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Angie is starting to scare me.... She gets in the box to lay an egg, and any other hen that even entertains the idea of entering the coop is immediately warned... This sound comes from what I can only assume is the pits of hell... Oh, nope... that's just Angie.... You may remember her from her...

“Get chickens….” I said…. “It’ll be fun….” I said… WELL, I’M STUPID! 😕 I should have just stuck to Barred Rocks… easy… peasy!!! You build a coop; they just know to go in at night! You provide boxes; they just know to lay their eggs in them! But, NOOOOOOO…. I HAAAAAAAAD to have Drama...

Meet Flo... Flo loves to sleep.... standing up... in the fresh water..... But here's the thing... Flo is the first to lay eggs... So, at this point.... Flo can do whatever TF she wants.... Just sayin' Butt breakfast gets priority...

So, one, possibly two of our Barred Rocks have started laying. They are perfect in color, shell strength and yolk consistency... But they are super small. This is the fourth one. We changed to laying crumble and they have been getting oyster shells for a couple of weeks now. Will we start to...

So.... I went out to water the flowers at the coop this morning. I couldn't find R2D2 anywhere.... turns out, he was inside the coop. I looked in the window and asked him if he was taking a break. He's been a busy guy... Learning to crow... mating as many of the hens as he can catch... and being...

The dollar store had these ice cube trays, 3- $1.... The grocery store had some strawberries, blueberries and cherry tomatoes on sale. (Check with the stock boys to see if they have damaged or losses in the back, you can pick up fruits and veggies for cheap. I never give them moldy or rotted...

What the chick is going on with my Roo?? His feathers have yellow on them... Almost like he's been peed on 🤦‍♀️ I use woodchips in the coop, but nothing that is dyed. He's the only one of the Brahmas doing this.... 🤷‍♀️

Went out to harvest some lettuce last night and realized that my cabbage and late radishes (I grow for chickens) are completely covered in aphids. Has anyone heard of or actually used the flour method to combat these little terrorists??? I won't use chemicals, so I need an organic trick!!!!

We have a flock of 11. 6 Brahmas and 5 Barred Rock. I specifically ordered one Brahma roo, and the rest hens. But I got a surprise extra Brahma in the order. Along the way we lost a Brahma, which I assume was a pullet. As they have developed, this one is looking more and more like a roo. So...

We are getting the garden straightened out...FINALLY!! It has been put on the back burner since we needed to get the coop and run finished, and I was finishing up school. But we got in there this weekend and got it almost completely done!!! And it looks AMAZING!!! The fence will go up next...

So, the Roo Hoover's marked as a Roo, turns out is maybe a pullet. And the pullet I was calling "Mean Girl" turned out to be the Roo. I'm just hoping that I don't have 2 Roos now... I have (6) 8-week-old Brahmas and (5) 8-week-old Barred Rocks. I know the Barred Rock pullets have profound combs...

1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) 2) What is the behavior, exactly. 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? 4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? 5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other...

The long-awaited day arrived!!!! We moved the tiny pterodactyls to their new chalet yesterday!!!! They are just about 6 weeks old. Our weather has been cold, windy and wet. So, they have had no time outside, which is what I normally like to do before transitioning them into the coop. But none...

Hopefully finishing the run this weekend.... Hubs says predator apron only needs to be 1' and I say 2'!! I had meat rabbits that tunneled from one stall to another under a 4x6 gate. Help me out here.... is 1' going to cut it? PS: We have opossums, skunks, racoons, fox, coyotes, and other...

So, we are weaning off the lamp.... The days are close to 60s, but the nights are still dropping to 30s. I turn it back on in the evening, but it's up pretty high. They turned 4 weeks on Wednesday, and they need to be moved to the coop because they are just too big for the setup we have. And...

So... do the tiny terrorists always begin to do the chest bumping thing?? I have a mix of Light Brahmas and Barred Rocks. They are 3 weeks old. For about a week, I've noticed 2 of the LB's doing it to one another... I lovingly refer to them as the "Mean Girls."😕 Then, yesterday, I saw a couple...

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We worked on the coop this weekend, in between the rain spells... We got the hardware cloth over the vent that goes completely around the coop. Then we got the overhang on, to protect the vent from getting snow or rain blown in. We also got all the metal up on the roof. Next step... Flooring. We...

So, I want to finish the coop this weekend, and get the lil velociraptors OUT of the she shed!!! The last thing to get is the flooring and the hardware...😐 That's going to be a small fortune!! (I shouldn't complain.. The rest of the coop was FREE, reclaimed materials) SOOOOO, I called the...