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These ladies are 14 weeks old. Are they for sure sapphire gems? That’s what the country store sold then as but one is a lot darker!

I have 3 buff orpingtons and 1 buff brahma. The one that died was an easter egger and one of my buff orpingtons is sick. I have given them watermelon which seemed to help her a little bit. I have noticed mice around, could they pass something on? The temp outside the day the easter egger died...

Help! So I lost a chicken 2 days ago. It has been over 100 degrees here in Salt Lake. Now I have another chicken acting lethargic and won't eat. She seems to have lost weight and her crop today seemed empty. She has been drinking a little water and her eyes and nose are clear. Her comb is a...

Thank you for the response! I feel better :) haha for some reason, I am nervous this winter haha

Hello, I am in Salt Lake City and next week it is suppose to be a high of 12 and a low of -2. I am a little nervous about the girls. They are in a dry coop with hay and no heat lamp. I am just worried about the -2 degree part. Any tips or suggestions? Last year we rarely used the heat lamp. I...

Hey everyone, I got 2 new chicks this summer. 1 Silkie and 1 Ameraucana and they are best friends! The Silkie started to crow 4 mornings ago. We are planning on keeping him because he is so sweet and actually a big wimp. I also have 3, 2 year old Buff Orpington hens. He only crows in the...

Here is Kitty. I think she was only a couple days old when I got her. Now I think she is 5 weeks going on 6. Her large comb is making me nervous :) please tell me what you think!! [/IMG]

One of my girls molted too! It was like 9 degrees and that is when she thought it was a good time. I was so worried about her being cold but every time I went to check on her she was warm warm warm!!! Straw has helped a ton this winter!

Thank you for you comment! My chickens have been happy happy happy since I got the straw. They are now brave enough to walk across the yard in the snow and find my covered patio. They then went in the cat door, through the garage and when my husband came into the kitchen, they were in there...

We are in the middle of finishing the coop/shed. The lamp isn't as close to their coop as it looks. Today I picked up the hen who is molting the most to make sure her bare skin isn't freezing and she is super warm!!! They seem happy and loving the hay

Last year they were fine in the cold. They have a large run and the coop goes into a shed we just build. They also can go in the shed if the wind is bad. They seem to be fine so far. When I laid down hay today they seemed very happy to scatch and play with it. Ill post a picture tomorrow so you...

That's very true. I feel bad for the 2 that are molting but they don't seem to mind. Thank you for your input!

Hi! I have 4, 1 1/2 year old Buff Orpingtons. We live in Salt Lake City and this winter is a cold one. WAY colder then the past couple years. Lately the nights have dropped to 6-10 degrees. Tonight it is suppose to drop to 19 degrees. On top of all this, I noticed 2 of my hens have decided...

Hey all! So I have decided to move my coop to the other side of the yard. My hens have been in the coop and in that area for over a year. I am moving their coop before winter because I believe it will be more shady and cooler in the summer as well as more protected from snow in the winter. My...

hi! So my hens combs have some dark purple areas. They are eating, drinking and being their normal crazy selfs. One hen has mild diarrhea. I tried to take a picture of one of the hens. Does anyone know what it could be?

about 6 months ago, one of my hen Rhonda started to limp around the yard. I checked her leg and there was no swelling, cuts or any outside sign that she was injured. When she would stand still she would keep it up and put no weight on it. She ate and drank just find. She would try to run and...

I say roo! they are very cute!

After 31 weeks of having my 4 chickens and wondering if they were never going to lay eggs...this morning Rhonda laid the first egg out of the flock! I had suspicions yesterday when she would squat randomly. It is so beautiful and exciting! (I was almost late for work because I was doing the...

No squatting yet (at least I haven't noticed). But their wattles and combs are red. I'm guessing they are late bloomers?