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I posted on here a couple weeks ago that I had placed a deposit on some Nigerian Dwarf doelings. I picked them up yesterday. They are settling in to there new home very nicely. Katie is 3 months old, Ginger and Minnie are 2 months old. Minnie was one of quadruplets, and was bottle fed, so...

Fry the egg, pop the yolk so that it spreads out and frys hard. Fry one slice of baloney, split it so it doesn't curl You need really fresh white bread, so fresh that it sticks to the roof of your mouth. Spread mustard to taste on both slices of bread. Add hard fried egg, and fried baloney...

I have 9 BO hens, and one rooster, Hank. Some of the girls (5) started losing some feathers on their backs. I thought they were just starting to molt. One got a spot that was completely bare, with a small bleeding sore. I did some research that indicates they normally start losing feathers...

Hey, I have been really busy, and have not been following BYC much lately. I don't have time to go through all of the posts, so can someone update me if anyone was ever able to have a successful hatch with an electric frying pan? Someone was trying a couple months ago, but last word was no...

I have seen a lot of posts on here regarding when hens start laying? And, I know that they are born with a finite number of eggs, and their production decreases when they are older. But, is there an age when there production reaches a peak? I have 9 buff orpington hens that started laying at...

I had seen this big boy lurking around, but just let it slide. Figured he take care of the mice the feed was attracting. My hens just started laying a month ago, so apparently he was hanging around waiting for the eggs to come. However, when I caught him in the nest box, he had to go...

We are going to the lake this weekend, and I was taking the cover off of my boat. I've been busy and I have not used the boat this year. When I pulled the cover off of the corner, something starting floping around, and when I pulled it back, it was a baby bird. The birds had built a nest...

My B.O.'s are 13 weeks old? They still huddle together on the floor at night. I know they know how to get on the roost, I have seen them hangining out there in the morning before I let them out of the coop. But when I lock them up at night, they are huddled on the floor. Also, I don't have...

OK, I have corrected a mistake from what I have learned from this forum. I was giving my 8 week old chicks a couple of cups of scratch grains 2 times a day. I've quit doing that. I think I may have given them too many grapes also. Between the two, they were not eating much of their "proper"...

Hey folks I bought 10 BO chicks at 3 weeks old from a local farmer, who incubates hatchery eggs. They are now 8 weeks old, and there is a pronounced difference in the size of the birds. There is a group of 3 or 4 that are the largest, some in the middle, and some obviously a lot smaller. I...

I kept seeing "DH' in the forum. I just looked it up on Wikipedia and found that it often means "dear husband" on internet forums. Thought it might have meant "dumber half"

Hey, Bought 10 BO chicks from a small farm, that I assume gets eggs from a hatchery and incubates. They were supposed to be 3 weeks old when I got them. Noticed some differences in size, and I assumed that they could have been hatched a week or maybe two apart. There seems to be maybe 3 size...

Does anyone have any good/interesting experience crossing with BO hens. I have seen a nice looking outcome (partridge/mottled) with Black Orpingtons.

I bought 10 BO chicks from a local farm. I believe that the owner buys hatchery eggs and incubates. They were supposed to be all hens, but of course sexing not being 100%, one is a male. I do not have to worry about this now, but if I decide to raise some baby chicks, how big of a concern is...

What: Tour of backyard chicken coops in Raleigh, NC When: May 17 10am - 4pm Where: Pick up a map in exchange for a food or monetary donation to Urban Ministries at the Whole Foods on Wade Ave, or Cup a Joe at Mission Valley Shopping Center on Avent Ferry Rd. Sponsor: The News and Observer For...

Well, I have the coop finished. ( I posted progress pictures on 4-11-08 if you are interested in how it went together.) It took me 3 weekends, but it rained most of the first one. All I got done the first weekend was posts set. I did 95% of it by myself, I just got my wife to help when I...

I wanted to show the progress of my coop. I scanned these pages for days looking a simple economic design. It is loosely based on Denali's temporary coop. I did not have the material on hand that they had. I think I will have about $400 total when I buy the wire for the run.

I spent a couple of days going through this forum, and the easiest, most functional coop and run design I found was posted by DENALI on 3-23-08 Titled " 3 Hour Coop" . I am a construction project manager, so take my word for it. However, they used chain link fence sections and metal on roof...