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  1. CrystalAnon

    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    So my dad had a hen (out of about 70) he found had a large lump in her throat. At first he thought it might be a bad case of canker. We ruled that out, because there was no plaque in her mouth. Then we thought gapeworm. Was the same symptoms as gapeworm. He treated her as though it was gapeworm...
  2. CrystalAnon

    Protecting fruit trees from your chickens

    We have had major issues with chickens scratching up our soil around our young fruit trees, to where they were exposing roots. They seem to think the perlite in our planting soil is super tasty. 🤦🏼‍♀️ At first we had hardware cloth encircling the trees. That was a pain when it came to mowing...
  3. CrystalAnon

    Strange marks on eggs under a broody

    I have a gal (Xena) that went broody on May 4th. I ended up putting eggs under her May 6th (because there was a broken egg in the nest I needed to clean out & make sure we didn’t have any more ants in there.) I candled for the first time yesterday. (9 eggs) Two were clearly unfertilized. Two...
  4. CrystalAnon

    Time of year for incubating

    I’ve been waiting & waiting for one of my hens to go broody. They turned 2 years old in mid-February, so I’m thinking this year is the best year to hatch chicks, due to the optimum health of our hens & their age. I’ve been diligently saving & marking eggs with the hen that laid them & the date...
  5. CrystalAnon

    Central Florida - Mature Rooster Rehome needs?

    Hello! We live in Central Florida… closer to the west coast. My neighbor asked me if we have any mature roosters we need to rehome. We do not. We have just one rooster left, that we want to keep. But I told her I would ask here. If anyone here has a mature rooster they want to rehome, she has a...
  6. CrystalAnon

    Questions about Illness & Prevention

    I have a gal (Lucy) who is not showing any signs of illness other than a pale comb. I know that is a sign of underlying illness. But I do not see anything else that tells me what might be wrong, and therefore not sure what to do for her. She has a healthy appetite, she’s drinking plenty of...
  7. CrystalAnon

    Strange Rooster behavior? 🤔

    I have the strangest rooster behavior going on right now. My man Polko (turned 1yr old in February, Moss Egger roo), he’s been placing his butt up against a wall, or in a corner & making these silly, but sweet screeching & clucking sounds. He’s doing it mostly around our matriarch hen (BCM). And...
  8. CrystalAnon

    Central FL - 2 Moss Eggers 26 week old Roos

    …would like to find homes for these boys. Anyone interested in egg-color experiments might have fun with these guys. I’d love to keep them and try myself, but our coop/run isn’t big enough to start hatching chicks on top of the 8 hens we already have, plus the roos. Moss Eggers… possible that...
  9. CrystalAnon

    2 Moss Egger Cockerels - Central FL

    These boys are quite friendly, just about 19 weeks old & very healthy. They’ve been fed extremely well… all organic grains. I’d love to find them a flock. Purchased as day-old chicks from Alchemist Farm in Sebastopol. They produce beautiful saturated green or brown green eggs, when female...
  10. CrystalAnon

    Music effect on chickens…

    Fascinating! Playing 528radio.com (528 hertz music) for the chickens while I'm out here with them for their forage session. They're all just sitting, listening to the music, instead of out foraging. The door is open for them. What’s your experience with music & your chickens?
  11. CrystalAnon

    How much did your first egg cost?

    I was curious… I know some people don’t like to talk about chicken finances. I’m asking, to those who are willing to say, how much did your first egg cost? I’ll go first… even though I haven’t even harvested a single egg yet (9 week old chicks on Monday). Our first egg will cost over $5k. We...
  12. CrystalAnon

    Helicopter chick-parenting? 🤨

    First time chick mamma here… I have 11 chicks that will be 9 weeks old on Monday. I’m trying to figure out the right feed schedule for them. I’m just finishing up the starter feed from New Country Organics, mixed with scratch & peck grower feed, a little handful of flax, hemp hearts & sesame...
  13. CrystalAnon

    What’s your favorite way to clean wood in your coop?

    I did a couple of searches & didn’t see anything very specific to this question. So forgive me if this has been hashed & rehashed. What’s your favorite way to clean wood in your coop? I’m a newbie & I’m trying to figure out the best way to clean the messier poops that dried on the wood. I...
  14. CrystalAnon

    Break my heart thread - Cockerels or Pullets?

    I wanted to wait for as long as I could before posting this. I think I’m now emotionally ready to hear the thoughts & observations with sexing… cockerels or pullets? 😳🙏🏻 I have 5 straight run chicks. They turned 6 weeks old on Monday. Manqué & Rapha… Both French Black Copper Marans
  15. CrystalAnon

    How much bedding do you need?

    I’ll be a first time chicken owner in a month. I’m getting everything I need together now. I thought for sure there would be a thread on how much bedding you need to have on hand to last a while, especially with the difficulty it’s been to get certain things sometimes. I could not find a thread...
  16. CrystalAnon

    3 decade dreamer! Finally getting there!!!

    Hello everyone! I remember like it was yesterday, sitting on my uncle’s bench, in his chicken run while visiting him in Oregon, from where we lived in California. I sat there for hours, just watching. Fascinated. While my family chatted amongst themselves. I was completely content & at peace...
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