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They seem to be ok. I think it's just a little different chirping for the breed. No more blowing or anything. Might of been dusty conditions. He was delivering 200 chicks to Missouri and we met him in town which we were going to anyway in our bimonthly supply/grocery run. He had been on the road...

Got three baby chicks today. From a local breeder. Two were jubilee orpingtons and one a blue laced red wyandotte. The two orpingtons when they chirp, it sounds like there's some light mucus in their nose or possibly the throat/chest maybe. It's not real bad but noticable. Saw some blowing off...

Got them on April 10th. Some were only a couple days old and some were about a week old. Got them from a localish breeder about an hour and a half away. I didn't ask but I don't believe he vaccinates. Feeding medicated feed of course. I just wasn't sure how important it was. They all seem fine...

As far as I know my chicks have not been vaccinated for Marek's disease. How important is that and can I get the vaccine myself and do that? I vaccinate my dogs myself yearly, except for the rabies which the vet does.

Thanks for the info. You confirmed what I had gleaned from others as far as the Wyandotte mixing. Good to know about the orpingtons. Planned on possibly crossing the orpingtons with my Wyandotte rooster for eating chickens down the line since the get so big. Separate coop and run, and no naming...

We're starting our flock with 2 silver laced Wyandotte females, 2 blue laced red Wyandotte females, 1 splash laced red Wyandotte, 2 gold laced Wyandottes (1 female, 1male), and 2 jubilee orpingtons. Want to breed them. Thinking wyandottes and orpingtons. Wondered if any of the mottling might get...

What breed?

Going to find out this year about chickens and the local deer, but I suspected or affect them little. As far as cows and the pasture are concerned, there's a pasture 150 ft from my front door. I've shot a few deer right there. The deer don't hang out with the cattle ever, but they don't mind...

Thanks, the beauty is all hers.

#1 This eye-catching beauty was hatched about 2 weeks ago by a local Arkansas breeder. Blue is now residing with us at the Yolkshire Asylum for the Shell Shocked, Scrambled, Baked, & Fried. A blue laced red wyandotte, she hopes to find comfort in the Ozarks and purpose at the Asylum.

Made a boot with vet tape material and stiff paper. Walking flat footed and seemingly pain free with it on. So I'm feeling positive. All the toes seemed fine, just not stretched out quite enough to stay open. Thanks for the info guys. Going to check out the link to Bernadette and the vitamin...

Just picked up my baby chicks. And it looks like one of my gold wyandottes has a messed up foot. The toes seem to be splayed out and in odd directions. Curled under or laying off to the side. Almost like they're broke but upon handling, they seem okay. They even want to kind of grip around my...

I was talking about bird netting. We've been here 5 years and haven't had coons around during the day. We're home except for 2 days a month when we come to town an hour and a half away to do shopping, etc. Have had cameras up since we've been here and the aerials are my biggest concern 9/10...

I've always been of the opinion that you kill something only in defense of life, limb, or property. Or if I plan on eating it. But both don't have to be exclusive.....trespassers beware😁

Sounds good. Put the coop and run under the treeline about 30ft from the front door. Thanks

Saw a raccoon just last night. My coop is super secure. And as far as bears are concerned I see a couple every year or so. Opened up my front door and saw a bear 20 ft in front of it last summer. I backed in and he slowly walked away and I shut the door. We basically live on a 100ft x 100ft...

Perfectly calm. Just providing information. And I've dealt with wild animals all of my life. Hell I live less than a mile from a national forest. Birds of prey aren't that intimidating 🤣 if you would have read you would have seen that I had said that most of us probably would have done...

About to finish coop and run. I'm using bird netting over my chain link fence run with a predator apron. My coop is very secure, so I assume that since my birds will be ina coop at night, that the bird netting should suffice since the fence is 4ft tall and besides a bear, I don't believe there...

FYI, it's against federal law to harm birds of prey in the United States, including protecting your livestock. Even keeping the feathers of a found dead one is against federal law. Only legal alternative is prevention. Gotta admit, in the moment any one of us would probably grab something as well.

Thanks for the info. Still finishing the coop but plan on posting pics soon.