I would like to suggest that you call the State Vet and have him tested. You may be dealing with a respiratory issue and it could make all your birds carriers. I recently lost over 30 chickens that had to be culled because of MS (mycoplasma synoviae). From reading here, you have invested a lot...
YAY for you! 25 lbs is great! I just started back with the Atkins diet to lose my last 20 lbs (would have only been 10 but I faltered on my diet). That last 10 lbs for you should be a breeze. YAY for your hubby too. Great job, wish we could lose that fast!
I can't wait to see how many eggs you can fit in there!
That's something I NEED to do but every time I consider the idea, it rains. We haven't gotten a great established lawn yet so hubby and pooch would just ruin all my hard work by lunch.
Morning all! Anyone doing big chicken projects today? I will be patching a leaky coop and continuing to build my breeding pens until the rain comes late today- Blah. We just got dry enough to walk across the place without needing mud boots.
I thought I was content with the 7 I rescued until a friend hatched a dozen of their eggs for me. I went and bought an incubator when they were 2 weeks old! In less than a year I had, at one time, 43 chickens. I plan to get back to at least that number soon!
Got a question for all of you- how did you come to start raising chickens? Did you grow up with chickens on the farm ?
I grew up with them on the farm (grandparents had chickens). Moved to a not so big city but parents didn't have anything other than a dog and cat. I moved last year and where I...
If we are lucky, we have a week or 2 of pleasant weather then the summer heat wave begins. I would easily get spoiled with every day like today- the downside? We would all work ourselves to death building coops, pens and doing fencing!
We have to soak up all the sun we can before Thursday- another cold front rolling in and dropping us into the 50's. I will be glad when the cold finally leaves us alone!