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Jason, can you give me an idea about when Penedesencas begin to lay? I have a 24-week-old partridge gal with a bright red comb, fat and sassy, but no eggs yet.

I'm hoping the OP is still active after all these years. I'm trying to find out about when Penedesencas begin laying. I have a 24-week-old gal with a bright red comb, looking fat and sassy, but no eggs yet. I'm so eager to see that dark egg!

Thanks for your response and I'm glad to hear it's working for your cockerel. That encourages me with my own situation. As my daughter pointed out to me, working with VetWrap is a little like dealing with clingwrap for food -- a little tricky! I had to get her to hold the chicken while I put...

I'd love to hear an update on the original story, if that person is still online?

Here's what I love about this place -- often the archives are just what you need! Almost five years after the original post, I find myself with a young Sicilian Buttercup pullet (about 3 months old) who has developed a pendulous crop. I kept an eye on it for a couple of days just to be sure...

A friend gave me a new, full bag of parrot food in a pelleted form, hoping I could use it for my hens so that it doesn't go to waste. I don't plan on replacing my hens' regular layer feed, but wonder if there's anything in this that would preclude using it as a treat. Here's what's in it...

I read on another forum here that ducks can get an irritated throat from mango (like people). I don't think I'll sweat the bits that might be in the frozen fruit, but I probably won't buy it especially for them. Right now in this sweltering, humid heat we are having in North Carolina, my...

This is totally OT, but when preparing mangoes (for yourself or the chickens), be careful around the peel. Several years ago, I got one of the worst cases of poison ivy (I thought) that I had ever had. I had two rounds of steroids (which usually takes care of the bad outbreaks). During this...

Hello all! I've been lurking and have found this site very useful as I've prepared to dip my toe into the backyard chicken movement. Where I live (inside the city limits), I'm allowed only 5 hens. I purchased a small chicken coop and run from an ad on Craigslist and met a nice lady who raised...