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I realize this has been inactive for a while, but figured I'd bring it back to the surface. I started making tiny teddy bears. They only take a couple of hours and are great for using up yarn leftovers or for making instead of knitting a gauge swatch. I knit them free-hand so anything goes...

Following up from my original post about a year ago: The hen in question made a full recovery from a bad case of flystrike, with the following treatment: -Hen was bathed/soaked in a saline solution made from sea salt and warm water for approx. 45 mins 2-3 times a day to kill maggots and...

It definitely has! I needed to treat my Buff Orpington for the same condition... it's gross but at least I know from this thread that it's curable. I will be picking up a Ivermectin injection tomorrow.

Funny about your cat, I'm glad you made it work out. We have a cat too, but he doesn't go after yarn, thank goodness.

Hey guys, So I got my first egg yesterday! Does anyone know if it is okay to eat the first egg since they are still on medicated feed?? We were planning on switching to un-medicated but had some left in the bag and weren't going to throw it away. We've been fermenting it if that changes...

I would guess that she doesn't prevent laying, but rather she only breeds the birds who mature to egg-laying slowly. Most of the offspring will also mature slowly.

Good luck! My hens tried to do that when the were really young, but I did what you are doing now and they got over it.

Great shawls!! I have long wanted to knit a lace or lace-edged shawl, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Yours is gorgeous, and I love the other one, too. It's nice to have a shawl to wear casually as well as a fancier one.

Aww, that egg is so cute and little!! I know that small eggs aren't exactly ideal, but they are adorable.

I managed to get back at him nicely... I had him try to use the decorating canister. He made a nice little pile of frosting, underneath which there was supposedly a cookie.

I had a similar experience with frosting canisters once. I'm not a very good decorator anyway, but that thing made a mess. I was decorating sugar cookies and was try to pipe a little bell shape onto one of them. It didn't come out great, but I figured, hey, it will taste good, right? So then...

I have a 20 week old Easter Egger that looks EXACTLY like that. Right down to tiny wattles and no beard. The only difference I can tell is that mine has white earlobes, while your hen's earlobes are pinkish.

That's an awesome idea! We've never done a gingerbread house, but from time to time I think how fun it would be to try.

Wow, now I really want to try making sourdough, too. Only one problem... I'm moving out in 2 months and when that happens who will take care of the starter and bake the bread?? It's kinda like the time I made Amish friendship bread with my mom. I was pretty young then so I don't really know...

To BYC! I would post this in the Emergencies forum, there are people there who really know their stuff. Here's the link: emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures

Wow, two at once! How fun! Hopefully mine will get ready to lay soon.... but, although the ages seem okay, none are squatting or singing egg songs yet. I guess I have to keep being patient.

I have a couple of Barred Rock hens that are 18 weeks, hoping for some eggs before too long. Any guesses on when they might start laying? This is the first one: And here is the other:

Well, if it's part Ameraucana, you could call it an Easter Egger...

Aww, that chick is adorable! It's a mixed breed, right?