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breathing with it's beak open. Eyes are half closed and acts listless. Still eating and drinking. It first started coughing about 4 days ago. I set up a light bulb to give warmth but am at a loss as to what to do. Never had a sick chicken before. The bedding is pine shavings. Feed is a 'grower'...

I have been looking for a couple of Jersey Giants for a year or so now. I had zero warning (father's day present) and my brooder is already in use with with some 10 week old ISA Browns, Eee gads!!! I built another brooder quick time. These new chicks are really cute but I hope they are all...

Found my first trully shelless egg this morning while it was still warm. Soft boiled it and it tasted just fine. That had to be the freshest boiled egg I have ever eaten. Here's a picture of it.

Had very heavy rains last light(Michigan) .Ground was saturated and not draining as fast as the rain fell. The result this morning when I let the girls loose was there were hundreds of worms and night crawlers out along with a delight the hens just discovered, crayfish. My girls must have eaten...

One of my hens was killed and another badly hurt by a couple of the neighbor's two dogs on New Years day. The injured hen was the 'alfa' hen or whatever you would call the top hen. Until that time the flock was a friendly and calm group with contention happening only when pizza(their most...

It's snowing very heavily today but no wind. Three of my girls are acting like there's no snow and roaming around the yard as usual. I used the snow blower to clear paths from the coop to their favorite watering hole(made an artificial stream from the sump pump discharge that stays open no mater...

I posted on the preditor section how my girls were attacked on new years day. Thought I had lost 2 of my ISA Browns to a couple of neighbor's dogs. Two days later I found one of my girls squatted in a bunch of bushes acting like she was dying. Placed her in the coop and turned the temp up from...

Stupid neighbors let their dogs run free and they killed 2 of my little girls. Caught the little s***ts on one of my girls. Had a loaded shotgun but restrained myself. Gathered the bodies and put in the freezer. Went to the neighbor and confronted him. He wanted to give me two of his birds to...

designed this and will start building the prototype this weekend. It is planned for 5,000 BTU/hr. with a 90%+ efficiency. Burner and control box will be outside the coop and the radient pipe will be terminated outside also. Design is based on existing tube heaters used in many warehouses.

I have read and heard that hens lay less during winter months. As far as my hens are concerned, that is a myth. I'm here in Michigan , the weather is cold and natural daylight short. However my hens are laying more than ever. I have 7 hens and get 6-7 eggs per day. My coop is heated to 35...

I had a customer yesterday that came to the door even though my sign had been removed from the road ( I pull my sign when I'm out of eggs and the customers know this). He was actually visibly mad at me because I was out of eggs. He said "You know I come by every week to buy eggs, why did'nt you...

When I built my coop last summer I insulated it with 1 1/2" foamboard and installed two deep red heat lamp fixtures. I wired in a two stage thermostat with a remote sensor. The thermostat is mounted in an electrical inclosure on the outside of the coop. It's been close to 0 degrees F. here in...

That makes 6 dozen this week. I'm only charging $2.00/ dozen for free range chicken eggs so that helps. However I'm almost a mile off the main highway on a dirt road. This week is the first eggs I've sold. maybe the word will spread by word of mouth. here's a picture of the sign at the end of...

I opened my nesting box door and much to my surprise found a cat curled up and lounging. The cat ran out the chicken door and was gone. It neither harmed the chickens or ate the eggs. Since it is causing no overt harm to my hens I am reluctant to 'cull' it. What are your suggestions. I am...

I have a little ISA Brown that is laying 2-3 jumbo eggs with double yokes each week. I want to identify her so I can get her with a roo and hopefully pass on the trait. The eggs are consistantly 3 oz.+ in size. Whenever I get an egg that is to large for the 'large' egg cartons, I know it's going...

Done to the Santana song "Into the Night".

Got the sign up at the drive way entrance. What ya think"

Got the membrane intact but it's like a turtle egg. The covering is very flexable. I think it's from one of my Australorps as it is medium sized and has faint brown spots. My Black Australorps are just starting to lay and so far have only produced small to medium sized eggs. Only 3 eggs so far...

The last 3oz. + egg was another double joker. I am going to have to identify her. I would like to get her bred to a Brown roo to try to carry on that trait. Here's a picture of the double yoker compared to a normal large egg. The smaller egg is 2.1 oz.

With all other food and treats my girls eat side by side without dispute,though stealing is common. But with a slice of pizza, all bets are off with one of my ISA Browns. She aggressivly pecks any who come near her pizza. She eats the topping first then the bread. She can't quite eat a whole...