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I know this is old but I just realized my 10 wk old chicks have been eating some of the runoff layer feed for my other chickens. Is this a problem?!? Should I worry? They have these rock hard balls/bulges on the front of their throat. I thought it was a tumor but all 5 of them have it and in the...

Got 5 babies today!! Yyyaayyy!! These will be my first chicks. Got older pullets the last time. I got a barred rock, 2 auracanas, a speckled Sussex and a silver laced Wyandotte. Woohoo! Their little peeps are just too cute!!

Sorry rehoned them last wk. they were awesome. :( sad to see them go.

Two boys I won in a Raffle. Kills me to part w them but I'm not allowed to have roosters in my town. :( I'm in New Haven county CT. Sold. Not sure how to delete.

You guys are just so much help! Thanks again. Next question...if I clip their wings then I won't be able to show them I'm guessing? Any other suggestions for stopping them from flying over my neighbors fence? My buff orps stay happily in our yard all day long w no escapees once I clipped their...

Thanks all for the recommendations/suggestions/guesses. I won't get rid of them if I don't have to. Trying to buy property and build a strawbale house within the next 12 months so I'll figure out what to do w them until then. Oh I'd love to show them and I know the dog world inside and out but...

Ok really stupid question here....if they're mixed breeds...there's no way to show them, right? My kids got all excited to show these birds and have been practicing their showmanship since we got home (those poor birds will sleep well tonight!). I'm not concerned about winning though it would be...

Good idea on contacting show admin, will do. Luvmypet, are you serious? Are you close to CT? I don't want to sell them as I love them but I'm not technically allowed to have roosters where I am. Was considering seeing how loudly they crow but I'm not terribly hopeful. :(

Ok now I'm worried about whether or not they're hardy breeds and can handle cold weather. They're in my house right now cause I will handle integration tomorrow (any tips on that would help too) but what do I do if they're not ok outside? I'm new. Only have had buff orps for the past couple...

Went to the poultry show in Springfield today and on a whim entered the chicken raffle. What's the harm I figured, right? What're the chances I actually win a bird. Well.....6 birds later!!! I'm now the proud mom of 4 new birds (2 I gave to my friend who met us at the show). I believe 2 are...

I have 4 ~6mo buff orps who learned about 2 wks ago that they could fly over the 7' fence that makes up their run. I let them free range in the yard anyway but now they're out their whenever they want, not just when I let them out. At night they have been roosting on the top of the fence and in...

Please disregard the typos. On my phone and it likes to act up. :-/

I have 6 chickens, 4 buff orps sold as hens (I forget the terminology) and 2 silkies sold as straight run. The 4 BO have been what I woul consider challenging each other, chest bumping and ruffling up their neck feathers etc. are these just hens working out their peckin order or does it sound...

Yeah earthworks is where I order mine from now. Thanks for the info. I have a book on all the different uses of DE but haven't read it yet. A lot of good it's doing me on the shelf. :-/

I sprinkle it on them like it's old fashioned flea powder. I do it out in the yard so the run off and what they shake off is also sprinkled around the grass and helps kill pests there too. It's not fool proof, I mean I still bathe my 4 dogs every 2 weeks to maintain a mostly flea free home...

Hello! I'm loving my 4 BO babies and would like to add a silkie. Do they all have the great furnishings (not sure the technical term for all their feathers on their head and legs) or is that only some varieties? I see online some aren't as heavily feathered but perhaps that's an age issue also...

Why do you drink it? I use it for pest control on my dogs and cats. It works pretty well. We still get fleas a little, but no infestations, and NO icky chemicals directly on their skin/spinal area. Yay! :)

Think this type of run will stand up to predators? I have dogs two of whom are rather obsessed w the chickens. I don't think they'd dig under like say a coyote or fox would do, but I'm sure they'll paw at the run and would like something that will withstand a few minutes of pawing in case I'm...

I've been here for awhile now, doing research, studying, learning, etc, but this is my first post as a real chicken mom! Got my 4 buff orp babies about 2 wks ago. I am in love!!! They are so much fun! They finally figured out to go up into the coop themselves about 3 days ago, and they're...