Recent content by MaryOHK

So while on the phone with my friend, was watching my chickens. One of their butts looked odd. Upon closer look I realized that Fiona (Salmon Faverelle) had an egg stuck in her butt. Got on the computer and read what to do. Brought the dog crate in out of storage, put it on cardboard (to...

I have six chickens and two of them are the Salmon Faverells. They are the more timid of the group and tend to be bossed around by the rest of the flock. They also tend to want to be broody. When it's dry (I live in the NW) they are very handsome birds but when wet tend to look bedraggled...

I love all the different ways people have of dealing with 'friendly' chickens. I handled the chicks quite a bit when babies and now, when they go into roost at night (I only have six), I pet each one several times and tell them how good they are. But beware, they are now so tame I have to...

I don't whether to respond with sad or angry but I am so sorry. Although I am sure it was a very difficult piece to write, you gave the rest of us a very valuable bit of information. Thank you and again, I am so very sorry.

Thought you had a wall of chips there for a second! I've heard that chickens prefer non-round roosts -- easier to balance. You try standing on a round bar -- great for gymnastics but....I prefer my chicks to be right-side-up! Nice coop, by the way.

Although I like to place the food outside under cover (I live in the NW = Rain), during the winter and when training them to go in the coop, I place the food inside and give them their treats inside so they recognize that as a good place. Treats go outside when they have got that figured out...

My chickens LOVE grapes -- especially the red grapes - I think it has to do with the color; they also like peas, spinach, cooked rice, dried toast, squash -- if you cook squash after scraping out the good stuff for yourself (although they like that, too) give them the hulls -- they will be...

I am assuming it is true with all chicks but supposedly one of the methods is by the shape of the (few) feathers that are there -- pointy versus round. You can find the info on the web or chicken books. Good luck. (Doesn't really matter because at night, when your chicks start roosing --ALL...

I was lucky got all girls...but I was reading up on this and there is something in the shape of their little feathers -- however, I didn't need to check mine. Got them from Wilco Farms Stores and they are 90% accurate (according to their sign). My two ducks on the other hand were not sexed but...

50 years ago we moved from a small town to the country because at the age of eight I was allowed to buy a horse ($168.00) out of my savings. From there we went on to chickens, ducks, geese, Guinea Fowl, ducks and peacocks. Although mom did most of the caretaking, I had my duties. Last summer...