Welcome to the list. I have just started on my chicken adventure and know all to well the feeling of loneliness when no one around you understands your...
Hi Linda B, You did the humane and loving thing with your poor little turkey baby, even though it's absolutely the pits having to do it, especially when you...
Hi Linda, I'm so sorry you had to go through that. It really is the pits. The same thing happened to me about a month ago. I took the chick to a bird vet and...
UPDATE on Louise and Houdini, who are still with us--still don't know what caused their problem of retaining fluid in their abdomens, but suspect liver failure...
In a message dated 5/30/2008 7:16:24 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, suze.scott@... writes: I gotta go cry. I'm crying along with you....So sorry about your...
I'm so sorry to hear this very sad news! Hopefully you and Pippin can comfort eachother. **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking...
An update and THANKS for all your support! Olivia's book video had gained 2 percentage points over the weekend, and she was in the lead and feeling good. But...
I appreciate the reminders. I usually check my mail every day, but sometimes I don't always get out and "surf", but I can go quickly and make a vote when you...
Hey Stacey have you sent this to other chicken lists? If so what ones. I'm on several and can forward your original message to any others if you like. Kay...
Most likely it's a rooster but I do know of a hen that crows. We know she is a hen for sure because she lays eggs :). Post a picture and we'll see if anyone...
I just got four new bantam chickens, three hens and a rooster. One of the hens is crowing. It's kind of a pathetic crow, but a crow nonetheless. Very strange!...
Linda, I'm so sorry! The amount we grieve equals the amount we loved :). My thoughts are with you. On a related note....I'm really sorry you couldn't get...
When I was younger, my parents had an Americana hen who loved to try to crow. She and her sister layed eggs everyday so I know they were both hens. Her...
Hi Linda, Sorry to hear about your turkey! Although I don't have a turkey I can only imagine that you did love that turkey as much as I love my little...
Hello Everyone, I've been a member for almost a year now and I must say that I love this group (and of course their chickens)and I love to hear what everyone...
I would only move into a restricted area if I could not find a place in a place the birds are legal. There is always, sooner or later, some self righteous...
--I can't keep my chicken off my porch so I just scoop up the poop and make poop tea to feed to my plants- you know what they say about lemons good luck,...
Hi! I live in a suburb about 20 miles south of Chicago. The houses in our town range from $250,000 - $5 million, we of course live on the cheaper side of ...
Believe me, there are a LOT of people in the cities breaking various and sundry animal ordinances. My cousin just recently was babysitting a pitbull pup and...
I think that they might be bad because my outside birds don't eat them because of their hairs...and I found THIS: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? ...
Very good detective work! "Gypsy moth caterpillars not only consume the leaves from millionsof acres of forest, but they can also give people a rash, The...
Hi Krista, We live in Illinois too! Downstate though...East Central Illinois. Nice to know we have some "neighbors". We also homeschool 3 children (all...
I just saw in the files that we have a map of where folks are at around the country. I would like to be added please. PM me and I will tell ya where we live....