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All the chickens that live here with us are here for life. The grammas who are no longer laying and older tend to be more interested in us as they get older so we spend lots of time on the ground in the sun with grammas on our lap, they groom us, talk to us, nap and look into my eyes. I love...

Are you familiar with the RAINBOW Chicken. I just became acquainted at a new barn where my horse is boarding. I've fallen in love with them. They grow fast, are friendly, beautiful and excellent layers. Even the roosters are friendly. The feather pattern is unique and comes in a variety, no...

I hate to let go of this sweet boy, but I have to. He is 6 months old and was supposed to be a little hen. We only have 6 hens and one rooster already. The Rooster we have is a banty and very tiny. We think Oliver is a Rhode Island. He's up for adoption for a protector of your flock. I've hand...

I see references and links to this Green Pastures Farm recipe all over the internet including this forum, but the link doesn't take me anywhere. Can someone tell me what this recipe is. I would love to make my own whole grain organic feed. Even though I can get organic layer nearby, I don't...

I want to keep him, but alas we only have 6 hens and one roo already. He's super sweet, has been hand raised on organic food, not just feed, and free ranging most of the day. He's super healthy and happy and gets along with everyone. He's not for the soup pot, he's a pet or for protection for...

So, we went to pick up our 2 day old buff orpington chick and turned out later, as she matured, that we got some mystery chicken instead. She's now 3 months old. Here she is. She's got a nice light pink comb thankfully which is a good sign of a girl. We are thinking she's a production red...

1 buff orpington, 3 americauna, 1 lavendar cochin, 1 wellsummer, 1 buff brahma, 1 cukoo muran 103 + 8 = 111

I went to the people that sold me the chick to find out what other breeds they had at that time, and rhode islands were one, but no hampshires. I sure hope she's not a rooster because my little bantam would get the crap beat out of him, or worse. don't you think it's odd that the head is...

We purchased a one day old sexed girl chick buff ORPINGTON. But now at 3 weeks, she's clearly not an Orpington. Anybody know what she is?

Hemlock is my guy. I love him and we have the best time. He's the best protector of my flock and provides hours of entertainment for us. Sadly, I must re-home Hemlock because my flock is too small for a large rooster. If he were smaller or I had more hens, it would be great. But as is, he...

I think he's a wellsummer

Beans and such are on the toxic list for chickens, including things like avocados, onions and tomatoes.

My birds were a year old this Spring. I slowly introduced them to the greater outdoors. First the nice chicken run until they ate and scratched down all the grass, second to the fenced in yard, until they began flying over. This year, at one year..they are free ranging. I had to establish a...

I live in Minnesota and it gets really cold. I've been reading all the posts about heated waterers. It looks like the plastic ones suck. Most people are happy with the galvanized heated base one, or some others like the heated dog bowls. Can someone please tell me the pros and cons to these...

Thanks for the comment, that was helpful. Apparently, those dangling things that look like worms are torn feathers and waddle material. Someone told me that's what it looks like. I cleaned the wound with water, hydrogen peroxide and put some non-toxic neosporin on it. The other birds are...

5 month old brahma hen this morning showed up in the run with this wormy thing hanging from where her short waddle used to be. Upon closer inspection, I could see there was some sort of cut. It was black at the time, so the blood had dried. I took her inside the house and gently wet it to...

thanks everyone....i'll take a picture of the rhodie (at his/her current age) and post. In the meantime, I hope you're right that she's feeling hormonal before starting to lay. It is time for her to lay afterall. As for the Welsummer...I've been picking him up several times a day. He looks...

I adopted an abused Welsummer Rooster this summer to my little six hen flock. The girls were only about 4 months when the big Rooster arrived. They were terrified of him at first, but now the BIG Welsummer is a good protector. He jumps daily on the 3 more mature hens. The three hens just...

My most affectionate Hen, Rosebud, Rhode Island Red...laid our first egg today. For the last three days, she's been jumping up on my lap a lot and sitting down in my arms until I have to go somewhere else and have to let her down. She's been scratching around in the nesting boxes for the last...

Yes, I now see that there is another post all about run floors. It looks like the best floors are either play sand or large ponderosa chips. What's the cost of sand and does one have a truckload delivered usually?