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Hello, folks. I haven't dropped in for a while now, oops. My job and class have been keeping me busy. I barely have time to breathe! Anyone interested in a free rooster? Benedict is getting to be too aggressive for my little flock. He might benefit from more girls or more space. He's a leghorn...

Well, I took a plunge! Chewbacca (my silkie) went broody again. This time, I ordered some silkie hatching eggs a few days ago, and they should be arriving today! Assuming all goes according to plan, I'll have my first round of chicks before long! Should I provide the chicks with their own...

I heard from someone that you can twist the spurs off a rooster... is this true? My guy is pretty aggressive when it comes to romance, and they all have pretty naked/sore behinds! Not much new on the chicken front. Still looking for silkie hens/pullets! My Ameraucana somehow managed to figure...

It's tempting, but I already have a roo, and I have no idea how he'd react to another boy hanging around. :( I should have saved my first double-yolker! Haha. It was enormous!!

Is there anyone around here selling silkie pullets/hens? Not chicks. My poor silkie Chewbacca is the only bantam I have, and she's getting picked on. Her old companion died a few months ago, and I just think she could benefit from a new similarly-sized friend. Any color would be lovely, though...

Hey folks! I hope you're all surviving the weather. My chickens aren't too fond of this white stuff on the ground, but they like to eat it off my boots. Silly birds. I've gotten to the point where all of my girls are laying now, which is awesome. My two little Araucanas are slowly getting used...

I hope it's something easily treated, but my mom thinks it isn't... I'll try to at least get her to the vet though. We owe her that much. She's only about 8 years old. Not old for a pug. Then again, Bella (the pug in my avatar) died at 10... Mom and I were talking about it, and we were...

How much seed should I put into a quart jar? Halfway? Less? And how long should I let them soak before I start doing the rinsing process? When are they suitable for the birds to eat? I'm glad I'm not the only lettuce-killer. I'll definitely give a cold frame a try! Your cold frame looks...

What do you sprout? I really want to feed sprouts to my chickens (especially at this time of year) but I have no idea where to start! I've got the basic idea of how, but I don't know if there are special seeds to buy, and what kind of seed has the most success... I'm going to keep the horns on...

I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking of names!! I really like the name Serendipity for one, and I'm still thinking of a name for the other. You've got it easier since you're after wethers. I'm looking at the teat size, how much milk the parents/grandparents produce (Hope, the woman there, has...

I'm getting my doelings from there this summer!! She's a fantastic lady, super friendly and very enthusiastic about her goats. She let me milk most of her herd when I visited a few weeks ago. I'm very excited to get mine. It sounds like you're going to have a blast with your wethers...

It's warm enough today for me to order an iced coffee when I stopped at Dunkin Donuts, lol. My chickens are faring a lot better. I think Chewbacca (the silkie) is going broody? She was sitting for a few hours today in the nesting box, and she pecked at me when I reached under her. Nothing...

I didn't even think of them breathing on their feathers. Poor thing. I guess I'll do another glop of Bag Balm for them tonight when I get home from work-- I'll have to borrow my stepdad's headlamp at this point, though, heh. It's practically the same as Vaseline. I think my coop is pretty well...

Well, so my chickens are NOT happy with this weather! My silkie looks like a little snowman whenever I open the door to the coop-- does anyone know why her head feathers get all frosty? All of the chickens I have with big combs are starting to get frostbite, so I've been slathering Bag Balm on...

Aww, is she a full LaMancha? She's so cute! Maybe if she throws a doeling, I can adopt her. ;) How many goats do you have? What do you do with your bucklings? Aww, that's so sad. It's never easy to lose a pet. Most of the cats we've had have been outdoors, so they just tended to disappear, so...

I just love how colorful flamepoints are! I like chocolate points, too. Oh goodness, a 23 pound cat?? I would have been worried it would have squashed your son. ;) That's so sweet that they were close though. That's so, so adorable. I hope that when I have kids, they'll bond similarly with...

Ahhh, I know that now. I'll go to the Dollar Tree before work tomorrow. Maybe I'll find them! I do have a Siamese!! I don't think she's pure Siamese, but I think that's what her "main" breed is. She's a flame point with bright blue eyes. I looove cats. You should definitely get one again, but...

superchemicalgirl had me over once and I got to watch and help when I could. I'd like to try again at some point, so I can learn a bit more about the actual evisceration. I don't remember much, unfortunately, about that part. I won't have birds to process on my own for a while, but I like being...

Ohhh, I didn't know the Dollar Tree sold solar lamps! I had been planning on buying ~$40 ones on Amazon, but if they have some tolerable ones that are cheaper, that my save my pants. Lol, from what I've seen, leghorns are such little demons!! We called one of them "Yellow-footed b**** chicken"...

I don't think so. We have a closed in run, so her options are very limited! I haven't check the little outside "playground" for a while or in the little holes they've dug, though, so maybe I'll check those places. I haven't seen any bits of egg shell hanging around, either, so I'm pretty sure...