I got an egg today!! Louise came in first place, LOL. She was doing the egg song, then got out of the nest box, so I went to check....nothing. So I looked at her and she was sort of humped over. Uh ooooh, so I pet her and check on her and out came the egg! Hahahaha! That's my girl!!
Mealworms...
My coop/run.
Part of the front walkway.
I just love sunflowers!
The next few are of a 70' bed I dug out and planted this Spring. Please excuse the landscape fabric peeking through. I wasn't finished mulching when I took these.
This is the end of that 70' bed. There are a few...
Ok, so this may be a goofy question, but here goes anyhow. One of my hens under her beak is wet. I thought a few days ago she was just a sloppy drinker (I know a few of those ). Anyhow I checked her again and there's a slight odor under her beak. So....ok, I picked up another hen to do the...
The family that was dealing with the flood waters at their home. I thought it was titled "Here comes the water" or "The water is coming" or something like that. They have been heavy on my mind the past couple weeks and was wondering if there were any updates on them. She had a LOT of pictures...
We've finally had some rain here and it blew sideways. Their feeder got wet and I cleaned it out and put in fresh feed. But they were really messy eaters and there was chicken feed on the ground. I now have flies. It smells sour out there. I took a shovel and turned the soil. Will that do the...
My girls are about 4 months old now and I'm having a blast with them! It sounds like many here keep them on starter until they lay which is what I'm planning on doing. Or should I switch to grower now? I know they're not ready for layer yet. I only have about a weeks worth of the crumbles left...
Flowrs
mexican sunflowrs
regular sunflowers
penta
daisy
porterweed
mums
blue sage
red salvia
hybiscus
amaryllis
black eyed susan
lantana
day lily
verbena
vegetables
corn
yellow squash
icebox watermelon
roma tomatoes
cherry tomato
cucumber
green beans (already done with that crop)
The early...
Hi everyone! I joined BYC a few months ago and never made it into this area until a few days ago and saw the "Here comes the flood" thread. So incredibly sad. I started off in the forums with the baby chicks, then coop building, feeding, etc. Now I'm ready to settle down and maybe make some new...
I borrowed a friends hubby to help me with this. It was fun to build and there's still some work to be done to finish it off like some sort of roof. And I still need to tack the wire from the inside to the 2X4's. Anyhow, here it is. I hope I did this right!!!
This is Thelma. Sorry it's...
Good morning everyone! I'm building my chicken run this weekend and I'm a little intimidated by the project. I cut hair, not wood. Anyhow, here goes.................
Thelma, Louise and Tawonda are ready for the great outdoors and are excited for more room. So I'm thinking of a 6' by 8' run for...
I'd love to let them play (supervised of course!) in the back yard for a little bit, but am concerned because I sprayed Weed B Gone 2 weeks ago. Should I wait until after the first mowing to make sure there's no residue? The package says it's dog safe after it dries, but I know the chicks will...
Ok, since coming to BYC, I'm curious. Just how many breeds of chickens ARE there? My knowledge is very limited on chickens and I'm afraid I've forgotten more than I knew, lol. But I read the threads and there seem to be so many different breeds. No wonder it's addictive!
I got Thelma and Louise last Saturday and they're doing great! I asked at the feed store how long they should be on the starter feed and was told they'd be on that about 5 months until they are about ready to start laying. Then today I read in a magazine someone loaned me that they should be on...
The feed store got their pullet delivery yesterday. Today after work I went (around 3:00) and they were almost sold out! There were no more barred rock nor rhode island reds . But the Araucanna's were so cute I got 2. I wanted one of each, but didn't want to just get one little girl, she needs...
I've been reading here for about a week and a half and ya'll got me with the thread on "chicken math". After reading that one, I just HAD to join.
It's been many years since I've had chickens and am quite excited to be getting some hopefully tomorrow after work if the feed store is still open...