So it's a bit of a story...
The flock of 17 decided to attack one of my older Mistral Gree/barred rock hens along with her matching sister Beth. They pecked the older hen (Chanty)'s eye out. They gave Beth a few cuts but nothing like poor Chanty. Anyways I took care of Chanty and she recovered...
I run a BnB on my property, but I also have a large chicken flock and my noisy rooster is waking the guests (and me) up at 4:00 in the morning.
What is everyone's opinions on No Crow Collars.
My hen was attacked by the other chickens. I didn't notice until it was too late. She is separated from them now but really injured. They pecked a deep cut in her neck and tried to peck her eyeball out. It looks really infected and was sealed shut with yellow goop. She is cut in a bunch of...
My hen was attacked by the other chickens. I didn't notice until it was too late. She is separated from them now but really injured. They pecked a deep cut in her neck and tried to peck her eyeball out. It looks really infected and was sealed shut with yellow goop. She is cut in a bunch of...
Today I was in the garden picking strawberries.
Then I noticed a large toad hopping around on the ground with a large tube looking thing attached to it.
I ran over and realized that the tube was in fact a garter snake trying to eat the toad.
The poor toad was all bloody and leaving a bloody...
Welcome to the RIRPRPC.
Rules:
Max 5 entries per person
Max 2 pictures per bird
Keep all content PG-13
ONLY Rhode Island Reds, Production Reds, or direct crosses of either breed are allowed.
We award Grand Champion, Champion, Reserve Champion, 4th place and 5th place.
Divisions...
Please post a picture here if you aren't sure your chick is a pullet or a cockerel.
The nicer the picture the better.
I'm not always 100% correct (no-one is!) but I'll try my best!
Please post the chick's breed and age along with your photo!
Chicken19
Does anyone else keep ants?
Ants are amazing creatures! If you don't keep ants, please consider doing so!
Keeping ants is so easy! All you need is a jar, some sand, some dirt, and few ants!
Did you know you can even train ants to come?
I have a simple, handbuilt formicarium and a few ants.
If...
Come all Special Needs Chicken Owners!!
My name is chicken19 and I have a 6 week old cross beak chick. She can barely eat normal chick crumble.
I give her a watery broth made of sugar, coconut oil, yogurt, chick crumble, raw egg, and water.
In the daytime she lives outside with the other...
My little six week old americauna chick has a horrible crossbeak.
Poor Little Blackie (LB) is very small and getting skinny.
She's alway eating but has a lot of trouble getting the food in her mouth.
She can't preen properly due to her cross-beak so her feathers are horribly ragged.
She is...
I have 5 adult chickens and 25 babies.
The adults are a americauna/lavender orpington/??? named Lala, a chantecler X hen named Easter, two barred rock/Mistral gree crosses and a unknown rooster called Shadowfax.
My baby chicks are 11 americauna, 12 Production Reds, and 2 Caramel Queens.
Thanks...
Hi! Welcome all people who love to jump horses!
Whether your a casual rider, cross-country rider, show-jumper, hunter-jumper, or a steeplechaser please come here for some jump talk!!!!
I have 3 horses. 1 retired 27 year old arabian mare named Patience, 1 9 year old paint mare, and a Bay Roan 7...
Welcome to Owlet's Blog.
Owlet is a 2 week old Easter Egger chick. She's always been kinda small, and gotten pushed around by the other chickens but on March 27th I knew something was wrong! She wasn't eating or drinking and she slept whole days away in a corner of the brooder.
I started feeding...
Welcome to CBC!
CBC is a perfect club for anyone who owns or adores Chantecler chickens.
I own 1 Chantecler X hen who is white with brown speckles.
I adore the breed!
Please talk about anything chicken related but follow the BYC rules please.
Please post stories and pictures of your Chanteclers...
Welcome to the MLBC!
This club is for anyone who adores Meat bird/Layer crosses.
I own three named Beth, Easter and Chanti.
They are wonderful chickens!
Please post and talk about your birds, and whatever else you'd like. But please follow the BYC rules.
Thanks,
Chicken19
Hi!
I have brooded chicks before but never hatched any eggs.
Can I handmake an Incubator and what tempature do the eggs need?
Chicken Math is closing in on me. Again.