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  1. bobk

    need help id'ing my bonus chick

    well I just checked and mcmurray does not appear to sell silver campiness but they do sell Fayoumi. and they are known to start to crow at an early age. so now I am not sure
  2. bobk

    need help id'ing my bonus chick

    thank you so much. never heard of that breed . I sure wish it was pullet it is so friendly and gentle. but if any readers here want to make the trip to near ohare airport he will have to go before I get a visit from the zoning man. late in the day he is making a very light noise that sounds like...
  3. bobk

    need help id'ing my bonus chick

    thanks in advance. as many of you know a certain hatchery includes a bonus chick with your order. pictured is my 8 week old chick which I am pretty sure is a cockerel. can anyone tell me what breed it is? the wife thinks speckled Sussex but I think not. but then again other than rir's and...
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    Feather loss and off behavior. Do I have a disease or behaviour issue? w/ pictures

    I have 9 hens, 6 rir and 3 ee about 15 months old. within the last 2 weeks I noticed the one of the easter eggers with some bare spots and not staying with the pack, if they went out she went in, etc. not eating. I setup a separate coop for her and she has been in it a week, putting on weight...
  5. bobk

    Today a chicken went for my head

    So I figured I will update after a couple of days of observation. Every morning when one of us goes out to toss out some scratch/oatmeal etc, all but one of the birds is already on the floor waiting for it. But the same red always sits and waits at the edge of the roost and as soon as the door...
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    Today a chicken went for my head

    no she hit the ground and started eating with the rest right away. This city boy has now learned to make sure they are all off roost before going into the coop from now on. I always make noise and talk to them when I approach the door so they know it is me and I can hear the excited clucks. They...
  7. bobk

    Today a chicken went for my head

    I really handled them a lot and socialized them as they where growing so yes they are used to be handled and most of them like it. This may be the one who pecks at my wife when she goes to fetch eggs so I cant help but think she was laying in wait for me, lol. I mean it was a beeline right for...
  8. bobk

    Today a chicken went for my head

    I have 9 pullets about 8 months old now mostly RIR's with a couple of EE's for some color. I am a first time urban flock raiser and am having a lot of fun. But something happened today and I don't know if I should be worried or not so any insight would be great. We are in Chicago and during the...
  9. bobk

    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    My 9 girls where 18 weeks on Thursday. So I took the cover off of their nesting boxes and lo and behold today I got my first 2 eggs!! they look to be good quality with thick shells. I still have them on grower feed ,in fact I have a full bag left. do I switch them to layer feed right away or...
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    Can anyone in cook county il help? County has told me to get rid of my chickens

    My wife and I are heartbroken. we live in unincorporated cook county il. I have 9 pullets 16 weeks old and really enjoy them. the inspector came knocking and said a neighbor complained about the chickens ( a lie as I have spoked to all my neighbors before getting them and since,no problems) when...
  11. bobk

    Local newsaper did a postive story about our chickens

    the link seems to work for some and not others. here is a link to the homepage and the story link is the 4th one in the column http://franklinpark.suntimes.com/
  12. bobk

    Local newsaper did a postive story about our chickens

    Thanks, that is just a 2x4 ledger that i used to support the nesting box frame. But putting a drawer there might have been a great idea!!
  13. bobk

    Local newsaper did a postive story about our chickens

    He did a pretty good job on the story, messed a few minor things up. but I got in a nice plug for BYC.com! http://franklinpark.suntimes.com/people/chickens-FPH-11142013:article
  14. bobk

    Hello, is anyone from Leyden Township / Melrose park out there?

    Hi Sam I will message you with my contact info and you or the reporter can give me a call to discuss. As you know Leyden is just the name of our township, we really live in unincorporated crook county. The county code does permit chickens with certain exceptions e.g. no roosters or fighting...
  15. bobk

    Night Light?

    I was searching for my answer and found this thread, the search feature on tis site works great! My chicks are 6-1/2 weeks old and feathered out. I moved them into their new home about 2 weeks ago and had been using 75 watt nightlight for them as I noticed they where sleeping right under it and...
  16. bobk

    5 week EE chick acting oddly. should i worry?

    Today was all good news. Little Owlie is back to normal, eating, running playing and chest bumping with the other chicks. In fact they all where really active and entertaining today. I am still doing finishing touches on the coop e.g. hang feeder, paint inside door, add more straw. Every time I...
  17. bobk

    5 week EE chick acting oddly. should i worry?

    Thanks very much. As it turned out I didnt want to wait so the wife and I drove out to Montgomery Il to the farm and fleet. A first for this city boy. The place is great, people much friendlier than the stores where we live. the feed was over 7 bucks a bag cheaper than around Chicago. I got a...
  18. bobk

    5 week EE chick acting oddly. should i worry?

    thanks very much. I was afraid it may be that but I didn't see any bloody poops. he/she did nibble some scrambled eggs and is a little active now. while I was out doing errands I stopped at 2 local animal hospitals to see if they had Corid. neither one would tell me and wanted me to bring the...
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    5 week EE chick acting oddly. should i worry?

    I am brand new to chickens but have spent a couple years reading up on them before diving into this. I have 6 reds and 3 easter eggers all 5 week old pullets. For a couple days one EE, owlie, he is the largest bird of them all has been acting oddly. it stays off by itself, if other birds are in...
  20. bobk

    Please, everyone post pictures of your shabby and chic coops here

    you certainly can do his, I am not a carpenter I am a retired engineer. In fact my neighbors who are carpenters made fun of my old hand saw and 30 year old power saw "mister twister" when they came over. If you are no good at hammering then use screws.. once you sit down to plan it out you will...
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