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Happy foraging flock

Breed: Unknown Bantam Age: Unknown (rescued) Sex: Male Name: McKenzie

Breed: mixed Bantam Age: 3 months Sex: male Name: Gandolf

I love my mixed flock and colorful eggs, but I've dreamt of a flock of beautiful Swedish Flower chickens free ranging in the yard.

I started moistening chick starter with kefir or yogurt to help a chick with scissor beak eat easier. I noticed that the chicks did not scratch out and waste the moistened feed, so now I use it for all the chicks. I also mix boiled eggs into their feed, when I have an abundance of eggs to use.

I have read that sometimes putting the chick in a glass, and putting the glass in the brooder with the other chicks could help by causing the chick to jump up and straighten and strengthen the legs. It is worth a try. It doesn't sound like splayed leg, but you may look that up to see. There is...

Maybe it is a bit younger than the others. The last brood of chicks I hatched, I had one chick that didn't open it's eyes for 2 days. It had a difficult hatch. It wouldn't stand or drink either, but I could see no deformation. I was ready to give up on it, when it opened one eye slightly. I gave...

Beauty was attacked badly by a pack of dogs two years ago. I didn't think she would make it since she had a severe wound on her back and some internal damage. I kept her inside in a dog crate. I cleaned her wounds everyday with 1/2 strength hydrogen peroxide, rinsed well, then applied...

I collect 5# buckets of vegetable scraps from my son's restaurant to give to the chickens. I clean the buckets and exchange for full buckets several times a week. They also free range daily, have access to feed in the coop, and are given fermented scratch twice a day.

Mine was off by one degree celsius. I thought about calibrating, but I decided just to set it at 37 C Everytime.

No, it does not bother the dogs or chickens. I sprinkle some in the chicken dusting areas and the dogs will lay in it to sunbathe. You can put the dust around the perimeter of your yard.

I bought this sulfur powder at the feed store. It is supposed to repel snakes, however I bought it to keep chiggers out of the yard so I can't vouch for the effectiveness as a snake repellent. I live in the woods in Florida between two swamps. Other than a resident black snake that steals an egg...

I bought this sulfur powder at the feed store. It is supposed to repel snakes, however I bought it to keep chiggers out of the yard so I can't vouch for the effectiveness as a snake repellent. I live in the woods in Florida between two swamps. Other than a resident black snake that steals an egg...

Many of my Easter egger hens lay beautiful pink eggs. Some lay green, olive and peach.

When I need to raise the humidity in my incubator, I place clean, warm damp sponges in the incubator. A big shallow pan (such as a roasting pan) with warm (100F) water in the bottom, covered with hardware cloth may help. If I need to raise the humidity during hatch, I place warm moist paper...

This week's Easter egger chicks. Most of my EE chickens lay beautiful pink eggs.

Yes, I know what you mean. I get anxious when they are hatching. I've learned not to candle before 7 days. However, I am going to start candling eggs before I start incubating them to prevent duds. I've found they usually are not viable due to cracks in the shell I couldn't see with the naked...