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Hey folks, long time no post... missed you all! I've had Lil'Brownie for a couple of years now along with her fellow coop mates. Normally outgoing and 'just one of the girls' never any problems. A few weeks back, I found her in the corner of the coop with a minor eye and comb injury. I...

I usually let my girls out of their run to forage in the daytime when I can keep an eye on them. Normally, when it gets to dusk, they return to the run and into their coop for the night. I only do this when the weather is good and if I am at home to watch the sky for hawks. Otherwise, they have...

A-frame chain link tractor with wheels, good for small flock protection from arial predators while foraging. Roll from place to place in yard, then back up to coop/run for the night. Or add small coop and shade for summer 'free-range'. Swivel wheels for easy maneuvering. Perfect for the...

I have 60 18-egg cartons, none of them are styrofoam, and 20 12-egg cartons, mixed styrofoam and paper. Well meaning neighbors have just inundated me with these and I just want to pass them along to someone who can really use them. My girls only lay 3 to 6 eggs a day, so you can understand why...

I have a couple old bluebird nest boxes which I've ignored for a few years. Yesterday, I was surprised to see a bluebird visit one and return several times, never going in, just peeking in and checking things out I guess. Is it too late to clean out the box? What if it has already started...

I placed three wooden eggs in the nest boxes a few weeks ago. They are a bit larger than the average eggs I get, but I was having trouble with one hen's egg always being crushed and someone suggested it. OK, so the three eggs are each in a different nest box (total 14 nest boxes, and I placed...

Last couple of days I've noticed these really large eggs along with an increase of bullet, or torpedo shaped eggs. The big eggs at first were just that, big! And I've had the occasional big egg before (usually double-yolkers), but never consistently three days in a row! What is more, the last...

I was going to go around and post notices for pottery classes I offer in my studio, and was surprised to see that all the places I had seen with local information bulletin boards have taken them down. My post office, the supermarket, even the library. What gives? Is this some new trend or just...

http://s117.photobucket.com/albums/o51/muddyhen/?action=view&current=nakedchick.flv How do you get a hen to lay on cue?

At least I can say I learned something new today. They are called Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs. They first showed up in late September, and somehow have found a way to seep into the house. I have got to the point where I just cannot stand them and the disgusting smell.... The cats, usually great...

Our neighbors have three horses. Supposedly they are their 25 year old daughter's horses. She is currently without a job (again), still living at home and does absolutely nothing to help out. She doesn't even care for her horses, nor pay for feed/shoes/vets, etc. Short story long: Parents have...

My DH and I ran away from home for a week. We decided to be irresponsible children and went to Disney World for Christmas. Just got back yesterday (back to reality ). While we were there, I took pics of these swan(?) at the Animal Kingdom park, but couldn't find anyone to ID them. I was sure...

How sad is it that while my girls are protected against racoons, possums, bears, cats, dogs and such, (including a frustrated red tail hawk that sits in a tree and voices it's anger at not being able to get a free meal), I now have to put padlocks on the coop and run gates to keep a homeless (?)...

"You learn something every day if you pay attention." ~Ray LeBlond "It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." ~Attributed to Harry S. Truman "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty." ~Henry Ford It got me thinking the other day when I read an article in...

This is too funny. Could it be that our beloved PurpleChicken has his own mascot??? It even says...

Of the 18, one is over 3yrs old, but all the others are a year and a half. They all went through a molt in August and returned to egglaying for a few weeks, though maybe not as much as before the molt. Throughout this past 7 months, they'd put out 12-16 eggs a day, during molting it averaged...

Just in time for winter, oh, well, at least it's done! I had a couple of kennel panels left over, so I clamped a couple of 2x4's at the base and added gate wheels at each corner. Then, 2x4 wire at both ends. Had a small screen door that I cut down and hinged it to open upward. I was so...

Found out last week that the power company (Allegheny Power) has plans to replace the current power lines that run behind our property (6 acres) with larger, double wide, 80' tall metal lattice structures that will put out 8 times the electromagnetic energy and go from a 50' easement to 200'...

Check page 18 for winners list!! I got the idea from Wildsky in the "What are you making for HALLOWEEN?" thread, so how about a contest where we see you creative BYCer's post pictures of your chicken dressed for Halloween? I offer a handmade mug for first prize in each category and we can...

Just out of curiosity, wondering if anyone knows how long can a hen live? Any difference if a bantam vs. a regular size? Any breeds have better longevity than others?