On Jul 27, 9:18 am, AriesVal <valerie.copel...@invalidgmail.com>
wrote:

Free poultry pedigree website, www.featheredfamilies.com. free
membership!

Hello,

My name is Margaret Guillory, I am in Patterson Louisiana.
I would like to tell you about a website my husband and I just created
called feathered families. The name of our organization is The
International...

I wrote earlier that while my Pekin drake is so very handsome, his mate is
rather haggared-looking. I occurs to me that the only exertion he endures
is waddling to the feeder, and an occasional bit o'sport with the missus,
while the poor missus lays an egg you could use to kill a burglar every
single day without fail!

No wonder she looks so used!

Is there a diet I could adopt that would slow down egg production while
building general health and condition? I'm thinking greens, oilseed and
minerals.

Any help is appreciated as usual.

When I collected my two Orpington ladies a couple of weeks ago, I was a bit
concerned as to how my two much-loved cats would react. I needn't have
worried. We had absolutely sudden and torrential rain here the night before
last and I had to dive into the greenhouse for cover. Imagine my amusement
to see the chickens running across the garden for sanctuary in their run.
Then I looked again. Under one side of the hen house was a chicken. In
prime place right under the middle was a cat!

Togetherness in adversity it seems.

"AriesVal" <valerie.copeland@invalidgmail.com> wrote in message
news:1s9p4ygc3jbq$.jf0x3t4by4cg.dlg@40tude.net...

Nice, thanks for sharing it. I had some Black Rocks about 20 years ago when
they were fairly new on the market, I think. They were very well suited for
free range as hybrids, and nice in temperament...

Do I need to provide a grit source for my hens if they have an outdoor
pen and a dirt floor coop or will they get enough from the dirt?

Hal

Hi, All!
My daughter has decided to keep some hens. She bought a couple dozen
Buff Orpington chicks that are now about half grown. One of them is a bit
smaller than the others. "Sleepy" has a bubble-type protrusion from around
her crop area that comes and goes. When she has it, she is weak but still
eats and drinks. Any idea what it could be? Or how to solve it, if
possible? Since the bird has had it for so long, we don't think it is
contagious; none of the others show any similar symptoms. She has wormed
them. She just can't find any literature on this particular problem.
Daughter keeps the chickens indoors in an elevated, clean, well-lit
coop, allowing them outside a few hours (when she can watch them) each day.
She feeds them according to their size and purpose...

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:34:32 GMT, Dutch email.com> wrote:

I've now had my Orpington ladies for just under a week, and lovely they are
too. I now have the experience of walking down the garden followed
closely by a cat and then by two hens. [Cat One is slightly mystified at
present, Cat Two is totally disbelieving!}

Anyway, I was told to put sheets of newspaper under the perch, and every day
I scrape anything off the perch and remove the top few layers of paper into
the compost. I was also told to thoroughly clean the hen house once a week,
dusting with louse powder when I do it. What I would like to know is, what
is the best disinfectant to use n the hen house? I can buy a special one, or
a poultry-keeper friend says to use Jeyes. What do other people advise this
beginner?