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What a great setup! Now I'm inspired to use some old May trees to set up a roosting area! So many possible projects! Does the black one in the upper left have some feathers on her feet?

Oh it's so exciting...can't wait to hear how it goes :pop

Oooh, well that's good! Sorry, I'm actually so unfamiliar with such feathers and also with vultures. I guess my question sounded silly! :lol: I googled "vulture hocks" on chickens and read that they were long stiff feathers and feared they were pointy or something.:gig On another site, I...

Wow, I didn't know that chickens could have hocks! Do they pinch at all when you hold them?

I love the feathered legs, err "boots"!

ADORABLE!!!!!!! RIP Polly Wops! That reminds me of cookie, who also died earlier this year of coccidiosis complications. It had somehow gone undetected for a long time and eventually resulted in a shrunken liver from advanced anemia. But even in the end, she was often a bit more alert than me...

Oh my gosh, they are so cute, and the white one looks full of attitude! What breed are they? Sorry, if you have said before. That's a nice trick with the ladder. I didn't think of that but might implement it when updating the ramp I have for the ducks...... Now the chicks and bigger chickens...

This has happened to me as well, well sort of. During one of the first rainstorms the chicks ever experienced a few weeks ago, they didn't follow the older chickens into the coop, and I found them huddled under some herb bushes in the pitch dark. By the time I found them, I was dripping wet...

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss! My heart always skips a few beats when I do the nightly count and someone is missing... Cute and inquisitive rooster! I'm crossing my fingers that we don't have another cocci scare this year...it busied all fall and winter of 2019/2020, and we lost two...

Yay!! How exciting! I wanted to write about your coop setup earlier but have gotten bogged down with juggling work and summer vacation here. Sounds really great! I like the tiled floor idea for both inhibiting predators and also the ability to hose it down. I really hope you enjoy your flock...

Welcome!:welcome I had bantams to start and I thought they really were a bit too tiny to eat. But maybe if you butchered a few at a time (see @abpatchy posts from the last few weeks on butchering small/young birds). We got bantams thinking that if this whole chicken thing didnt work out, we...

Oh I love it..and the long feathers on the top of the head, looking suave! Almost reminds me of hair. I find the colors to be brilliant and hard to look away from. I dont know, I hope I'm not getting addicted to another breed now! I'm a cock lover myself, I understand :D. Despite the...

Wow they are gorgeous! Are those white ears?

Were these the same chickens that had poopy butt? I hope I'm remembering correctly (there were a few posts this week). I'm just curious, if there is a chance of coccidiosis, if any precautions are taken during butchering (anyway, it's cooked off when you make soup!). My neighbors keep telling...

Thanks! I'll sift through the thread this evening! I love the "hat" and "scarf" of the hen and the dark feathers with green sheen on the rooster. Im surprised by how white the legs are. Beautiful!

Thanks so much! Ill check it out this weekend! Not knowing if having chickens would work out for me, I started off with dual purpose bantams 2 years ago but quickly fell in love/became addicted, made more space and started getting larger breeds. I had a black maran that I adored, in part because...

Although I should not really get any more chickens for some time, I was admiring the Bielefelders in your pictures for a few days. It had me wondering....where are the "chicken shows" (I think you mentioned) in Germany? It's probably dangerous for me to go to a place where beautiful chickens...

This is a great idea! Now that we just hatched three probable pullets and we have two fast growing muscovy ducklings, I probably should wait a bit (maybe until next spring) before updating the flock. I was at the website today though to see about getting in touch with someone around here to find...

Hi from St. Augustin and welcome :frow. I hatched this year for the first time and find it addictive! And the now 12 week old pullet/roos are so fun and cuddly..definitely interesting and rewarding raising from the hatch. I get the feeling it might become a yearly event. :jumpyGood luck! Look...

I see, the cone makes a lot of sense. Thank you for the description. Can I ask what it takes to knock a rooster unconscious...? Once you have caught him, is a stick enough or is there a more...direct method? "For your own household" would be the case for us. This clarification is a big...