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  1. VA Lady

    Hopeless but still hoping for any suggestions... How to help an old hen lay.

    So a little over a week ago my rooster that I loved very much passed away. He was one of four chickens that I originally bought as pullets around 4 years ago that were all supposed to be hens but he wasn't. Now I only have two hens left as one of my other hens passed last summer. Up until my...
  2. VA Lady

    Black Patches Over Rooster's Eyes

    I've been looking up "black spots" online since they showed up on my rooster's head yesterday but what I've found doesn't look exactly like what I'm seeing on my bird. His don't look like warts or bumps. They actually looked a little wet. He won't let me touch it (he isn't mean at all but he...
  3. VA Lady

    Theory on what my rooster is thinking...

    I have 3 hens and one rooster that I keep in a small coop that's inside of a sturdy 10x10x6 dog kennel with a tarp roof (there's an electric fence outside of that). When home I let everyone run around in the kennel but if I'm gone and at night everyone is locked up in the coop just in case...
  4. VA Lady

    EE Egg Question

    This has probably been answered before somewhere but I haven't found it yet... I'm wondering what egg colors are considered EE colors? I have one laying pale turquoise eggs which is an obvious color but what about pale beige eggs? This doesn't really apply to me because even though one of my...
  5. VA Lady

    Securing a kennel - suggestions needed to attempt 100% predator proof.

    I really love my 3 hens and 1 rooster and want them to be as happy/comfortable as possible. Their coop is pretty small though and with the days being so short there isn't a whole lot of daylight when I'm home during the week to let them out into their run. What I want now is to have their...
  6. VA Lady

    My New Chicken Video - "Chickens Just Don't Really Care!"

    Hope you guys like this one. It's my four chickens (3 hens and 1 rooster - all mixes) and a special guest appearance by Quentin... Less than a minute long. http://trishm.smugmug.com/Chickens/Chicken-Videos/13186482_ff9vf#1041893728_pYcrx-L-LB
  7. VA Lady

    Rooster TShirt (on sale today - $5 off)

    Today's Shirt Woot (they have a new shirt each day) has a rooster on their tshirt today and it's really pretty! lol Only ten bucks (shipping included) today. I've ordered from them before and usually they use USA made American Apparel tshirts. However the "womens" shirts are move like...
  8. VA Lady

    Does my hen look healthy enough? New & Clueless

    We got our first 4 chickens back in May when they were just tiny things and recently two of the three hens started laying eggs. Interestingly enough the smallest of the three is laying the largest eggs (they look like a normal size "large" to me). Being a paranoid "mom" I'm a little worried...
  9. VA Lady

    Chicken Saddles Use - Help needed!

    There may be an answer for this somewhere but I haven't found it yet so I'm hoping for some suggestions. We bought our four first pullets only one turned out to be a rooster. We love him and don't want to get rid of him and also want to keep the hens in good shape so I ordered some saddles for...
  10. VA Lady

    I know she's a mix but anyone want to guess what's in that mix?

    This is Roxie and she's just laid her first two eggs, two days in row. I picked her out of a cage with a bunch of different birds mixed together at a chicken swap and I'm just wondering if anyone has any idea what she might be a mix of (just curious!)? Two of our other birds came from the same...
  11. VA Lady

    "There's a chicken in a tree!"

    So our first 4 chickens aren't quite old enough to lay yet but apparently one of them is old enough to start flying out of their run into a nearby tree. The first time she did it I couldn't believe my eyes. I'm yelling into the house - "There's a chicken in a tree!!" They'd flown around some...
  12. VA Lady

    Cute Chicken Shirt I Found ("Chicken Fight!")

    I just got this in the mail and thought it was pretty cute. I've ordered from their site before so I knew it would at least be good quality (they actually sell t-shirts that are made in the USA - amazing!). I don't know if anyone else will think it's cute too but I remember having "chicken...
  13. VA Lady

    Now that I know my girl is really a boy...

    I had a thread going on the breed/gender section trying to figure out if one of my girls is a boy - now I know she's a he. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=375641&p=1 I don't have any intention of getting rid of "her" as she/he has been a favorite from the start...
  14. VA Lady

    Help - is my favorite young hen really a roo??

    I have 4 chickens that are probably around 4-5 months old. I've thought the whole time that they were all hens but the past several days someone in the morning has started "honking" really loud. I thought I caught a glimpse of who it was today and I think it was my favorite "girl" Maude (it...
  15. VA Lady

    Probably silly question but what about wild turkeys?

    I haven't seen any turkeys come into the yard but I hear them in the woods around the house all the time (usually in the morning). Is there any reason to worry about them around the chickens?
  16. VA Lady

    Is it normal for pullets to not roost?

    I have 4 pullets that I think are around 3 months old. Their coop has an "upstairs" with a roost and nest box but they don't seem to have an interest in sleeping there at night. Instead they pile on top of each other in the front-most corner of the coop. There was a raccoon attack at the nest...
  17. VA Lady

    Introducing New Bird? Help please!

    Hello! I'm new to chickens and have 3 approx. three-month old pullets. Started with 4 but a raccoon ended up getting one and after a couple weeks we've finally got a new hen to replace the one we lost. I managed to find a pullet that is almost the same size as the other three but after...
  18. VA Lady

    Hoping for some tips from any electric fence pros!

    New to chickens and after losing one of our 4 pullets to a raccoon we've added an electric fence around the coop. I'm hoping we've got it pretty much there now but I still have a few things I'm unsure about and would love it if anyone has some thoughts/answers... First, there are 4 wires to...
  19. VA Lady

    Completely New to Chickens! Our 3 Mystery Pullets

    We started with 4 pullets but learned a very hard and horrible lesson about how determined a raccoon can be. It doesn't really matter to us what breed they are but I'm a little curious (they may even be mixes). If anyone has any thoughts it'll be appreciated! Roxie: Maude: Sasha:
  20. VA Lady

    New Chicken Owner w/ One Less Bird :-(

    My boyfriend recently bought a coop and we picked up 4 pullets to raise. Chickens are brand new to us as we both grew up in cities so I'm hoping to get some useful advice from folks on this site (also, please forgive me for the long post)! His house is on 10 acres in the middle of nowhere (so...
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