Recent content by arlee453

Oh, Don you sure have had your ups and down with your birds and this is a big 'down'. I'm so sorry you had to go through this and kudos for being strong enough to do what you needed to do...

How old?

I'd absolutely use them. They can easily sit on the counter for a week and not be 'bad'. Ovenight in your cool house will not be a problem at all. Look at it this way - an egg can sit for 10 days and still hatch a baby chicken if you start to incubate it. One night on your counter is not...

They always gotta have a coach.... I graduated as a Phi Beta Kappa Junior inductee from UNC Chapel Hill with a degree in secondary social studies education over 20 years ago now. I was first in my education class with over a 3.8 GPA. I had stellar reviews from my student teacher experience...

Quote: The 2 that got certificates might have a learning disability and not be mentally handicapped!!! My daughter is in ESC and that was kinda mean! Congrats on your son finishing school and getting his diploma!!!! No, in my case these kids were truly mentally handicapped, not just...

Our school districts have the terminology 'diploma' and 'certificate' also - a diploma means they've passed the exit exam and all the course work. Certificates are usually issued to kids who are in special ed and can't pass the exit exam due to handicap but have 'completed' 4 years of school...

Great advice - I always loop the power cord of the light around the pole I'm using to hold it up in such a way so that if the clamp is knocked loose at least the power cord will catch the lamp and keep it from falling down into the shavings. Hope your chicks continue to do well and so glad you...

Too early for gender... can't help you on the breed but they sure are cute!

Great story!! I guess when your brain is the size of a pea, you can go a long time with little oxygen without major issues. Great job!!

My baby upchucked in my mouth once.... does that count for gross? She was about 4 month old and I was laying on the floor on my back holding her over my head and swooping her down to my face for kisses and then bouncing her up etc - you get the picture. She smiled, laughed and then opened her...

General guidlines is one box for every 4-5 hens or so. I have 5 boxes for my 20 hens and of course they all lay in the same 3 and ignore the other two...

All good tips given so far - and I'd add for you not to feel responsible for his actions. While it is your duty as a friend to share your concern and offer your help and assistance in any reasonable way, it's not your fault if all your best efforts are not enough to turn it around. In the end...

Thinking you are right with your guesses... Assuming they are all about the same age, top and bottom pics are all roos, middle two pics are girls. Out of curiousity, how did the feed store guy determine which were pullets/roos? Obviously the bin of chicks had to be ordered as straight run...

Eggs are definately porous and whatever you wash them with may get drawn into the egg. They will also spoil faster if you remove the 'bloom' - that slightly sticky feeling substance on a very freshly laid egg. When a chicken lays an egg, the oviduct actually sort of protrudes and prolapses a...

Congrats - it's always a good thing to get the broody babies out of the house!!