Just came in from shoveling some of the run so the girls could get out. All in vein though, they wouldn't even get close to the pop door.
Chicken_D
Goode, VA
wooooooohooooooooooo
At 17 weeks 2 days old, one of my girls laid her first egg today. It's about half the size it should be, but at least it's a start.
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In practice for the arrival of my chicks I have been adjusting the brooder lamp trying to zero in on the recommended 95 degree starting temperature. Started out with a heat lamp and found out that was going to be too much for them. Then I tried several different light bulbs ranging from 40 to...
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I have been talking to friends and neighbors about their coops and runs in preparation for building mine this spring. One friend in particular has fishing line crisscrossing his run and claims to have not lost a chicken yet. (He has had chickens for about 2 years now) I like this idea and I...
I live in the country and about a mile up the road is a little convenience store that also prepares food to sell. They sell a lot of breakfast items along with egg sandwiches and cheesy westerns and were throwing away there egg cartons. That is until my son found out, now they save all there...
OMG, glad you were in time, any idea how it started?
We have had a lot of forest fires in our area, 16 in our county last Sunday, should be better today since rain is on the way.
MissPrissy,
Been through that area several times, it is full of history and a beautiful part of Virginia. Im located in Bedford County near Lynchburg.
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Up the road in one direction is Lynchburg, famous for the late Jerry Falwell and in the other direction is a "famous for" we wish never happened, the Virginia Tech shootings.
The following link will show you what my immediate area is famous for...
i will give you 2 free SL wyandottes there standard and pullets 1 no wait 2 days old.you too d chicken
roosters97, thank you for the offer but I'm not prepared to have girls yet. My wife and I have been talking about getting girls of our own since the older gentleman we get our eggs from is...