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  1. LadyBclucky

    First time worming questions

    Okay, so I have a small urban flock and have owned them for four years, I have never seen a need to worm, so I never had. But I am thinking I should after a rough battle with scaley mites, I figure I might as well be diligent at all parasite fronts... I've already purchased pour on ivermectin...
  2. LadyBclucky

    LF Cochin rooster, needs new home

    My wonderful rooster is in need of a home where he can crow at the sunrise. He's white and gorgeous. He is a large fowl cochin 1 yr old. Very sweet, used to being handled, a lot. I live in CA east bay. I'm willing to meet someone 1\2 way. Id love him to end up with some chicks of his own.
  3. LadyBclucky

    Yet another Ivermectin question

    I was at the feed store looking for Ivermectin pour on and the staff there told me to use the injectable in the same way. I never heard that before, so I was wondering if anyone has done that? I thought Ivermectin pour on was oil based so it absorbed into the skin? I'm treating for mites, and I...
  4. LadyBclucky

    Red Bald Butt, Mites? Feather Plucking? A little help please!

    Please help! I have a 2 year old australorp who has a tendency to go broody, last year she went broody and she got a red bald butt... We thought someone was picking on her, so we busted her broodieness and gave her extra protein and she feathered up nicely. Last month she started acting broody...
  5. LadyBclucky

    5 gallon bucket roll out nest box?

    Has anyone ever seen or tried a 5 gallon bucket roll out nest box? I can find designs for roll out best boxes or 5 gallon bucket nest boxes but I can't find the combination of the 2. I can't imagine it being very hard. I was just wondering if there's a reason I can't find a image of one... Is it...
  6. LadyBclucky

    Sifting crumble before feeding?

    I have read that some people sift crumble before they feed it to their chickens to minimize the dust, I was curious does this actually help? I want to switch to pellets but my DH can't bare to watch a chicken starve... "CAN'T YOU SEE THEY DON'T LIKE IT, THEY ARE SO HUNGRY" soooo I'll have to...
  7. LadyBclucky

    Owning a rooster 101??????

    Alrighty I've lost it, I'm on the edge of becoming a crazy chicken lady.... And my DH blames all of you :P we have owned a small mixed flock for 2 years and I'm interested in starting a breeding project... That will require a rooster.... So im interested in the Cochins orphingtons and brahmas...
  8. LadyBclucky

    SF bay area CA chicken breeders?

    Does anyone know if their are any breeders around sf bay area in Ca? I have very specific ideas of what I want and relying on a feed store is tough. Being in the suburbs means I only have room for so many hens but I'd like to find some good looking birds, Id love a Delaware and some orphingtons...
  9. LadyBclucky

    What color Brahma and Cochins are these chicks?

    I promised my DH a white chicken did I get one? The feed store kept the Cochins and Brahmas in the same bin, to the trained eye there may be a difference but to me it was difficult, I got help from the owner of the store, but I'm concerned I could have ended up with 2 different colored brahmas...
  10. LadyBclucky

    Did breed variety cause pecking order problems? Please help

    Please help. I'm feeling very discouraged. I have owned four chickens for 2 years. I love them all very much. But when I got them as chicks I wanted variety... I have a black australorp, a black sex linked, a plymouth rock and a golden laced wynadotte. My black austraplorp being the sweetest...
  11. LadyBclucky

    How to get a chicken's foot print??? Any ideas?

    Hello everybody, we are reconstructing our chicken run and painting our coop this weekend (wish us luck!) I wanted to decorate some of the run with chicken foot prints... does anyone have any idea how I can get these little gals to give me a good print? I also am laying some cement and I want to...
  12. LadyBclucky

    Cayuga duckling with shaky leg? PLEASE HELP

    Hi all, I have a pair of ducklings about 14 weeks old. One of the ducklings legs shake horribly while standing still. It seems the right leg is worse than the left... is there any ideas what this can be, is he just cold or nervous, or is he demonstrating some health problems. They are currently...
  13. LadyBclucky

    Intro-duck-tion!

    Hey everyone, I'm a newbie and a novice. We got a Pekin duckling when we got our chickens in April. Against all recommendations we only got one.... she's loud and I mean VERY LOUD... she's a sweet duck, but the 7 am wake up calls are tooo much! So we decided to get her some friends, and learning...
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