Hi. My wife's been talking for a couple of years about getting some chicken. Our daughter is 7 now and she let us know that she thought chickens were a great idea. So we did it a few weeks ago. We've had them about 7 weeks now and love all of it! Even the not so great stuff like the over-enthusiastic feather nipping that led to bloodshed. She's okay! We got her out ASAP and let her heal (really super fast, I guess its a chick thing!) Then we popped her back in after painting everybody's butts blue. We'll have a new camera very soon, so as soon as I'm allowed I'll post some chick, and coop/run pics. Flock: 2 Australorps, 2 California Whites, 1 'Ameraucana' an Easter Egger really but, you know and 1 bantam Cochin. Genders: TBA I've been lurking around this forum for a while-- it's great! It's my Go To location for anything chickeny. Thanks
Hello and welcome from a neighbor on the west coast. A vet told a friend of mine that chickens need plenty of methionine (an amino acid) for producing feathers. If they begin eating each others' feathers, they may need a supplement. Tuna is one of the best. You can find others at on this website. Good luck and again Sorry, I'm not sure to make this link thingy work!
Hello and welcome from NY! After living in Tucson for 15 years, I moved back home to NY almost 5 years ago. Sure miss having a good breakfast burrito!
