Comments on: I Have Chickens

By: Judy Gentry

Judy Gentry — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:54:12 +0000

:cattail: I am soooooo green. Want chix now!!!!! Congrats. Hope everything hatches ok. :flying:

By: grace elizabeth warman

grace elizabeth warman — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:00:13 +0000

i have 7 to 10 week chicks :bananadance: :elephant: :rotfl: :rotfl: :fryingpan: :fryingpan: :fryingpan: :wall: what do i feed them right now im feeding them grass one is about to die plese get back to me asap

By: Princess THAT'S RIGHT THE PRINCESS THE 1 AND ONLY

Princess THAT'S RIGHT THE PRINCESS THE 1 AND ONLY — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:35:48 +0000

LOVLY CHICKENS :bananadance:

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:58:18 +0000

Oh Suzanne, you are so blessed. I have raised chickens in the past and enjoyed it so much. Your Dominiques will have a Rose Comb. Kinda lumpy and not too tall, whereas your Barred Plymouth Rocks will have the standard single comb. I always prefered the standard comb myself. If your easter egg chickens are like mine were, they will be big ole pets before ya know it. When they get lettin’ out size it might be a good idea to clip the feathers of one wing to keep them from roosting in the trees at nite. Once mine started it was hard to get them back in the coop at nite. We only had a problem with red tailed hawks once,We had a night light on a pole close to the coop/pen, and he would come at night and try to take one. Come to find out he was an adolescent and was pretty poor. Kinda hated to see him pass, but the chickens didn’t!! Any whooo you take care and keep up the great work, “chicken mom”.
Terry in NE OKLA

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:35:58 +0000

How very wonderful. I am looking forward to seeing more hatch day reports tomorrow.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:17:52 +0000

Yes, the last chick looks angry, but it’s totally cute. And vocal from the way it’s little beak is open like that. I have to say that pic is my favorite, but I’m still in love with Lucky’s fluffy feathers. xxoo

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:17:38 +0000

ohhh, how adorable!!!!!
I had a boyfriend that raised baby chicks and would put them under a lamp..and in a pen. (about all I remember LOL). Another boyfriend gave me baby chicks for Easter, and each one was dyed – pink, green, blue…and he had them in a little pen behind his house, but a fox or something got in and ate them!!!! The next am, all I saw were little pink and green and purple feathers..so sad.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:20:24 +0000

I think you need to name this angry little Bantam “Fiesty”

By: Princess THATS RIGHT THE PRINCESS THE ONE AND ONLY

Princess THATS RIGHT THE PRINCESS THE ONE AND ONLY — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:49:41 +0000

THAT 1 LOOKS MAD

By: Ruby55

Ruby55 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:52:38 +0000

Ooh, that’s the great joy of spring, isn’t it, to see things grow and be born. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen actual hatchlings in the feather, so to speak. Friends of ours in Manitoba used to have a farm and whenever we got out there, we’d go to see any new critters: chicks, piglets, calves, and whatever else happened to be around at the time. It’s a small mircle each time.

What will you do with them? Raise them and get them to lay eggs? What about your cat(s)? Are the chicks safe? :cattail:

We’re back to cold weather after about a week of up to 77F temperatures. But then, that was expected even after the ultra-heavy snowfall this winter. We’ve definitely had snow on Mother’s Day and even in July. I think we were saying the other day that the only month we probably haven’t had any snow ever is August.

Hope you have even more little chickies over the rest of the day.