Recent content by ChickieG'ma

For the recent posters please read the earlier posts at the beginning of this thread. Some of these people sadly lost hens because of vomiting them. It's so easy to make them aspirate the fluids into their lungs. If that happens it leads to a pretty nasty death. For the chicken's sake, DO NOT...

We have one of these. She was the "gift" chick in our first batch of chicks. Seven years old now she's like the elegant little old lady in the flock. She used to lay xtra large white eggs, at least 5 a week. One of the sweetest chickens we've ever had. I wouldn't mind having a whole flock. :thumbsup

If he is already doing this at 4 months what will you do when he is 1 year + and his full of hormones? There are many sweet, protective roosters out there that you can trust with your kids, grandchildren, or anyone else who comes into your yard. Peace of mind is good.

Just found this thread and I think I have a bit of catching up to do but it's gonna be FUN! Thanks, Tara, for this wonderful and very fun thread.

My girls would LOVE him. He's gorgeous.

This may not be the right place for this question but I tried the "Never ending hatching egg thread" (I think that was the title) and it seemed to have ended in 2013. Move me if you must but I really need to find someone who will have some of these eggs this spring as my daughter has her...

Sunni is just adorable and I love that you get to keep her inside. I especially love her extensive wardrobe of inside attire!

Today I tried to purchase some items in the Store. When I went to check out it told me my email address is invalid. The domain is q.com. I have had this address for years, in fact it is the address used for my BYC membership! So I clicked on the contact us tab and filled out the information I...

I think she's talking about a heating blanket like you would use on a bed. For people.

How old are they? Is your yard fenced? Do you have predator type pets too? We have a very high fenced yard and the way that worked best for me was to let them out for just a little while before dusk. They weren't very old, maybe 6 weeks. We locked them in the chicken house for 3 days so they...

Yes I have. We kept them in a pen where the whole flock could see them for a couple of weeks then started letting them out. Bill ( 2 yr old GLW ) kind of looked at me like "what? I don't have enough to do?" But he just left it to the girls to sort out the pecking order. Now when it comes to his...

Maybe they heard, saw or smelled something that seemed threatening? Some animals and birds freeze to avoid detection.

Duck stategy in the wild is to fly if they aren't brooding or stay in the middle of their pond. Geese are big and mean and chickens in the wild flog and run. Hence, better at both.

Has she been doing this switching all along? It really depends on how long she stays on her original eggs and how long off. If she has let them cool too much then it's probably already too late. I usually move the broody hen and eggs to a hutch I have for separating chickens or to a large dog...