Recent content by MrsNorthie

I think you are going to need to take over more of that big field. :oops:

Mama knows best! She is such a great mum!

Thank you, they are really sweet.

I have Buff Orpingtons. The Buffs are pretty cold hardy, but also seem to do well in our miserable summers, with deep 90% shade cloth, fans and lots of water refreshes during the day. The oldest 12 are 18 months and the youngest are going to be a year old in just a few weeks.

That is really good to know, thank you! Right now, they are just starting to think about get serious about being broody. Some have been toying with it for the last 6 months but not totally committed so I have been letting them just sit while they want to. My little Gracie has been sitting...

I was only allowed to go to one concert when I was growing up, I won tickets to see Frankie Valli at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, when I was 14 (in the '80s), and that was a totally different type of crowd, so I wasn't really sure of what to expect at the Metallica show, not at that level...

I am in South Carolina, we rarely get below freezing, and on the few occasions where we have, it has been late January/February. We get nearly 10 to almost 12 hours of daylight in the winter, December being our lowest. As soon as the sun is up, I let them out of the coop, unless it is below...

I am glad that she is back home safe and sound! My son said "She'll be fine, just wake up and want to eat everything in sight!" ;-)

Ours do not take a real break during the winter, maybe because of the mild weather? :-(

That is amazing! The pictures are gorgeous! I am very glad you had your magic scratch supply, I would hate to think how a mom and cubs would react to a band of curious chickens. You are really making me want to add some Speckeles to my group! They are so gorgeous! Before I fall further...

I hope that she is OK! Poor baby!

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I love all sorts of music, and Metallica is a favourite. We took my boys and 2 of their friends to see them at the Fairgrounds in Tucson, AZ, now, I don't like crowds and there were at least 50,000 people there. We were center stage in a big open field, people were there with little kids, like...

I wonder, if by reverting back to a more natural feeding process, if we could encourage less egg production, therefore extending the lives of our chickens over generations? I just looked up the notes from the place where we got our buffs, I worry that this is still too many eggs to produce...

I see labels on animal feed that basically say that "we aren't going to provide the nutritional values because labeling requirements vary depending on location." I was looking for one to screen shot, but ofc when I am looking for it... *sigh That is why I like the whole grains, preferably...