We had the whole house and backyard tested when my then 3 year old tested high for lead. The house is 130 years old and it is assumed years of rehabbing and yes, old paint, are the cause. We covered and repainted all exterior windows and sills.
We have a smallish backyard in the heart of the city. Once our girls grew big they roosted on our yard table and chairs and left us lots of poopy presents. To prevent this we moved the coop to the side of the house and made a makeshift run accessible through a side door of the coop. I realized...
We are a family of three living a couple of miles from the St. Louis Arch. We were gifted a coop, and with a 6 year old couldn't pass up the opportunity to adopt three birds, a Salmon Faverolle named Astrid, a Sapphire Gem named Jewely, and a Cinnamon Queen named Cim. They are great layers and...
One of our 8 month old chickens, a Salmon Faverolle, Cinnamon Queen, and a Saphirre Gem, (probably the Faverolle), laid a yolkless egg with several long white and yellow strings in it. I'm guessing it's just malformed, but wondering if it could be worms?
We would like to worm either way...