Hey everyone,
Our beautiful Dina is now a lone chicken -- our sweet Bronte passed away last month (thanks to all who tried to help us cure her, she rallied for a few weeks but then passed.) We had a flock of 8 for many years but they've all passed in the past couple of years having reached...
Hey everyone,
Our beautiful Dina is now a lone chicken -- our sweet Bronte passed away last month (thanks to all who tried to help us cure her, she rallied for a few weeks but then passed.) We had a flock of 8 for many years but they've all passed in the past couple of years having reached...
Hi there,
I've been raising Monarchs, Anise & Swallowtail caterpillars from eggs to flight for five or so years. I find the eggs on hostplants, bring in cuttings and host them with soil and sticks in mesh cages kept under a gazebo with skylights. I've a fair bit of experience with the enemies...
hi all chicken lovers,
i have a sweet seven year old Polish Bantam named Bronte that's been struggling with an impacted/sour crop for about a week (six weeks ago she had vent gleet which we were able to treat and she recovered from. our nephew was taking care of her while we traveled and gave...
This beautiful chick we named Tera (we thought she was a she) starting crowing while we were away on vacation. We returned home to complaints from our neighbors We've renamed him Terry and need to find him a new loving home. This little guy is sweet and beautiful and a unique breed, Mille Fleur...
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We got two new baby chicks today for our bantam frizzle that goes broody very regularly. We tried to put the chicks under her today but she pecked at them. Can we try again? Perhaps tonight? Or should we wait a few days and try again? Can we even try again or are we stuck with two...
TRex laid her first egg today! I am so excited. I took it from her right after. She was panting a lot. She had been making a lot noise beforehand, and scratching a lot. She scratched all of the hay out of her laying space! Now it seems like she is looking for egg? Did I take it too soon? Is...
Hi everyone. Today is my first day on your forums. I really love this site and your community. I've been studying the chicken coups for hours! Can't wait for my husband to build ours - he said if I design it, he will build it.
We adopted these three chickens from the local elementary school not...
Hi there! I live in sunny San Diego and I am very new at raising chickens and really have no idea what I'm doing! Our family now has three beautiful birds that were given to us by the local elementary school -- the kids were studying life cycle in science class. Near the end of the school year...