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  1. laura tiedemann

    wanting more chicks

    I ordered 4 chicks from My Pet Chicken in March and they arrived healthy. I highly recommend them: mypetchicken.com
  2. laura tiedemann

    thoughts on these breeds for children?

    I have 2 EE's, 1 SS and 1 Wels along with 1 BO and 1 SLW that are 9 weeks old. I love them all and I cannot wait for the colorful eggs. The main thing is to hold them alot from day one. Make sure when you go to pick one up in the brooder to not swoop your hand down over the chicks. Their...
  3. laura tiedemann

    Anyone Wanna Guess These EEs?

    I ordered two female EE's from MPC and one looks just these but the other one is basically white with "butterscotch" feathering around her head and neck. Her comb is a little bigger than the brown one and it is also pinker. She is also bigger than the brown one. I'll try and post pics when I...
  4. laura tiedemann

    Favorite treats?

    My two year old hen is crazy about oatmeal. On cold winter mornings, I add hot water and give it to her warm. I have 6, 7-wk old chicks and they are taking her lead and loving it to. They do not like lettuce or scratch, though. The little ones love to catch the may flies at dusk...best free...
  5. laura tiedemann

    Smallest Egg

    Looks like a "wind" egg (or fart egg if you want to be crass)!!! It is an yolkless egg. My hens have laid a few and it is just odd to collect eggs and find these little ones in the nest.
  6. laura tiedemann

    Why hasn't she bounced back?

    Thanks...while we having relatievely warm nights, I'll put the heat lamp in tonight.
  7. laura tiedemann

    Why hasn't she bounced back?

    I have 6week old chicks. They are in the coop and run doing great. However, Monday evening I heard my two year old hen squawking and I ran outside to find my dog with one of the chicks in her mouth. She dropped it immediately and the chick ran for cover and the dog ran in the house (after a...
  8. laura tiedemann

    egg color???

    My 6 week old EE pullets have green legs. Could that possibly mean they will lay green eggs? I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!
  9. laura tiedemann

    What kind of chick is this??

    It looks just like my welsummer chick. The wings are exactly the same.
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