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I was using a 50lb bag a month sometimes a little longer, but as someone else stated they are not only hard to manuver but to keep good in humid climates and also was constantly fighting bugs in my feed. There is a local feed store that sells the 50lb bag but divided into 2 25lb bags to make it...

I get the a poultry magazine and there was a whole artical about winterizing your chickens and about frostbite. All photos of the frostbitten chicken were of those w/ black spots/patches. not yellow. The spots might be something else but that is also what frostbite manifests as. I actually had a...

well the one hen definitely has been. I was getting an egg a day from all my hens and she kept laying on them and crying when I would take them. The other I never saw do it, but I saw her tonight picking at the spot that was bare. She has a couple thin spots by her head but that's from the roo...

Welcome! I've seen a lot of talk about using sand lately but we use pine shavings. It's cheaper and doesn't mold like hay can in the humid climate. Make sure it's pine though. Cedar bothers their respiratory!

Quote: & In order to cut down on spams, a new member must post a few times before you can download pictures. I think it's 10 posts,......so......KEEP POSTING! I have enough posts but when I hit the upload button it does nothing? Think there must be something up w/ the site tonight?

welcome! We are in GA and it gets quite warm here also. I have found our fluffier hens didn't tolerate the heat as well as the sleek game hens. Guess all those fluffy feathers get hot! Could never raise any for meat myself so couldn't help you there. Ours our mainly pets and we of course love...

oooh new babies are so fun! Welcome from a fellow new member! We got our first babies 2yr ago and they are the best!!!!!!

Awe what sweet babies! I'm new too! We've had our chickie babies for 2yr now though. Best of luck to you!

Thanks! Oh and we are in GA! Forgot that part! lol!

Hello! Glad to have found this forum, it will be so helpful. I am a housewife and mother of 2 lovely girls. I grew up a farm girl but now live in town. Fortunately we got a culdesac house w/ 3/4acre lot and plenty of room for a few critters! Our family consist of my 8 and 10yr old girls, our...

I just went out to check on them one more time for the night. They are all roosting peacefully. Their feet look better already and it's only been half a day. They all cooed at me and didn't look too mad! lol! The weather has been much nicer the last few days and I've been letting them free range...

they guy at the farm store here told me that Kero. was an old wives rememdy and probably will work but not the best choice. Vicks didn't come up but I know the vapors are strong and might irritate their sensitive reps. system?? I probably would just stick w/ the oils or vaseline type stuff. From...

sorry saw the other posts about the frostbite after I posted! That's what the black looks like to me.... not sure about the beak.

has it been cold there? It could be frostbite damage. We had that happen to one and that's what it looked like. Was told just to coat these area's of the face, comb, etc... w/ petroleum jelly to protect them.

We have a big feeder that is out 24/7 also. We top it off every day but it never is empty unless we had terrible weather and couldn't get out til the second day. (our roo will never let his ladies go without food. if it gets low he hollars until you fill it!) We do take treats out to them at...

so sad and he was beautiful! We have hawks and opossums here to battle. The opossums we've been catching in traps and animal control picks up to relocate but the Hawks we cannot fight! We've lost a couple sweet little hens to that darn hawk! and two to the stupid possum!

I have a small flock of 6 bantams. 5 ladies and 1 roo. They are our babies and we love them to death but our first flock and don't know a whole lot. Just found they had scaly leg mites and we are treating that, but they have something else. I noticed on the underside of a couple of them they had...

well I was told anything strong like wd40 and such can cause resperatory problems and is not good for them. I was told by the local farm store to use petroleum jelly, veg. oil or something like that. My babies have got it bad. a couple so bad they can hardly walk. I didn't know what it was but...