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Hi guys! My poor Silkie is seriously getting beaten up and as much as it pains me to do so, I think it's time I found her a new home. She'll be 2 years old this coming summer and is an excellent little layer (usually an egg a day when it's warm, give or take a few missed days in between.)...

I haven't been around much lately, but I endured a horrible experience yesterday. Since the cat is doing much better and my mind is at ease, I now have room to feel extremely ticked off. My mother dosed the cat with Bio Spot, which she was told was just basically a generic version of...

For the past two days I've only gotten 1 egg (it's still early today, so I'm hoping there will be more!) and even for about a week before then, it had slowed down quite a bit. It's been surprising to me because my girls laid very regularly through the winter, which I hadn't been expecting. Why...

My girls (and guy!) are seriously beginning to try my patience...and I'm starting to think the little buggers are doing it on purpose. I just built and put in a lovely PVC feeder that has definitely helped with wasting and spillage. Now, just since I've put that in and they can no longer wreak...

I was just watching cute chick videos on youtube and came across this, from the discovery channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2yVYRpZhnk In that video, I heard something I'd never known before. (Remember I'm pretty new to all this, so it could be completely well-known LOL) They're...

I blame you guys! I've been wanting to hatch eggs since I first started this whole chicken thing last spring, even before my girls were anywhere near laying age. I'm thinking I want to go ahead and let one of my girls hatch some eggs this spring and am just wanting to get all the info I need...

I wasn't exactly sure where to post this, so I figured this would be the best place My girls are now grown up and I'm starting to get chick-fever again. I would love to let one of my girls hatch a few eggs this spring (I need to learn all about that as well, oy vey!) and while I'd probably...

I was forced to take a public speaking course this semester in order to graduate (grumbles) and it's time to give our informative speeches. I thought it'd be great to do one on backyard chicken-ing since it's becoming increasingly popular and a lot of people seem unaware of it. I'm running a...

Hi guys Wasn't sure where to put this because I don't think I'd classify it as an emergency. My one black sex-link's comb has suddenly gone funny. It's not lost any colour (red as anything!), but I just noticed yesterday that it is now bent to the side. Kind of flopped over almost, though I...

Well, after threatening my girls with the idea of chicken fajitas, someone laid me a perfect little brown egg--just 1 day before the 18 week mark! I went out Saturday morning to finding nothing, once again, but when I came back around 10:30 there in the next box it was. I was quite surprised...

First of all--hi everyone! I haven't been around much lately. School, work, and chickens have been keeping me busy My girls will be 16 weeks this weekend (my gosh, how did that happen?!) and I'm almost out of starter. I've got a bag of Layena, but am worried that it's still too soon. I...

Organic feed seems to be a question that comes up often. As it's coming somewhat close to the time to switch to layer feed, I'm starting to get antsy as I have not come up with a solution. I've found companies online, but I just don't think I can afford the higher price of organic feed PLUS...

My little Silkie girl is 9 weeks today (as far as I know, anyway) and the feathers around her face are already going crazy. She's having a bit of trouble seeing, occassionally running into things and having a bit of a problem eating snacks if they aren't put down on ground level. She's...

I just bought a new feeder and waterer at TSC so I could stop having to haul the coop feeders in and out every day. I picked up the standard galvanized steel ones, which I've seen many people using on here. Well, I just went to put the feeder in and everything seemed to be going fine until I...

Haven't posted many pictures of my girls (and guy!) for a while. They're all so gorgeous at 8 weeks that I figured I can't keep them to myself any longer! Here we have the lap chickens. I wanted lap chickens, worked hard for it, but geez! All 6 like to jump on me at the same time, roosting...

...driving 1 hour there and back for it. Is that crazy?! Couldn't beat the $21 price tag on that lovely 50lb bag! I couldn't find it anywhere around close by...everyone looked at me like I was asking for Kryptonite. I'm so excited to start using it after reading up on it for weeks. Sounds...

As I went to feed my African Cichlids this afternoon, I noticed something a bit fishy going on near the bottom of the tank. Taking a closer look, I found that I have babies!! There are at the very least 5 and they are definitely not newborn. The fishy part is that I have all different breeds...

So, it starts with the roo, Cap'n Jack of course! When I open up the coop to sit with the chicks, even the dutch-style screen door doesn't keep him in. I've taken to just allowing him to explore around my feet for a bit since he doesn't go far. He's comical to watch as he dances around my...

Just went out to clean out the coop and noticed 2 of my 6 weekers aren't closing their beaks all the way. It's most obvious in Stevie my Deleware, though. It doesn't really seem that her upper beak is curving inward or anything to prevent her from closing it, but there is a bit of space...

My girls (and guy!) went out to their coop this afternoon. They're just 5 weeks, but since they're outgrowing the brooder and the inside of the coop is basically finished (except for nest boxes and completing the roost...it's only half done), I decided that I would finish up their brooding in...