Search results for query: *

  1. Chris Mac

    Hen Eating Her Eggs --(Has Oyster Shells)

    Thanks, everybody. It looks as though she's stopped pecking at them for whatever reason. The next time I may try placing a fake egg in there as was suggested. (Also, I collect my eggs everyday -- it's very rare that I skip a day especially since this started!) Thanks!
  2. Chris Mac

    Hen Eating Her Eggs --(Has Oyster Shells)

    LOL ~ Just bumping this up to see if anyone has any idea as to why she's behaving this way. (See my first post) Thanks!
  3. Chris Mac

    Hen Eating Her Eggs --(Has Oyster Shells)

    Well, this is definitely pecking on the egg shell, you know? Also the other eggs are always fine....so I'm guessing it isn't a snake.
  4. Chris Mac

    Hen Eating Her Eggs --(Has Oyster Shells)

    Okay, This is driving me crazy. From what I can tell, one of my three hens is eating her eggs. They're always had crushed oyster shell available to them, so I can't figure it out. I also can't tell which hen it is, LOL. Clearly it's not the Ameracauna because I collect hers everyday & the color...
  5. Chris Mac

    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Quote: x2 - Bought some seeds years ago, never buy them again unless I'm looking to try a new variety. Same goes for chickens - Never need to buy more unless I buy a new breed to work on or need to improve my lines. Because I write about them I'm always trying new varieties each year -...
  6. Chris Mac

    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Quote: Awesome!!! I've been ordering seeds here and there all week...like candy, I tall ya...
  7. Chris Mac

    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Quote: Actually, I may or may not consider raising them as I may have someone willing to have them on their land. But that's neither here nor there. I do understand what you're saying - maybe more than you realize. I bred rabbits for many years (to improve a breed) and I wrote The Complete...
  8. Chris Mac

    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Thank you so much for the information! Yes, I'm certain that mine came from a hatchery...I bought them from a local feed store and he probably gets them from Murry McMurray. I'm sincerely interested in the black English Orpingtons.
  9. Chris Mac

    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Illia, If I were to go after some of these birds that are common at the hatcheries but didn't actually purchase the from a hatchery...how do I know they're the real McCoy? (This is so interesting as I do the heritage or heirloom vegetables and the heritage chicken thing is new to me).
  10. Chris Mac

    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Thanks for the ideas, guys! I have to say that the Black English Orpingtons are right up my alley....
  11. Chris Mac

    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Hi All, I'm live in suburbia and have 3 hens (Americauna, Rhode Island Red, Black Sex Link). I'm think of adding a couple of new girls to the flock in the spring and would like to consider one of the rare breeds or a breed that needs conserving. We are interested in good egg producers and kind...
  12. Chris Mac

    What do you do for a living?

    I'm a full time writer and author...I'm so blessed to be able to do what I love for a living!
  13. Chris Mac

    What predator ripped through the chicken wire?

    When we lived on a farm years ago - the raccoons were very capable of doing this. They would kill everything in sight and and would actually take or eat only a couple of chickens.
  14. Chris Mac

    Americauna not laying yet...

    Quote: Good to know! What's the difference between EEs and pure Ameraucanas? I'll probably jump the gun and end up with one more hen anyway, 'cuz I can be like that.
  15. Chris Mac

    Americauna not laying yet...

    Quote: Thanks Mary for your input. I'm very close to you in proximity - San Ramon, CA. I'm definitely going to wait until the spring before I decide if i need one more hen or not. Good to hear that I still have a chance for the colored eggs. When we lived on our farm many years ago, we loved...
  16. Chris Mac

    Americauna not laying yet...

    Quote: Hmmm...well I hope the leg color doesn't mean anything because she has like medium brownish/gray legs. I think I'll have to wait until spring to know for sure because Alamo Hay and Grain could have ordered Easter Eggers instead of just Americaunas. Someone stated above that some Easter...
  17. Chris Mac

    Americauna not laying yet...

    Well, if spring comes and she isn't laying blue or green eggs, then I guess I'll be adding one to the flock. I really miss our blues and greens from years past. Thanks for the advice!
  18. Chris Mac

    Americauna not laying yet...

    Okay - so you know if they are laying if they're squatting? (Like when you go to pet them?) Good to know! I wonder why they call them easter eggers if they lay brown eggs? Anyway, I'll check in the morning and see if she squats - looks like she very well may be holding out! Thanks! Chris
  19. Chris Mac

    Americauna not laying yet...

    I haven't had chickens for about 12 years and now have three hens (Yeah!). We live in suburbia in the San Francisco Bay Area. I got my hens as chicks at the end of April and at the beginning of September, they began laying. At least the sex-link and Rhodie are laying - but I don't think the...
  20. Chris Mac

    Hello from Northern California with a question for you guys....

    Oh man, I had cochins a long time ago - I loved them. Chris
Back
Top Bottom