I use fly bags that I found at feed stores in Oregon. Lowe's and Home Depot also sells them. You just add water and it has some powder in them that mixes with the water and it draws flies immediately. I can fill one up in about a week. they are really not very expensive and work just great...
I got to thinking about my hens when someone was talking about their stools. Not all the girls have firm stools are the time in fact the young ones seem tohave loose stools allot and I thought this was normal? They seem otherwise very healthy in ever sense of the word... Linda
I have a RR hen that appears to be broody on a yellow golf ball that I left in one of the nests that nobody was using. I keep putting her out in the yard with the rest. However, for the last 3 days when I get home from work she is back in that nest keeping the golf ball warm. I miss her egg...
One of my RIR was trying but I think I messed it up for her. I removed all but 2 eggs. Tried to give her food and water. then just before I went to bed I thought I should mark them so I know which ones are which and she left the nest right afterwards. In the future do I just leave them alone and...
The rooster exchange for egg had me scratching my nogin wondering how I missed the memo... Laughing.. " Good one"
I had my very own April fools joke played on my by Randall Burkey Hatchery. They apparently doubled my order I rec'd on 3/25/09 and they re-shipped 30 chicks to me yesterday...
No pictures but My current Brooder is a Mary K. Pink tub we picked up cheap from Habitate for Humanity. I purchased it last summer for my horse to eat her AM hay out of in the pasture. Chicks are out growing my metal stock tank in the master bathroom so I will have to borrow the tub until they...
I stressed on my shipment also. They Shipped Priority mail left Texas on Monday AM and arrived Salem Oregon about 11:00 AM. I was lucky and found someone that would give me the 24/7 telephone number for the mailshort room and started calling them at 5:00AM. Good luck! Linda
out of my 25 ordered chicks I also had one that had intestine hanging out but had dried up. I scoped it out with warm water and could tell that more was trying to come out that was definately intestines. It was not faring well and appeared to be in pain so I put her down. I put mine on shaving...
Often I am not able to see pictures that other members comment on. I love pictures and would sure enjoy being able to see them. Any ideas why they are not showing up when I log in and read entries? Linda
AK Born and raised....
Secondly how does one access such lovely faces!