Hi everyone! I'm Denise. I'm not technically in Omaha, but may as well be.
If anyone sees the CL ad for the 2 leghorns, they're our hens. They are great girls, but very nervous girls. And since the chickens are not just mine, but also my 5 y/o's we need hens that tolerate life with kids and...
If this post best fits elsewhere, forgive me. I just wanted to share how our new hen came to us tonight.
We had 4 chickens. 3 white leghorns who are 1.5 yrs and a 7 week old RIR named Twinkle. Twinkle was my 4 year old's hen. Poor girl already had to get rid of Nugget, a RIR chick that turneda...
My name came from the fact that I'm a crunchy hippie who happens to have short fire red hair and loves tattoos and piercings. The 3 leghorns we got are our punk rock chickens because of their large combs and piercings (the metal clamps on their wings from the hatchery). I'm also a mama to 3...
My 3 hens are temporarily in a doghouse in our shed while we finish the coop. There is no nestbox, they lay in the doghouse.
Normally I am able to check on them several times a day, let them run around the shed, etc. But Monday I had hand surgery. Yesterday I could only check on them once...
I've got these in the oven now using 8 of the first dozen eggs from my girls! I think they'll be perfect to take to my grandpa in the nursing home for Father's Day. I am planning on adding cream cheese frosting. Can't wait- yummy!
I didn't know chicks will eat mice! We've been trying to catch the same blankety blank mouse for MONTHS! Maybe one night when DH is home (works overnights) we'll bring the hens in and see what they can do. Sounds better than getting a cat! LOL
This week, I acquired 3 white leghorn pullets. I was told they are all about 1.5 yrs. They were kept in a coop without free range abilities or even a run. Their feathers were very dirty and greasy, and their nails were over an inch long. They were kept with a roo that looked to be a Polish or...
Hi fellow chicken owners! I've been lurking on the forums for a while- mainly the coop building ones since my husband is currently building a coop for our girls.
My name is Denise, and I live in a suburban Iowa town with my husband, K, our 3 girls; Anna-Lee, Reese, and Lucy, 2 basset hound...