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It has been a great Monday around here. Chickens are happy, and we are now getting about 3 eggs a day. Our 4 old girls (stinkers!) are now 3 years old, and getting about 1 egg each a day from them, and about 2 eggs a day from our 5 (new) Golden Comets. Surely the egg production from out new...

Lol those pennant flags are scaring things away because at night they all think it's a UFO that landed in your yard, so they don't dare come around. And it's easier to build a Ft. Knox when your enclosure only had to protect a small backyard flock of up to 12 chickens. We currently have 9...

Our 10 yo son agrees also. We had to buy a dozen eggs from the store a couple weeks ago. He called them the "stupid" eggs, refused to eat one lol. I agree, younger taste buds are probably better than mine. There is a huge difference in texture/flavor, glad we are starting to get 1 or 2 eggs a...

Interesting reading for those seeking knowledge.

I have not posted in a while, lots of things always going on in life and BYC is one that seems to get pushed aside. Looks like everyone is having fun with their chickens as are we still. Can't believe this spring our pallet coop will be 3 years old. It is holding up well and no water leaks or...

Yes get the coop built quickly!!

Our original girls are now 2 full years old. Of the 6 we bought, still have 5. Our flock has endured a couple hardships, but have always been rewarded with beautiful, delicious, fresh eggs!

I, like fivewire, have been awol also, but am trying to get back on this site more often. Our 6 girls, born in March 2013, are still giving us 30-35 eggs/week! Such prolific layers they are. We've had some quick, sudden downpours here, everything looks so healthy and green.

Most likely not making Chickenfest 2014, but it looks like a great time!

Morning all, cock-a-doodle-dooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Long crow lol. Hoosiercheetah speaks the truth about poison ivy, and how it 'spreads' on your body. Nasty stuff, I've always been alergic to it and I can spot it from 10 feet away. Still getting 4-5 eggs a day from our 6 girls...

Waiting for spring, here in central Indiana.

All this cold weather bringing on the boredom in the hen house, and sometimes in ours also. So, what to do. Well, around here, when the Polar Vortex brings ice, we make an ice rink and play hockey:

LOL I'd say that vet's wife has a very loose description of heritage. I guess an endangered breed could be described as heritage, since some people don't care about chickens and the breed as long as they are a good egg layer. Therefore, some rare breeds are heritiage because they are...

Not possible, don't you know about chicken math? It's a terrible disease, strikes hard and is hard to be rid of when you see all the cute fuzzy butts.

Come on now, this is Indiana silly! It is January, after all. I am in the process of making an ice rink in our back yard, should be able to skate on it Monday! Long live the cold weather, at least thru February.

The TSC got their first batch of chicks the last week of Feb in 2013. Haven't heard when this year, IDK if we need any more yet. Must stay away........ Multi quote: For the first person, click on the multi button, and add any others the same way. For the last quote, click on quote and they...

carabiners: https://www.google.com/search?q=carabiner&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&rlz=1I7GGLL_en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=_KbhUtW2IuSC2QW2xoHABQ&ved=0CGEQsAQ&biw=1603&bih=795 Spring loaded clips. Not sure if they are raccoon proof. We had no incidents last year using them...

I've wondered about using combination lockes for the nest boxes, we use the carabiners also. So far, so good. Fold out fake bushes, lol. Morning everyone, cock-a-doodle do!

Uh, chicken wire is to keep chickens in, not predators out. Raccoons, foxes, dogs, can easily get thru chicken wire, I doubled our 2x4 fencing with 1/2'' square welded wire. Is your run secure from digging predators, also? I buried the welded wire/hardware cloth combination 2 feet out...

Agreed. Build it strong and like a fort, and one can sleep easily at night. It is easier to build it securely, tho, if you have a small flock like ours. We only have 7 girls, but they are happy, secure girls. For a larger flock, the security is challenging. Anybody else wake up to 3-4...