Search results for query: *

  • Users: greysandy
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. greysandy

    My hens killed a baby opossum!

    I was checking the coop in the morning to see if it had leaked after some rain, and there he was, about an 8" long opossum, pecked to death, with blood everywhere, about an inch thick, and no face left. He must have thought he found the gravy train with the eggs, but little did he know that my...
  2. greysandy

    Transition to laying feed? 12 weeks and 15 weeks pullets

    I wasn't planning on transitioning to laying feed for another month or so, since I still have a 50 lb bag of starter for my 10 pullets. 8 of them are 12 weeks old and 2 are 15 weeks old. One of the 15 week pullets, a BR, has started to exhibit some "getting close to laying" behaviors such as...
  3. greysandy

    Marans? Polish gender? Phoenix? pic heavy

    These ladies (hopefully) are from the MMH Ornamental Layers collection. I have the obvious ones figured out but had some questions on a few: 2 Cuckoo Marans and a Sumatra/Spanish/Minorca (there's a Fayoumis in one of the pics too)? Phoenix?? Buff Laced Polish boy or girl? The WCB is...
  4. greysandy

    First night outside...will they know to go in the coop?

    The chicks are 4 weeks old and I put the chickens outside in their new coop and fenced in yard today. I have a light in the coop for extra warmth. The coop is about 18" off the ground with a nice ramp up into it. I put them in the coop and they walked down the ramp to get into the yard. I’m...
  5. greysandy

    First mealworms and crickets at 2 weeks pictures

    I needed a little bit of excitement and I wanted to get the chickens used to foraging for bugs. In addition to bringing them a daily supply of crab grass seed, which is plentiful in my yard and was their favorite snack before today, I decided to go to Petco and buy some crickets and mealworms...
  6. greysandy

    Ornamental layers collection - need help ID'ing some of them

    I got my package of joy yesterday morning and the postman even dropped them at our house on a Sunday morning, I'm guessing since they were making a lot of noise! I got the rare breed assortment from MMH. The polish ones are pretty easy to identify, but I'm not so sure about some of the black...
  7. greysandy

    27 new chicks dropped off by postman today!! (pics)

    It was quite a surprise when the postman delivered to our house on a Sunday morning with my MMH ornamental layers collection. They are all eating and drinking and pooping and walking...so I'm happy right now. I know I have a few polish in the group and a few feather footed babies, but I am...
  8. greysandy

    Pictures of first day outside in the sun...one week old today

    It's about 75 degrees outside so I figured they could handle about 20 minutes outside to have some fun and learn how to be weed-eating chickens They did ALL the chicken behaviors, they ate bugs, one RIR took a dust bath, they ate the weed seedlings (at least a few of them), they scratched and...
  9. greysandy

    Suggestions on Warm Weather area Coop?

    I live in So California and was wondering if anyone had any specific suggestions regarding coops in warm areas or does it not really matter since the average temp is 70 degrees year-round? I like some of the pictures I saw with the removable large windows. I am most concerned about when it...
  10. greysandy

    Finally, I have chicks!

    It was a drama the last few weeks, getting so excited to get my first chicks. I ordered the set of ornamental layers from MMH, waiting 3 weeks and then having them call me the day they were to ship and saying that they had a bad hatching, so it would be delayed by 2 more weeks. I just couldn't...
Back
Top Bottom