Recent content by mrjvi

Just got 6 Rhode Island Red chicks to add to my "flock". I have 4 Barred Rocks from 2 years ago and 9 Blue Plymouth Rocks from last year (pretty birds and huge eggs). Different kinds each year. Foxes got 2 of them. When the foxes are raising their pups (now), they hunt during the day...

Thanks. Good ideas.

Thanks. I expected that was the case.

Thanks. Great to be here.

Thanks. The rooster has been untested so I hope he has it in him. :)

I have an 8 year old Buff in with my 2 year old chickens (8). The chickens are getting bald from losing feathers. It's not a parasite because the buff looks great and a couple of the hens also. I suspect that the buff-dominant even over the rooster-is pulling out feathers when they roost...

I'm a new member on this site. I am a retired PE teacher and my wife is a retired elementary teacher. We moved to a hobby farm about 8 years ago. We have chickens-mostly the "production" type (reddish). We have a 8 year old buff hen still alive and a Rooster that is a mix of all the kinds...