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    I'm so old I Remember when:

    I'm sad too! I used to live in Fairfax VA which every inch is developed. I then moved to Huntsville AL 20 years ago and see the same thing happening. However, the quail had already been extirpated in Huntsville, there are still box turtles which are going the same route as the Fairfax ones...
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    I'm so old I Remember when:

    I remember whip oh wills on the roof, box turtles, lady slippers and wild quail in an area that is now completely developed. Milk was delivered on the front porch and my mom had diaper service. The meter reader would just open the unlocked basement door to read the electric bill that was low...
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    wobbly weak legs, falling over, why??

    Yay!!
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    Confused by chick behavior

    Thanks for posting pictures. It's always a thrill to live vicariously enjoying other's birds. I'm waiting for an ugly coop contest, I think I can out do everyone in that contest. We have a pit bull that keeps showing up every few weeks to kill chickens. My coop has 3 kinds of wire fencing...
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    Confused by chick behavior

    Thanks, but I'm already over run with chickens, but if a dorking chick just happened to be at a feed store or fall into my lap I would just have to assume it was meant to be and be joyful! Did you post pictures of Dorkings anywhere? People need to know about these 5 toed beauties!
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    Goose friend

    I have a runner duck that I raised with goslings. In my limited experience I believe you could raise her with a couple of ducklings and they won't know the difference. Later I added my mixed crew to a mixed flock of ducks and geese. The duck hangs with both groups and is accepted with both...
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    Confused by chick behavior

    Maybe Biddy was just old and grumpy. I used to have Dorkings. They are kinda an under appreciated chicken. They seem especially calm and friendly. I have not seen them for sale in Alabama ever.
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    wobbly weak legs, falling over, why??

    Since there are many neurological diseases besides botulism, some viral, I'd isolate the two sick ones and do a general coop/water/feeder clean up. After that supportive care is all you can do. Vitamin deficiencies can also cause neurological symptoms, but again, it sounds like you are...
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    wobbly weak legs, falling over, why??

    I would look into botulism. It's very possible the lowest in the pecking order might have to eat less desirable decayed food. I think if it were starvation, they'd pick up very quickly with what you are feeding them. Botulism with chickens the legs get wobbly and they kind of flap about. I...
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    Rats and flock block

    I always have a flock block in all my coops. The chickens ignore it for the most part as there is always one in there. I'm on the road quite a bit and don't want to take chances someone misses a meal. As for rats being a problem, I feel like I'm supporting the local owl population and...
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    Easter Egger Male or Female

    The tail does look boyish, but I think you still need to wait a while on that one. The wing feathers are also distinctive and pointy curved. I'm leaning towards a stylish hen.
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    Disharmony between breeds?

    I put a bunch of chicks together that were separated by a week or two, as I was hatching from different incubators and buying some chicks from feed stores. I'm not exactly sure of the age but all are now feathered out and not too far apart in size but originally still fluffly and friends until...
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    Confused by chick behavior

    I keep hoppers filled with regular feed and they get treats and cleaning when I have time which is highly irregular. What treats are you giving? I never met a chicken that refused mealworms or corn on the cob. Maybe I could go on a schedule and save money, or at least stop being mobbed in a...
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    Chicken Math Got Me Bad....

    My name is Nina and I hatch chicks and math was my worst subject in school. My problem is I hatch shipped eggs, often in small quantities. If I hatch just one out of six eggs, I have to go to the feed store or bigger mistake send my dear husband the enabler in to buy a few more chicks to keep...
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    Confused by chick behavior

    Sorry to hear that a bobcat got her. My cows and chickens aren't a whole lot different when it comes to food motivation. I just moved 7 chicks by throwing mealworms in a box, my cows I just bring a bucket of grain and they follow me anywhere.
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    Disharmony between breeds?

    I moved the Frosty Legbars into their own coop they now share with an ugly Isabel EE roo and two Saxony half grown ducklings. I will move the ducklings in with big duck flock this Spring, even though they are as big as a Runner hen now. It seems like the roo likes the Legbars now they are his...
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    Unusual flock behavior

    I'm also voting predator. I have an acre sized pond a few steps from the duck/geese enclosure. In the beginning they loved the pond and would spend all day in and around the water. After a mink killed one, (I think in the water) they've hated the pond ever since. It's been about a year, (I'm...
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    Confused by chick behavior

    Every now and then I think about getting a pet parrot. It might be quite a bit cheaper to get a serama for a house bird. Thinking about it I was younger than 13 when I had the bantams. We moved from a suburban house to a house with acreage when I was 13. I remember walking around the block...
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    Confused by chick behavior

    So you are solidly in the nature verses nurture camp! I wish I asked about what was going on with my chicks earlier. I could of done an experiment with the last 3 ameraucanas that hatched. I had them isolated until I put the little pecked on silver wyndotte in with them. Now I won't know if...
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    Confused by chick behavior

    Speaking of runner ducks earlier, I had 3 drakes that would romantically attack any slow duck.. Even the geese would scream in indignation at them. I've since only kept more gentle runner ducks with great success, so I think bad behavior traits with different breeds can pop up and disappear...
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