Recent content by StelleKitten

I have a problem with the pvc feeder that goes into the bucket. I have some similar to that and I have found that smaller birds can climb in and get stuck. It REALLY sucks to pull out a dead bird from a feeder. Another problem is the roo's with the bigger combs. It starts getting floppy and...

I didn't realize I would be so happy with finding out how they grew up with other people. It's kind of neat, like sending these little missionaries out into the world to bring happiness and getting a letter back telling of all their good deeds. :) Though I doubt they are converting anyone to a...

Those comments cinch the deal for us. We were having to change our brakes and the nasty critters were everywhere. Couldn't find the nest but they were out roaming. My legs look like a teenagers nightmare! They are little escape artists. But oh so cute! I just lost four chicks (about a...

Yay! I just found out that the first chicks I incubated and sold are making their owners super happy! A batch of Rhode Island Reds and Olive Eggers (with a pretty blue egg layer in there too). The olive eggers are much darker olive than my previous generations! I'm soooo happy! I've got...

Quick question, do you guys have fireant problems up there?

I am trying to narrow down the area. I think we are going to go for northern central mountains. The summer looks nice and I love the views. Where are the fires normally located? Or are they all spread out everywhere. You would think we would have more fires with as hot and dry as it gets...

We are still planning on Colorado. Just hard to leave Texas. We just want less heat. We are already clearing 100 here at our house. August is going to be awful. I followed one of the links you guys posted and saw some nice land for reasonable costs. We are still working on narrowing down...

My husband and I have narrowed down our move to places to two states. One is Tennessee and the other is Colorado. I was wondering if any of you know of a nice place to live without a hoa or any weird laws. (we are from Texas so we understand certain areas have their oddities) I was also...

I'm so sorry for your loss. :( We have a chihuahua who we think is on his way out. I'll miss him a lot even though he still is the out escapingist dog I have ever had. Bad hips, nearly blind, and three teeth, yet he gets out of a yard that my 1 year old puppy cannot. Congrats on the more...

Is that a bug on the grass? Or a piece of poop? Hmmm, smells okay...

Glad she is getting better! We had a chihuahua get bit just behind her collar. She lost some skin and some hair but she made it! sex links will lay sooner (agewise) than the easter eggers. That's my experience anyways. And as far as the skittishness, being chased by a child can make them...

Congrats on the baby chicks! I'm glad you are getting to have some little fuzzbutts. I have a brooder full of chicks that were under my broodies before we had to move them because of the floods. Lost a couple of chicks but not too bad. I'm pretty sure there was something wrong with them from...

Hi welcome to BYC! Guthrie? I've only ever said something bad about someone else's birds when the chicks were sickly. I'm not sure how they managed to get their chicks covered in mites, way underweight, and absolutely filthy. The chicks were less than a week old (from what he said, they...

Welcome! To the person who has chicks and ducks for sale, what kind? To the person who I was talking to about the phoenix I have. Well he isn't a phoenix. I just saw the breed focus of the week and he is most assuredly a red shouldered yokohama. I tried to get a pic of him earlier but he...

I tried the second part, I think I am getting some orlofs now. :) That sounds wonderful. I will have to wait until my incubator isn't so full. Between my eggs and my friends eggs, it's a little crowded. We gathered all the broody eggs from three properties so we could move the broodies to...