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My new rotational Deep Litter method (three sections) Section #1: Nest boxes - always the cleanest area Section #2: 1/3 of coop floor in front of nest boxes - pretty clean Section #3: 2/3 of coop floor under roost bars - poopiest area that requires deep litter method ---------- 9" divider...

My children's wooden playhouse turned chicken coop needs a remodel My contractor friend told me that the "R" in Recession stands for Remodel Upgrades needed to my coop: 1. More ventilation and a new roof 2. External nest boxes to allow egg gathering without having to enter or reach...

Inquiring minds want to know... I just did our egg count, we have 30 beautiful brown eggs in the fridge! We haven't been home much, so our egg supply is at an all time high AND I still don't feel like giving any away Eggs for breakfast tomorrow Hugh

OK, the Dom eggs taste fine (they both lay almost everyday), their shells are totally hard, but they are bumpy like rough sandpaper. Do other people have Dominiques or other breeds that lay rough eggs? My Cochin always lays super smooth eggs, the Doms shells are rough. Any thoughts? --Hugh

Here's the deal: Everyone say's how great GSL's and Leghorns are for laying an egg everyday. Breed charts also say how certain breeds lay everyday and some breeds only a few eggs a week. So, why do my 2 Dominques and Cochin lay an egg each everyday? Charts do not agree with this. Am I lucky...

Today, I removed 8" of wood shavings (9 months worth) from the coop and replaced it with 3-4" of fresh clean shavings, that was too easy. Any tips on cleaning my 60 sq ft chicken run? I have a completely covered run with naturally sandy soil. Our horse manure rake will not work, so I am...

Dominique has had a impacted crop for a few weeks now, I decided this morning that we had to empty her crop by surgery. We tried (twice daily) 2-3 mL's of canola oil or mineral oil and crop massage for the past week, it helped, but it didn't resolve the issue. Today, we put a sock over...

Beautiful big healthy Black Cochin Rooster, 10 months old, located in Santa Cruz, CA 95060. --Hugh

I enjoyed the chicken videos, how about you? Chicken Warning: http://www.hulu.com/adzone/watch#50032720 Chicken Birthday: http://www.hulu.com/adzone/watch#50032721 E Trade Girlfriend: http://www.hulu.com/adzone/watch#50032729 Snickers: http://www.hulu.com/adzone/watch#50032761 Another 3...

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I should have known from the occasional poopy eggs , next time you see a poopy egg, inspect and clean the dirty bird(s) Dominique #2 known as Buttercup has been sleeping on top of the nesting boxes for a while now, instead of sleeping on the roost with the rest of the chickens. Buttercup was...

I made a quick and easy Sunday brunch for my little flock this morning I have been getting 1-2 eggs a day from my 3 pullets for the past week, so I thought that I should treat them to a special Sunday brunch. Before last week, I was only getting 1 egg a day or less. Today's brunch: Main...

I was cleaning out the chicken run today and saw something that looked like a tree root sticking up and it turned out to be the rat's tail I thought about grabbing it with my hand and I am glad that I did not. I dug it up with my rake and it was a rat that was picked clean. Tail, fur and skin...

A friend of mine told me that if a rooster can not extend his neck, then he can't crow. So, I have an idea to build a rooster nighttime cage that will be roomy, just not tall enough for Little Ricky to get full neck extension to bust out his crow before he is let out in the morning. Little...

So far just one Dominique has been laying eggs this week. Nothing from my Cochin pullet, Dominique pullet or Cochin Rooster , although Ricky has been seen fertilizing the laying pullet Eggs in review: Wednesday 9/30: 39 grams Friday 10/2: 37 grams Sunday 10/4: 40.5 grams Monday 10/5: 41...

All, I never had much interest in this forum section before this week, but after getting my first egg yesterday....I am checking in often to hear the news about others getting first egg or waiting impatiently for the first egg to drop! NOW, I am waiting for my second egg to drop and for the...

My wife thought one of our chickens was deathly ill today, but it turned out that it just had it's eyes closed (those yellow eyelids are creepy looking) I rushed home today at lunchtime preparing myself to put an end to it's misery, I was so relieved to find out that it was OK. I have read...

Question #1: can brother and sister chickens be a mating pair? (I don't know if mine are from the same parents or not, but I would like to know the answer anyway). Question #2: Anybody hatching eggs from two "very different" breeds? Mine are Blue Cochin and Dominique - that seems like an awful...

New hen protector here...living the Santa Cruz Mountains, CA. I called my good friend Steve on the chicken hotline (speed dial 11 on my cell phone). This weekend, Steve and I are building and attaching a 6'x10' chicken run and also adding 2 nesting boxes and roosting bars to the coop. This...

My 20 year old daughter bought her mom 4 chicks for Mother's Day. I told her in advance that the chickens needed to be "good looking chickens" (her mother's words). So, together they got two Blue Cochins (2.5 weeks today) and two Dominiques (4 weeks today). Another part of her Mother's day...