Hey, y’all! Happy Fourth, I hope it’s a great one!
A work friend of mine was greeted at the door by her husband, who was holding a darling little rooster he’d found injured by the roadside. We’re trying to identify him; he seems young, but is also not very big. I only have hens, and they’re...
They absolutely cannot go without Food and water for a day. Furthermore, be prepared to get in some exercise if you don’t have a way of heating their water supply; in these temps water will freeze quickly and your birds will dehydrate because they can’t drink ice. Fill up your supplies as much...
I occasionally start feeling weird about giving my girls such tasty treats and herbs, because inevitably I drift off to thinking about how well chicken and Rosemary go together while I watch my precious little Elfi nibbling on some.
Hi there! Welcome to BYC of Tennessee! And happy fall, I’m right up in the corner about an hour and a half above you in the Tri-Cities; its finally started feeling like October and my girls are loving it!
She might be an EE, they're fancy chicken mutts, so you get a mixed bag in the looks department. She's very pretty, but definitely shows a few different things I'd associate with different breeds.
Apparently it's not that uncommon, and I know once they start eating raw eggs they'll crack their own and eat them. I don't know how to break that habit, no pun intended, other than maybe to try and get eggs out quickly, and enrich protein and calcium sources. And cracked or super poopy eggs you...
Oh my gosh, I'm sure you've just saved some serious mental energy for some peeps! I got my hens and one started a hard molt about a week later...I ordered bumpa bits, covered her in Peck No More, essentially died the poor thing purple, then a neighbor saw her and said, "Well she's molting...
I think the best thing you can do is spend time throughout the day interacting with your gals. They really do appreciate it, and it does the soul some good. I'll post some videos to YouTube and update on how I keep my run fun, but in these photos you'll see a Kong Ball, like for puppies, and I...
I love silver laces, I live a few hours away in Bristol, TN, but I'm not sure I have room to add any new babies. Plus, my girls are giant great white chickens, but I have a neighbor who's looking to start his own flock. I can let him read your post, he might be willing to take some. No promises...
Last night I needed to check my hennies-- I hate to bother them at night, but we got stuck out past dark and I wanted to quickly count them off to make sure they were there. All accounted for; however, this morning...I noticed a strange thing in the -Thankfully clean- bedding under the roost. A...