Search results for query: *

Hi, Thanks for your thoughts ChookRanger. Are fertile eggs better somehow? I never even thought about it. I'd love to keep him/her (Pepper), as I'm quite attached. Our other chicken (not pictured) to me looks a bit similar to Pepper with the tail feathers and hackle feathers. Harder to...

Hello All! This is my first year raising chickens, so I cannot figure this particular issue out on my own. Read A LOT of information, but found there was a lot of guessing on forums with this subject. Cannot find a clear answer. I cannot tell if all four of my Blue Orpington chickens are...

Hello All! I updated my experience in a different thread, found in the chicken story section! Hope to hear from you soon! :)

This looks a lot like my Blue Orpington girls. The only difference is, my girls have blue feet to match their feathers? Here's some pics:

This looks a lot like my Blue Orpington. The only thing is, my blues have blue feet to match the feathers. Here's a pic, in case it helps. I'm sure someone else on here can tell you exactly what sort of chicken this is. :)

Hello All! I wrote a post awhile back asking the community if there was anything more to chicken raising than poop clean up. (I was having a crazy frustrated day with my chickens.) A lot has changed since my original post! I cared about my chickens, but I now feel totally in love with...

I'm super grateful for all the great responses! I've learned a lot! :)

Oh thank you! I didn't know. Will be careful!

Great tip! Will do!

On the watermelon: Today I got them to really eat their watermelon! I put a little bit of their feed on the top, which they devoured and by the time they were done eating the feed they had developed a taste for the watermelon! Yahoo! (This is a good thing I feel since I can freeze it for the...

Awe...I love your descriptive story about their reaction to new treats! :) Made me lol! :) ("...they would gather around with their necks stretched as long as they could stretch them toward the new treat..." That's what really had me laughing. That's EXACTLY what they do!!) It was hard for me...

Oh, good to know about the "picky eating"! I will keep trying to feed them some of these things. My husband and I just thought it was super hilarious because we're such picky eaters...we just couldn't imagine how we taught the chickens the same thing in such a short amount of time! Lol!

Great tips on not being a "predator" when I approach! Thank you!

Awe...thank you. I too am suffering from depression and I've found most aspects of chicken raising has been therapeutic for me too. I also talk to mine like they're humans. (Probably most of the people who refer to this site would say the same, right? Lol! Idk.) It's funny you refer to them...

I LOVE this story! Adorable!! And I can tell my chickens "know" me. When I first let them out of their coop, they are a bit timid about leaving it and heading to the backyard. But, once I head to the backyard (calling them as I go) they come running. I'm learning to see this as they're way of...

Awesome tip! Thank you! I'm going to find those right away! I actually don't mind the daily clean up. It's been it's own therapy for me, keeping me moving outside the house. But I think this could be a wonderful alternative to the daily scraping, scrubbing, and soaking I've been doing. :):):)

Thank you. I am seeing how my chickens have days when they're more scared and then days where they're eager to be near me. I am enjoying the other aspects of chicken raising! It is therapeutic to watch them in the yard and hear their little sounds. They crack me up when they're figuring...

Thanks to all who replied. I was so frustrated last night, feeling like I'm a chicken feeding, poop cleaning machine. Lol! But the thoughts you all shared on your own experiences really helped me put it all in perspective. Thank you.

I have hit a brick wall with my chickens and it's making me wonder if this is even worth it. I've had my chickens (Blue Orpington) now for about 5 weeks. I spend, at this point, at least one hour a day trying to "bond" with them. I've been free-ranging them for the last two weeks. Not a...

Thanks for your reply. I do not have a run right now. Can I just let them range shortly before dark and skip the run? I'm getting close to letting them out of the coop to begin this process...