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If Cornbread is bigger and older, she'll likely be the dominant and you'll have to keep an eye on the chicks. We had a situation here where we had to separate a bully for a couple of weeks...she went beyond dominant into being actually mean. One of the others was bleeding where she was...

Aw, what a shame! I certainly they "do right" by you; you'd think they'd want to protect their reputation.

Thanks Wendell. I noticed that our "bottom of the pecking order" hen seems to have a smaller comb than the others and wondered if it might have any bearing on why she gets pecked on so much. They're red sexlinks and I'm thinking it doesn't have much bearing on their laying behavior. She's...

Ours spent the day huddled under the coop yesterday, silly girls. The rain doesn't seem to bother them, but let a couple of snow flakes swirl around and they become scaredy chickens, LOL We did finally break down and add a light to the coop and our production is up to about 3 per day (we have...

That would be great, suncatcher, thanks! I say "northern Colorado" simply because it would defeat the purpose to have the "members" too far away, but they wouldn't have to be too close, either, depending on what we'd want to get together for. For instance, it would be silly to have something...

Just wondering how many other urban homesteaders are out there in the northern part of the state. I've been looking and looking, trying to find others to maybe form a loose sort of cooperative or collective. We're not "preppers" by any means, but we have a little quarter acre plot just outside...

We got about 3 inches here, and looks like there could be some more to come...in fact, just looked out the window and it's snowing again. No wind though, thank heaven. It blew pretty good for a couple days. Looks like we might just have a white Christmas unless it warms way up and melts it...

That's great! More protein; less loss of feed...win/win situation!

Hey Pozees...send 'em here to teach mine, will ya? We came across one in the wheelbarrow where we'd piled the oats to dry, so it was easy to scoop up. Took it out and dangled it over the run and they all acted like it was a tiger or something...wouldn't come nearer than a foot. I finally let...

Howdy from Ft Collins, glad to have you join us! In the city proper, you can have 4 chickens (no roos) and a permit is required, which is I believe about $10 or $15 per year. Our back property line is also the city limit, so we're technically in the county. Here we're allowed to have 6 hens...

Sorry...double post!

Welcome, Nigel! Most any feed store will carry chicken supplies...it's a matter of stopping in and talking with them to see who you like. I would recommend starting them with the same feed they've been used to at their previous home. If you decide you want to go a different way, you can start...

Well...it IS supposed to be good for the skin ;)

That is one beautiful lady there...and the chicken's pretty too :)

Fortunately, we've had no experience with bumblefoot (touch wood), so I can only offer good vibes that it'll clear up and she'll be better again soon!

Guess I'm one of the lucky ones who has a knack for grammar and spelling. We moved around so much when I was a kid that I completely missed a lot of the grammar issues from school :( Mom was a stickler for proper use of the language and spelling, and I'm actually grateful for it. I take the...

No snow here in our part of Ft Collins, but it was plenty chilly all day, and still is...all dull cloud cover and quite a breeze. I finally broke down and turned on the furnace this morning...I like it cool, but 62 is just a bit too cool for our taste, LOL

I'm scheduled to work Sat morning but I'm going to see if I can find anyone to trade shifts with me. If I get to go, we'll take pix and I'll give you a full report!

I just saw this posted on Craig's List. I'd never heard of it...did y'all know? Market morning Bird Swap Buy or sell it here! A unique way for animal people to come together. People from all over the front range gather here the FIRST Saturday of the month and bring their farm animals. The...

Ashley you can use either butter or margarine or lard or even cold bacon grease; doesn't have to specifically be shortening :) Poor little girls...guess maybe that's where the expression "chicken" comes from huh? :(