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http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/index.html <<< in the past I've always liked this site

YES! I always name chickens after my friends too! haha

each of your chickens personalities reminds you of a different person that you know

I'm sure all of them have some lice if one does. Your one with the leg problem might just might have more of them because she is the most stagnant out of everyone. It would be good to dust all of them. Sometimes I even put a light power in the nesting boxes as well. As far as the rooster goes...

Hello there from Massachusetts! Welcome to the forum!

I've never heard of bread decreasing egg production. I like to feed it to mine sometimes as a special treat. The only negative thing I have heard about it is that it can sometimes be bad for birds because it expands inside of their crop. Their low egg productions may have to do with a lot of...

The crawly things are absolutely lice. The hard white things you see are actually clusters of lice eggs cling to the feathers. Lice are the most common around the vent area, but are also in other places on the chickens body if the hen is really infested. The lice are simple to remove. All you...

I was similar to your kids growing up. It was hard for me to relate because I was the only one who lived on a farm and I spent all my time with the animals. Anyways, thank you for the advice, I'm definitely going to look into it, and maybe I'll see you guys at the village in the spring. :)

when you hear a beatles song on the radio and start singing along, except you change the word to "I get by with a little help from my hens."

i love it!

It's tough to say whats going on with that hen. It's not terribly uncommon for a hen to develop those symptoms and within a couple days fade fast. Is she very skinny and boney when you pick her up? Lots of times, weight loss will accompany a sickness like this. I think your best chance at this...

Hi there. I very much doubt that lice would do that kind of damage, but the nice thing about lice is that they are very visible to the naked eye on the chicken so you don't have to do any guess work. To see if the chickens have lice, the best way to check is to spread open the feathers just...

Hi Melissa, I think bringing your kids sounds like a great idea. Come spring, you can definitely do that. I'm actually hoping to create a farm outreach program at Shaker Village where I can even start bringing a chicken into the classroom for a "farm hour" or something like that. I'm about to...

Hi Melissa, I think bringing your kids sounds like a great idea. Come spring, you can definitely do that. I'm actually hoping to create a farm outreach program at Shaker Village where I can even start bringing a chicken into the classroom for a "farm hour" or something like that. I'm about to...

Awesome. I'm not sure if the waiting list is filled up for this season, but definitely hook onto their website and check it out. They just installed some greenhouses so it's going to be an awesome csa this year.

Welcome to BYC. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Good luck!

I would definitely agree that it is not by another chick, but I would say it's much more likely a rat or a mouse. I've seen rats and mice go so far as to chew at one of my calves ears in the middle of the night. If it were a weasel, I believe it would have completely beheaded the chick. I think...

wondering if anyone is nearby me here. I'm from Hinsdale ma, right outside of Pittsfield.

That's awesome. Once the season picks up in the spring you should stop by. I'm going to be hatching out a lot of baby chicks in April.

Oh my god, that is the cutest hat in the world. Did you make it yourself?