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We just got back in town from visiting DH's family. A few folks were in touch, PM, and offered to take in the birds. I do think that they will have a good home. You all have been amazing and I really appreciate the outpouring of support! What a great group of people you all are. Here's...

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We don't own the house we are in. We were going to build at the farm, but new construction is very expensive and it takes a long time. We decided to look for someplace a little more stable and DH found a lovely home in New Hartford. It is very nice, I've been crying continually for about 2...

Hi folks, I have some bad news. We are moving to an area where we are prohibited from having chickens. I have been considering rehoming my 3 babies. I don't think we have a choice. From top left to right is Fredo, Chicken Nugget, and Beak A Poo. Fredo is trained to go into the nesting box...

NY 90 Exit 48A had gas for $3.27/gallon a couple days ago. No apples this year, not a one, and we have 6 mature apple trees of different varieties. We will have some pear though on the one pear tree that we have. It's a late pear, due next month! Yum! We have a LOT of peppermint so it's...

Laperian, they both stopped laying eggs and are now in sitting mode. The Silkie wasn't doing a good enough job so the Frizzle decided to help her out. The Silkie was sitting on the eggs but the eggs weren't too warm, but now the Frizzle has them toasty. I gave her 3 eggs but who knows if...

I cracked the egg into a cup and it has a little ring of blood. This was after many days. Chicken Nugget, on the left took the remaining eggs away from Beak A Poo. Beaks not on any eggs, although she took one back, which I took away. I gave Nugget 3 eggs that were fresher. Not sure if...

Oh, what a nice boy! He looks so much like Chicken Nugget. Everyone said that chicken nugget was a boy too, but he's laying eggs now! LOL. You never know. Your "boy" may lay an egg someday! Thank you for the advice! Beak started out with 6 eggs. I've been candling them and took out an...

Luv, you have a gorgeous Smooth! She is sooo pretty! What rooster do you have her with? Beak A Poo, the silkie is still sitting on eggs that are likely unfertile. I was hoping that there was something in one of the eggs but I'm not sure. Chicken Nugget keeps rolling them out so that she...

Not yet but we plan to have their heating lamp available, and heated water, lighting too. They are in the back hall just off the kitchen and welcome to come in but they choose to stay out in their coop area. It's like their own little chicken condo out there. The egg shells are really thick...

LOL. Read your post and laughed! Love it! Fredo is well trained now. I only have to show him the Walmart fishing net and he runs up into the nesting/roosting area. I clean the whole coop, change the water, add the feed and he's so polite about it. None of the birds want to leave their...

Yes, he is mating with both of them, several times a day. Maybe he's just missing the target. He hasn't bothered the Silkie as far as I can see since she went broody. When he started the mating several months ago he would crow loudly until I showed up then he'd show me that he's mating. I...

How does one check for fertility? The only roo we have is Fredo. He hatched from an Ebay egg end of December. He does dance with both of his ladies. Both hens are very fluffy, one's the silkie and the other is the frizzle silkie/cochin cross. I put the eggs back under the black silkie...

Could it be the roo shooting blanks? There's 7 eggs from 2 hens. I suppose we could incubate.

A few quick questions about the hen that's been sitting on the eggs now for 10 days. I candled the eggs and don't seem to find any indication at all that any of them are fertile. They are from 2 hens. There's no veining in any shell and one egg shell looked dark but didn't look like it had...

Hey Cass! You're pencil concept works great! That sneaky hen put another "fresh" egg under her today. It was quickly found and taken out for breakfast!!!! YUM! :)

Cass this is great advice! We have the roo, Fredo, and he's ok with us, but he's extremely protective of his hens, and he was raised from the egg! He was supposed to be a gentle breed, Silkie Cochin cross but if he gets anxious, he puffs himself out and tries to look fierce. He's like a...

Oh, thank you so much! If she does leave, she's up to 7 eggs now, would it be reasonable to continue to incubate the other few since they'd be part of the way along? I will mark these 7 with a pencil before she collects anymore. She has them spread out a bit and is putting wood shavings on...

Are the chickens playing a trick on us? Every day I check on Beak A Poo to see how she's doing with the eggs under her and every day she has another one. I think she's stealing Chicken Nuggets eggs and putting them under her too. Is that common? She started out with about 4 and now there's...

I never know when it's "time" to clean the coop but with it being in the back hall I try to get it cleaned about once a week. I used cardboard boxes on the very bottom, the floor is marble. On top of the cardboard I have the wood shavings. The coop is elevated on flat stones. I clean often...