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Thank you for the welcome! =) Three years ago when I decided I was going to have backyard chickens I didn't realize how many suburban homes have them! I found this website extremely helpful! *Connie*

WELCOME!!!! First of all, your chickens WILL lay eggs without a rooster =) you just cannot have babies without. Somewhere on BYC they have a great explanation of how they make eggs. First it has to do with age, breeds differ but somewhere around 4-6 months old they start laying. It has a lot to...

Lol opossum stew. The last time we saw some (only time at new house) we did actually"take them out." I held flashlight and my husband killed the first one slowly (on accident) and the second one quickly with pellet gun. The first one was old and smelly even before we killed it so there's no way...

We live on the central coast of California, about an hour north of Santa Barbara. We live outside the "city limits" but it's pretty much the same as in in the city. Im not sure if we have too many foxes or weasels around here but I don't know. We have caught opossums in the yard both in our new...

I was going to start my own thread and ask if opossums kill chickens. Someone I trusted (at the feed store? I don't remember) told me no, that they would go for eggs and feed but not the birds. I was told where I live hawks and raccoons were the things to worry about most. I am not in the...

WELCOME TO BYC!!!!! Here's a big sunny "Hello" from the central coast of California! Sounds like you stay busy! I am very interested in keeping bees someday, but I have too many other projects and mouths to feed currently haha. Your comment about lurking really cracked me up, I myself lurked for...

Orcutt (Santa Maria) California! I know I am a little late, but I thought I'd join this thread too. I always say Central Coast when people ask where in California I live. We are so spoiled and so are our chickens! It reminds me of those California cheese ads, happy cows make good cheese... well...

Oh, if anyone else reads this recipe fresh coriander is called "cilantro" in most of the United States.... that's what I knew it as here in California =)

I have been trying to figure this out on my own since yesterday morning. I have all ingredients for this except the "Tandoori pepper mix." is this a product I buy premixed? Is it just cayenne and red peppers? Please help, I'm trying to fix this for dinner and google searches have not helped!

Holy cow this looks good! What lovely photos! I'm dying to try this now! Off to the farmer's market...

I used this recipe and IT WAS AMAZING! I let my husband have a little taste of only the gravy when I put the pie in the oven and he about fell over he liked it so much! Thank you, it was a delicious treat for my family and I! I used half-and-half instead of milk, and homemade chicken broth.

Thanks! I will try this tonight I think! I'm all for easy recipes, but I don't want to use bisquick on top today, I want real pie crusts!!!! I going to use some homemade chicken broth (first batch I've ever made) instead of canned broth.

Oh good, I like the homemade perch! This picture was exactly what I am looking for; ideas for a perch! Thank you!

This is great information! I am just starting out with some dual purpose birds for eggs, but don't want to waste the meat when they are ready to retire. I am all about "waste not, want not" =)

Thanks a bunch! I just got our first chicken (6 one- day olds for eggs) but would like to raise meat birds sometime in future. This article gives me the step-by-steps I'll need =)

Ok, so I am very new to backyard chickens... in fact mine haven't even seen the backyard yet! They hatched Monday, arrived Tuesday in the mail, all alive and well. I ordered 2 Buff orpingtons, 3 plymouth rocks (2 partridge coloring, 1 barred), and 1 "rare marans" I was hoping for a black copper...

I found this article very helpful, funny, straight-forward, and full of good information. I laughed out loud so much my husband had me read it to him. It isn't everyday I find someone as blunt and to the point as me, and I enjoyed it. Thanks in part to you, our six new little ladies are doing well!