... you open your chicken pen in the morning and the wave of chickens rivals the biblical exodus from Egypt...AND you stand there and greet most of them by name as they enter the pasture!
How big are these flying "ants"? If they are tiny, they are likely drain gnats, and their presence signals a build up of moisture somewhere. Check the bottoms of your cabinets for leaks, and put a little borax in your drain whenever you get done with the sink at night. They will fly in for the...
I don't know about carpet beetles, but sugar ants hate cinnamon. I had an infestation once in an older home we rented, and we tried everything to get rid of them. Finally, I read about the cinnamon and put it out in all the cracks and crevices I could get to. Not only did the ants disappear, the...
You're definitely a better person than me! I'd be on the phone with my nephew demanding to know why he called for my help if that was how his wife was going to treat me! Yes, hormones can go squirrelly right after childbirth, but that's no excuse to be unkind and ungrateful to people who gave...
Read more carefully: "Would that make MY birds Easter Eggers?" - answer - NO. My birds ARE AMERAUCANAS, whether I allow them to produce mixed breed chicks or not! I think you completely missed my point - people should not make uninformed decisions about THIS bird's (or any other bird's) possible...
I don't have any pics at the moment, but yes, Dutch are typically smaller than OEGB. Seramas and Dutch are the smallest "true bantams" (no full size version). I have Dutchies, and one OEGB roo (the precocious one that wooed one of my girls), as well as a number of other breeds. My Dutchies are...
I'd say either Dutch/OEGB or Serama/OEGB. Pure Dutch have slate or blue legs, but you're correct that most OEGB hens are a bit bigger. She looks very similar to 3 Dutch/OEGB hens that I have, and they are all under 14 oz.
Wow, you got all that from the OP's misspelling!? You figured out the breeds, the pen arrangements, etc. etc. of the original breeder from that!? You must be psychic! Seriously, it's this type of knee jerk response that makes people think Ameraucana breeders are stuck up. And please notice that...
Well, since one can buy "chicken pasture seed" that is about 1/4 ladino clover seed, I suspect someone didn't do his/her research before writing this article. There are a lot of lists out there that completely contradict one another, many compiled from nothing more than incidental data, so I...
They taste the same to me, too.
Not to highjack the thread, hugo, but what varieties of Dutch do you have? I have lavenders and red quills. There aren't many of us around these days, it seems, so I get excited whenever I encounter another admirer .
So if roosters should not be in with hens, how did chickens manage to procreate all these thousands of years?! Do yourself and YOUR chickens a favor and educate yourself before you pass judgment on others. And a 10X10 pen is plenty for 4 chickens. If you had grabbed up my chickens and put them...
If mom is not huddling with the kits the heat lamp may in fact be TOO hot! That's another reason for a good nesting box, since mom knows better what temp the babies should be and will regulate that by moving closer if they're cold or moving out of the box if it gets too warm. Baby bunnies do...
I'm glad things are a bit settled, but please be very careful in dealing with this animal. It sounds like you have a kind heart that some people have taken advantage of, so I imagine you are very reluctant to consider drastic measures, but if the horse's injury is such that you cannot SAFELY...
I winter Dutchies, Sebrights, bantam cochins, bantam Sultans, and Silkies in with my LF, and I have no problems. However, as chicks the larger breeds can accidentally crush the bantam chicks, so I keep mine separate until they are at least six weeks old. I introduce new batches in the grow out...
Six sq ft per large fowl bird is not enough. they need a MINIMUM of 10 sq ft each, and that, IMHO, is actually cramped. And crowding can definitely influence laying ... whenever any necessary resources are diminished - and space is a necessary resource - the least dominant hens will often stop...
Name:
Linda Stanley
Location:
Northeast Texas
Poultry experience:
15 plus years hatching, raising, and selling chickens, guineas, ducks, turkeys, and geese.
Computer skills:
Excellent computer skills. I teach College English online part-time, have designed and instructed courses in a number...