Search results for query: *

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

    What breed is she?

  2. ditto

    RIR not laying since we got a roo. any idea why?

    our 1 year old rir hen who was a fantastic layer, has not laid one egg since we brought home a rooster. the other girls continue to lay, and Red is not broody. And she doesn't seem to be molting. Has anyone had this happen? Will she recover?
  3. ditto

    to spray/dust/worm or not--questions from a newbie

    i have 4 hens in a small coop/outdoor run, in western maryland. should i be worming them, spraying the coop, and dusting the birds as a preventive to any pests, or do i just enjoy their goood health and be prepared to spraywormdust when there's a need to do so? thanks
  4. ditto

    How many chickens do you own?

    i have 4. and i'd love to see if the average chicken mama has a few or a bunch, so how many do you have?
  5. ditto

    girls? boys? & what breeds? could you help? (pix heavy)

    sorry about the poor pix. i asked the kids to get pix of their heads and bodies, and that's all i got, lol --no whole chickens! First, there's Red. These 3 are all almost 5 months old. then, there's Goldilocks. And finally, Roxy.
  6. ditto

    who and what am i?

    we assume she's a girl, but we named her Sunshine Bob just in case. you know, could go either way. and i'm kinda curious as to what kind of chickie she is, not that it really matters. is my photo good enough for anyone to tell? i'd like to id the rest of my chickies, but can't get anymore pix...
  7. ditto

    no roost

    my 4 girls are in a temporary coop with no roost. is that ok? are they the only chickens that have no roosts? they have a nice predator-safe coop and run otherwise, just no roosting space. i'm still trying to get school work/ spring cleaning done, and my summer's been delayed a few weeks. i...
  8. ditto

    can you train them to 'go home to roost'?

    we got our girls as 4 month olds, and they're already set in their habits, and not as friendly as our lap chicken that we raised from a baby. if we let them roam the yard for a little in the evenings, would we be able to get them back into the run/coop for nighty night time? i'd love to give...
  9. ditto

    i think i'm falling.....

    i've wanted chickens for years, and finally brought home our 4 girls this spring. already, and much to my husband's discomfort, i'm dreaming up a new and improved and bigger coop, run, and the addition of many more chicks. and it's all your fault, i should stop coming here so often!
  10. ditto

    Is it ok for them to be in the run 24/7?

    we have a nice coop and attached run. nothing fancy, but comfy. but these girls do not sleep in the coop, they all huddle together in a corner of the run at night. even in the rain, i come home and they're soaked but in the run. i'm thinking they stayed outside most of the time at their original...
  11. ditto

    new kid on the block

    hi, i'm a homeschooling mommy of 7, with a new found love of chickens. well, i've always wanted them, but just this spring things fell into place for us to bring our 4 girls home. would love to post a picture of them to have you identify them, but right now they're just my lovable mutts, and...
  12. ditto

    Solar Waterer Heater?

    Is there another way to keep the coop's waterer from freezing in the winter, if there's no access to electricity? Is there maybe a solar heater out there somewhere? Or another creative way?
  13. ditto

    tractor run flooring, yes or no?

    we're so new to chickens, we dont' have any chickens yet :*) We're in the stages of designing a tractor coop. I've seen some with no flooring in the run area, and some with a wire fencing flooring in the run. i guess to hinder predators. which is best? thanks
Back
Top Bottom