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I have to agree with Dutchess (Hey there neighbor!) about diseases. I understand that is not your current problem, but you would not want to accidently introduce a disease. As for the overly mean hens, seperating the most aggressive hen for a week may help break the pattern. When that hen is...

Quote: I would have loved to seen that on video. What a project for a determined chicken!

Quote: Yep. I'm familiar with it. Looked a lot like shed lining. That's why I posted here and not in the ER forums. The thought that it might be cocci definitely took me by surprise. I have referenced and study the poop chart more than I would like to admit!! Who would have thought I would...

Quote: From what I hear, the whole coloring of brown eggs can wash off. It is a coating that the hen puts on the egg as the last step of the process. Wash hard enough and the brown will be removed, and the outside of the shell will be the same color as the inside. I think our speckles are...

I stumbled across a dropping just like that a few days ago....on the roof of the coop, where a few of the girls like to hang out. My pullets are also around 16 - 18 weeks old. I have found no other droppings with evidence of blood before or since then. They have also been on medicated grower...

Curious if you have trying washing those speckled eggs? I had a Barred Rock that would lay what I thought was speckled eggs until I washed one with soft scrub of a sponge... the speckles washed off! The eggs were just like the other hens' egss, a light pinkish-brown.

I am not at the egg laying/nest box stage... but I did have to crawl into my coop to hand delivery all 12 birds to the roost for 3 nights. On the fourth night, all dressed to crawl on chicken poop and what not, every one of those chickens were settled on the roost. It was surprisingly easy to...

We ask friends who either have chickens or actually like to hear my chicken stories to stop in once every other day to check feed, water, and collect eggs. I know their water will last 2 days, hence the every other day check in. I too offer them to keep the eggs, this makes my non-chicken-owning...

My chicks shipped quicker than expected, so I never got to warn the post office. On top of my personal excitement about the babies arriving, my local post office was being consolidated with the next town's larger post office! I still received a call from the "other" post office at 6:30 am...

Thanks for sharing!! I love seeing those fluff balls and the polish were esp cute!

I too had a broody hen last fall with nothing to gain from it. My husband was worried about her losing too much body fat before the winter. We gave her three separate dips in our swimming pool within one day. There was plenty of ruckus when he removed her from her nest, but she was as calm as...

In my experience, pale combs is a sign that the bird in not well.

They look exactly like my baby White Plymouth Rocks, except for the black coloring feathers starting on their wings. My white rocks feathers are coming in pure white. Maybe that is what you get when you breed white rock w a barred rock?!? Sorry for the side ways pictures... A pic of the mixed...

My mother lives in Barnegat and her neighbor has a large flock of chickens, as well as geese, ducks, and horses. I have a hard time imagining you cannot have any in Waretwon, unless you are located in one of the suburban neighborhoods. Do as everyone suggests and contact your town hall! Its...

We use colored zip ties. Clear zip ties can be colored with Sharpies if you want everyone to have their own color. So far we have had only one hne to peck her tag off.... she was a very stubborn, resourceful girl!

Quote: Thats exactly what I say! My 6 week olds are in their intermediate brooder. When they here my call, their heads go up, their necks stretch out, and their eyes light up... they know something interesting is about to arrive.

Lost 2 hens this spring to a hawk, 1 hen this spring to a fox, 2 hens just a few weeks ago to the same fox, and one 3 day old chick to natural causes. This was after a whole year of no predators or neighborhood dog attacks or what have you. My husband reminds me that chickens are near the...

One idea that I read... mix 2 tbsp of sugar with one quart of water. Mix the sugar water with their food to create a watery mash. Give them both the sugar water and sugary food. They sugar is suppose to help perk up little chicks. One warning, if they get any of it on their feathers, they get...

I have several yellow babies that look just like those chicks as well, and mine are white Plymouth Rocks. However those pullets don't make me thing rocks?!? Now I am curious too!

No idea about the roo... Just wanted to say thanks for posting the fun pics.