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  1. Chickenberry

    No Pecking with Vicks Vapor Rub?

    I have been scowering websites looking for SOMETHING to stop my two hens and one rooster from pecking our new 20 week-old pullets. I found a spray that may work (online) and I've read that Vicks Vapor Rub works if applied to the back of their heads ... has anyone tried this??
  2. Chickenberry

    Question about Chicken Compatability

    Up until a week ago I had two hens (a barred rock and rhode island red) and a roo (EE mix).... (No thanks to a coon who ate the rest!) Then I added four new pullets/hens (5/6 months old) Two new hampshires (born in a hatchery) and one australorpe and one rhode island red (both hatched at home...
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    Opinons on Hen Breeds for Laying

    I know that this will be a matter of opinion, but I have a question. Tomorrow I have the opportunity to pick up some new hens~ they are 6 months old. The person selling them has New Hampshine Reds, Rhode Island Reds and Australorps. Which in your opinion(s) do you think would be best breeds...
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    Raccoons!

    Raccoons! This fall we will have had our chickens for a year. We never once had a problem with predictors. We usually have the dog in the back yard (on two sides of their pen in the yard) and the odd side of their pen is attached to the horse pasture. Well, a week ago we came out to a...
  5. Chickenberry

    Hot Weather = Less Eggs?

    It's been SOOO hot here. Anywhere from 104-111 the past several weeks. I have shade for my chickens, and they have fresh cool water each day. I feed them laying pellets, some scratch and a bunch of different scraps from the table. I'm still a newbie to chickens... does the heat effect egg...
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    Layer pellets, scratch and scraps

    Our girls get a bit of everything... they have layer pellets available at all times with scratch thrown to them once a day and sometimes table scraps. Do they really need to have the scratch if they are getting layer pellets and scraps?
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    Going to have to cull favorite hen :-(

    I'm pretty sad. I'm afraid we are going to have to turn my Petunia into a meatie. I think she's the one who hasn't been laying all along. We have 6 hens and have never had 6 eggs in a day.. and we've had them for 8 months or so. Pentunia may be quite a bit older than the others, I can't...
  8. Chickenberry

    Not Molting

    This is Petunia. She is our chicken that has the comb-capped head. I'm not sure how old she is. I am beginning to think she's maybe quite a bit older than the other chickens she came to me with. She's smaller built and/or thinner.. I'm not sure which. She has had the fuzzy butted...
  9. Chickenberry

    Decorating with Chickens!

    I really would like to decorate my kitchen in a country/chicken motif. Do any of you have a chicken kitchen? I would love to see pictures! Do you have any ideas for how I can incorporate chickens and roosters? We are planning to redo our cabinets a natural wood color, our counter tops a...
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    Chicken Quotes ~ Do you know any?

    List chicken (or related) quotes here! Which came first the chicken or the egg? Don't count your eggs before they hatch. There isn't anybody here but us chickens. The sky is falling! Madder than a wet hen. Walking on eggshells. Running around like a chicken with your head cut off.
  11. Chickenberry

    Some people!

    I am farily new here. So, when I see someone I think I may have something in common with, or who seems to be friendly I may send them a PM. Well, I did this and was blasted back with a response that surprised me. Have you ever PM'd someone out of kindness and friendship and had them turn on...
  12. Chickenberry

    LOOK! Missing Horse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Hubby and I came home from work last night to discover we had a horse missing! He walked the fence, checked the gates for tire tracks and looked to see if he might be laying somewhere in the pasture... nothing. We REALLY hoped that he might return this morning and he hasn't. We are filing a...
  13. Chickenberry

    Share your egg pictures!

    Do get a beautiful batch of eggs each day? Share your pictures with us! Eggs in boxes , in bowls , in cartons , in the frying pan~ green, brown, white, tan, blue, beige.... big, huge, little, tiny, odd shaped and oddities too! *Sitting back awaiting pictures of BIG BEAUTIFL eggs *
  14. Chickenberry

    Newbie delux! Mating?

    Before I start, let me reiderate again that I'm a noob! Everything I've learned about chickens, I've learned here... and it's been quite a lot already thanks to you all! Now, having said that.... How do chickens mate? *crickets* Yes, I did... I asked the question... Last night as we were...
  15. Chickenberry

    Cleaned the Chicken Pen Today!

    We cleaned the chicken pen today. The first time ever. We have 10 boxes and 6 hens. Our box isn't very big but it took quite a while... what a job! We filled a 50 lb horse feed sack full of chicken manure. We took it and put it all round our tomatoes, A&M jalepeno's, green beans and all of...
  16. Chickenberry

    Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans

    I am planting a smallish garden this year. We have 4 heirloom (don't remember name) tomato plants , 3 A&M jalepeno plants and a whole bunch of Kentucky Pole Beans! The beans were planted a week and 3 days ago and right now it looks like more than half of them are coming up. They are planted...
  17. Chickenberry

    What breed is my new roo?

    Below are pictures of my new roo. He's quite a looker (I think)... but what breed is he? I'm very new to chickens and breeds...
  18. Chickenberry

    Comb-headed Barred Rock Hen

    Have you seen anything like this? This hen almost looks like she has a swimmers cap on. Her comb covers her head. *Pictures in next post*
  19. Chickenberry

    My girls... What are they?

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    My girls... What are they?

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