My GCs are the sweetest. Although maybe not the smartest, as they like to perch on the grill! They aren't particularly loud where neighbors would be bothered. Although a bobcat came to the coop one afternoon and boy were they loud then!
I have 2 Golden Comets and a Rhode Island White that just turned 22 wks old on Oct. 2nd. TODAY we got our first egg! So excited! It wasn't in the nesting boxes either. So we almost missed it. Not sure which one laid it but I'm thinking it was the Rhode Island White. She's the only one with a...
she was messy on her backside. I cleaned her off with warm water and dried her gently after pulling hay out of her vent that was stuck. Less than 20 minutes later she was flopping around in the pen and broke her neck. Kids are devastated that she's gone. Did I cause this? I'm heartbroken
My chickens turned their beaks up at Stonyfield Plain Greek yogurt as well.....until I threw some Japanese Beetles in it! Then they ate the entire container!
Hello! My girls talked me into getting them chicks this Spring. We are now the proud family of 4 chicks who are now 8 weeks old! We have 2 Rhode Island Whites & 2 Golden Comets. I never thought I would ever love a chicken but we are all so attached. They are very sweet girls. Love to be picked...
Does garlic de-worm chicks? We are also new to having chicks. Ours are 8 weeks old and doing great on Organic Chick Starter and bugs. They Love to be out in the yard eating bugs! Japanese Beetles are one of their faves! Any advise you can give would be greatly appreciated!!!! TIA.