 weeks old who refuse to roost. They were moved out to the hen house about 3 weeks ago and roosted the first week or so. But since then, they just pile up in the corner of the house. It's very funny to watch everyone trying to get in the best spot. So, my question is; is this...
The post office called this morning
What can I say, they are sooo cute. But the debate we are having at home is which one is which? We ordered an Easter Egger, Sussex, Rhode Island Red, Plymouth Rock, and an Austerlop.
Here is what we think:
Rhode Island Red?
Australop?
Sussex?
Easter...
We are eggspecting our new chicks this week. I was wondering if anyone in Seattle could tell me how long it took to recieve their chickens? These will be our first chickens and we are getting very eggcited:P
Here is our first coop. two weekends into it and several more to go. I think I'll invite some friends to help this weekend with the promise of BBQ The chicks will be here in a month.
We are new to raising chickens and have a few questions. We are planning on starting with chicks, but due to existing vacation plans we won't be able to add the chicks until mid June. I know that is a little late. We found a mail order source for chicks (my pet chicken). Is June too late to...