Well , if you live in Fairbanks, Alaska, the cost of keeping chickens can cost quite a bit. Feed runs $22.99 for Nutrena in the local feed store, scratch blend $15.99, straw $13.99 per bale, this doesn't include any housing which is definitely more than $50 or electricity which is crazy high up...
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Thanks for the information. I've only seen it happen in silkies. The hen seems to have gotten a bit better and originally she didn't have it and neither did this other bird. He is a silkiexcochin I think. Just this week I've noticed him with it. He is eating and drinking but when...
It seems I have read somewhere that Silkies are more prone to this thing where they have a neck problem and can turn their heads upside down. I have 2 different birds that are doing this right now. One is not a full silkie but a silkie mix and the other is full silkie, both just happen to be...
Instead of being the old lady that lived in the shoe, who had so many children she didn't know what to do, we are the Kelloggs with the Krazy woman who keeps poultry, large and small. Not just chickens but ducks and geese come one come all. I'll be living in the barn soon so I don't have to...
I have been trying to figure out what kind of comb this feathered legged, splash gray and white rooster has. I think this is what it is. What does a typical buttercup combed chicken look like?
I'm pretty sure he came in a random batch that I got from a hatchery.
I'm in Fairbanks Alaska and winter decided to arrive on the 18th of Sept. We have already had snow. Since my white frizzle was molting so bad I brought her and her buddy in the house to make sure they were warm enough. She gets right under the black hen to keep warm just like a chick would...
yeah, mine is too, although I've ready that if they are too much of a frizzle that they become considered a curly and it's harder for them to keep warm. I feel so bad, mine is about bald.
This is what she is suppose to look like and poor thing, this is what she looks like right now. She is saying, "Do you really want to take a picture of me looking like this? It's so embarrassing!"
Oh Honey, do I have some pictures for you. I have one that looks about that bad. I feel so bad for her that I brought her into the house to keep her warmer with her friend. I will submit pictures tomorrow.
I need to make her a fleece coat. I'm really bummed because in Fairbanks, AK we...