I haven't had an egg since Sept. 2015 and in going through pictures just realized that my hens were chicks in April of 2011. I didn't realize how fast time had passed but it has. Should I even expect anymore eggs? They will continue to live their lives in our backyard as they have but I'd...
One of my hens, 20 month old austrolorp suddenly started getting white almost puss filled looking spots on her comb and waddles. I fear that I know what this is but just wanted to get a collective diagnosis. None of my other 8 hens show symptoms and this quickly appeared. I checked them...
Finally catching up with the rest of the area, sorry if its already been posted I didnt see it.
http://m.statesman.com/statesman/db_/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=eofbCSdQ&full=true#display
I love the messy statement, my two dogs make more of a mess than my hens which actually give back in...
You need to give them a motivational speech like I have with mine every so often. I used visual aids this time, trust me it works :)
No those are'nt any of mine going on the BBQ, mine are treated better than my dogs. I had just gathered the eggs which were sitting on the outside table...
Am I the only one that feels the need to keep massive amounts of eggs on hand? Looking at my second fridge one would think I'm preparing for the apocalypse and using eggs as my only rations. I've managed to get a few of the friends buying eggs, mainly to pay for food. I sold 3 dozen this week...
I'm sure I'm not the only one. Just wanted to post this since I believe its about to be voted on by the council.
http://urbanfarming.georgetown.org/
I still think that a proper form of showing the benefits of a backyard flock would be for members to send eggs to the city managers office...
someone decided that 26 weeks is a good time to start. One egg yesterday in the afternoon, Id been looking every morning and afternoon for the last few weeks. Yesterday I went to put everyone up got them in the coop closed the door and happened to notice an egg in the box. The bird that laid...
Here are mine. GLW, SLW and what was supposed to be partridge. The Australorp was my daughters pick. The GLW, and partridge are right at 22 weeks, Australorp is 18 weeks and the SLW are 15 weeks. My wife accidentally let the dog out and she got a hold of the third GLW which was my favorite...
Thanks everyone. I'll be relieved to finally have confirmation. I do understand that roosters aren't similarly colored although I wasn't sure when that change in feathering took place. I had originally planned to send any roosters to the in laws flock on their ranch until I saw symptoms of...
Still torn on some of the pics Ive seen of GLW hens with larger than normal head gear. I have 3, and Ill label the pics as Fat comb, thin comb and point comb. Also need to inquire about the Australorp that looks nothing like a Spangled Orloff it was sold as The Wyandottes were all hatched...
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URI can travel miles in the air. It can travel on your clothes and shoes. So if you have fed or watered the sick birds and didnt wash your hands or change you clothes, You could have exposed your others. If you are going to cull them, Wait to build the coop. To be safe I would bleach it...
Memorial day weekend the family was out of town and I managed to lock myself in the coop. Walked in closed the door and forgot about the gate latch. I built the door to be a little tight and simply pulled it shut a little harder than normal. I had to push out the door I use to pull poop board...
I built one that doubles as both. My intention was to move it around the yard, as noted you need to take the terrain into consideration. The movement portion is pretty easy depending on the wheel size. My coop is 4x10 inside and I can move it by myself. Wheel placement is key, you want the...
Went to TSC today to get some probiotic and all they had was this
http://www.tractorsupply.com/livestock/livestock-health/livestock-supplements/goat-sheep-supplements/goats-prefer-probiotic-power-1-lb--2200208
Can I use this for a probiotic while I'm administering Baytril? I beleive Ive read...
They are starting to warm up to me and will not run up to the coop door when I walk up. When I go in they are still a bit shy with the exception of my daughters little chick which we believe to be an australorp. That little thing will run straight up to me and nearly jump in my lap. I just...
Ok well Photobucket didn't like the video even though it fit their restrictions, good thing I pay a fee to use it. I went ahead and uploaded it to youtube link below. You can skip to 3:47 and again to 6:07 to hear the "hacking" noise that I mentioned.
Thanks for the responses and while I respect everyone's input Id prefer to not cull unless the birds are in some sort of pain or distress and cannot be treated. These will never go to another flock, they would be culled before that. I did expect to get two more SLW, if this is irresponsible of...