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I wanted to give an update having to do with Buffy and I think it is safe to say she has settled back in to the flock. In mid May I rejoined her at night in the coop with a watchful eye of course. Shortly after the 4 old girls were moved in with the 10 youngsters. It seems Cadbury likes to...

The deep bedding or deep litter method is what we have done from the start. I use pine shavings in the coop which absorbs nitrogen from the droppings. The chicken poo and dirty pine shavings get pushed out into the pen where the chickens scratch and work it all in together. It is odor free due...

The deep bedding or deep litter method is what we have done from the start. I use pine shavings in the coop which absorbs nitrogen from the droppings. The chicken poo and dirty pine shavings get pushed out into the pen where the chickens scratch and work it all in together. It is odor free due...

Things seem to be reverting back to the bad behavior. Just this morning after putting Buffy outside with the 3 other hens Cadbury attacked Buffy at the bottom of the hill. She got away but not with much of a fight, she ran up to the top of the hill and then Sage attacked her in the same fashion...

I sure hope with time it will all work out. Maybe the new flock will be good for everyone (or a distraction) as they will ALL be rooming together soo. There will be the option of two coops so we will see where Buffy ends up. You can count on an update from me!

She still has not come out of her sleeping box in the dog crate, most mornings she waits for me to do some coaxing. Yesterday wasn't as good a day out in the yard with Cadbury. There was a little chasing and Buffy really reverted and showed signs of not wanting to be outside with them. Thanks...

I forgot to mention Buffy never had a molt before this.

This really has my attention. The "unrecognizable to her flock mates" yes, and the unseasonable molt for sure. In thinking back when this all started and remember seeing a change in Buffy's behavior (one of a molting hen) and the fact that she stopped laying eggs (again, sign of a molt). Then...

My favorite girl was a Speckled Sussex, also name Daisy. Such a sweet breed, I sure miss her. She was our first and only predator death. I was devastated. I think it may be safe to say Buffy has gotten off easy, she currently lives like a princess carried to and from her day and night places...

Forgive me if I sound redundant, can a bird have EYP without having first had E Coli? I am very curious about the E Coli now too if that is what we are even dealing with. We have a deep bedding in the run and I clean the coop once if not twice per week. All kinds of questions are going through...

More very important information regarding DE, thank you! We have a lot of bumble bees in our yard and see honey bees as well. Its those pesky wasps we could do without. Just because something has been around and used for so long doesn't make it the best. I feel that we were terribly misinformed...

One thing to remember about DE and deep litter - what makes deep litter work so well are all the microbes breaking down the litter.  So if DE is put down in the litter for whatever reason those microbes are being killed.   The opinions on the effectiveness of DE in chickens' environments are so...

At this point we are willing to try anything although now that Cadbury is back to laying I'm afraid to rock the boat with added stress. Maybe she would resort to using her feet/claws if her beak wasn't an option. Buffy is so terrified of her even from afar, I just wish she would fight back even...

What you are saying about DE makes perfect sense. If I need to wear a mask when dealing with it how can it be safe for them, but the guy at the feed store assured us it is not harmful. He explained to us what it does to bugs having to do with cutting through the hard shells of lice, etc. I hope...

I came across this article earlier today actually. I forgot to mention a positive thing occurred today aside from our sad event. Cadbury who stopped laying eggs early March is back at it. It took her a few days in the nest box but today there was a beautiful green egg, her first in a couple of...

Yes, I add oyster shell to their feed and I also provide them with crushed egg shells but only free choice (not added to the food). I only started giving them oyster shell this year as I thought the egg shell and the amount of free range that my girls do would be enough. An exact diagnosis to...

I would like to purchase a good chicken keeping book. Do you have a favorite or a suggestion? For two years now I have looked at them but just can't decide. Maybe all I need is BackyardChickens.com