http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/-t1.htm chickens Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:43:43 GMT 10 http://i32.servimg.com/u/f32/11/89/78/18/thechi11.jpg http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/-t1.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/my-senile-little-hen-is-as-happy-as-can-be-t382.htm Okie About 9 years ago I was without chickens. I was offered some mixed breeds from a man who wanted to downsize. I said sure, bring them on. Believe it or not, I still have two of those original hens and two others lived until the past 6 months. Anywho, one of these old hens is a little black banty. She isn't OEB, but I am not sure what she is or if she is a mixed breed. Doesn't matter, back to the story. I have a separated brooder house that is a lean-to on the South side of my chicken ... The Hen House Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:43:43 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/my-senile-little-hen-is-as-happy-as-can-be-t382.htm#3067 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/my-senile-little-hen-is-as-happy-as-can-be-t382.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/my-new-chicken-wirenetted-run-and-gate-t372.htm tree68 the finished run and gate today Tom helped with bigger bits of the netting yesterday morning by lifting - unrolling and pushing the ends into an opened wood strip on the coop and on the oold run's pole - i did the rest like lacing up = making the gate = pegging netting to ground. this one shows the whole length of the long side. still a mess inside - even tho i cleared some today and raked stuff up from outside the run. corner of run - pole into concrete with a hole and ... The Hen House Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:30:23 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/my-new-chicken-wirenetted-run-and-gate-t372.htm#3014 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/my-new-chicken-wirenetted-run-and-gate-t372.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/my-first-four-white-capped-black-polish-chicks-t322.htm tree68 [img][/img] i hope they came out ok... wish me luck that they are all hens??? (biting my nails) one of the four isn't too good but seems to hang around which is good? tree The Hen House Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:05:05 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/my-first-four-white-capped-black-polish-chicks-t322.htm#2644 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/my-first-four-white-capped-black-polish-chicks-t322.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/what-do-you-think-t313.htm tree68 11/13/08 03:30 PM XploreOrganics said... in BYC " Interesting..." Our local farmer's co-op ran out of chicken feed so we were scrambling to try an make the cheapest organic feed from stuff at our grocery store. The cheapest organic human grain here being oats. We loaded the feed bucket with oats, black oil sunflower seeds, milet, wheat flakes, spelt flakes, flax seeds, alfalfa, oyster shell and grit along with some puffed organic corn and puffed kamut. Well the puffed ... The Hen House Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:19:22 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/what-do-you-think-t313.htm#2554 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/what-do-you-think-t313.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/funny-henny-storys-t315.htm WildCherry lmao readin all this chicken stuff makes me miss my chickens and birds..... but also brings back many funny memorys of them....... one was the C I A chicken flock...... C I A = CHICKENS IN ACTION. lol i recall one morning waking up to not a feather to be found. not one bird. normaly they woudl be scrachin around in the back yard and the roo in my window cell crowing to wake me up for the morning feeding and colfee shareing. but i wake up to silance..... no roo... no scrachin. ... The Hen House Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:27:40 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/funny-henny-storys-t315.htm#2569 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/funny-henny-storys-t315.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/i-need-help-from-the-pros-t204.htm noend Hi all. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend...I need a little help. I've got 6 almost baby chicks..They're just all mixed breeds. I got them at the feed store...They're almost 7 weeks old. I've had them on chick starter feed since I got them, and they've been staying in my garage. For the past few days I've been putting them in a cage a few hours a day, and putting it in the chicken pen, so they can get used to each other. My question/s is. How long before I can let them mix ... The Hen House Mon, 26 May 2008 22:16:26 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/i-need-help-from-the-pros-t204.htm#1337 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/i-need-help-from-the-pros-t204.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/cheep-cheep-t269.htm Okie That is the sound coming from the incubator. My little d'Uccles have been laying for a few weeks. I stuck some eggs from them and a few others in the incubator to check for hatchability before listing hatching eggs. Doing that is like an alcoholic taking one drink. LOL I set up the second incubator and have it filled. I also have about 10 silkie eggs to go into this first incubator after these finish hatching. BTW some of my Silver laced Polish pullets have started laying. I gotta get them ... The Hen House Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:46:44 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/cheep-cheep-t269.htm#2010 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/cheep-cheep-t269.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/what-do-you-have-t232.htm Okie What kind of poultry do you have? I have pure breeds of Silver Laced Polish, Dark Cornish, Silkies, d'Uccle Mille Fleurs, Blue Americauna, Sweater McGinnis Blue Faced Hatch Game, Bantam Cochins,Red Dorkings, Silver Cuckoo Marans, Super Silver Cuckoo Marans and Black Copper Marans. I also have some mixed breed laying hens, a dozen Bob White Quail and some Guineas. My Mille Fleurs, Silkies, SL Polish, Black Copper Marans and Dorkings are young birds that should start laying in the ... The Hen House Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:44:21 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/what-do-you-have-t232.htm#1571 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/what-do-you-have-t232.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/housing-poultry-t237.htm Okie How do you house your poultry? Before I started keeping seperate pure breeds, I had a couple of pens and a small shed that served as housing. Now I use tractors for most of my poultry. I have I think 8 tractors now. I have built them all and each one is different from the others. I was worried about wintering in the tractors, but I had no problems last Winter. When the weather got bad, I grouped the tractors together to help protect each other, then tarped them good. I had me a little shanty ... The Hen House Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:54:32 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/housing-poultry-t237.htm#1613 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/housing-poultry-t237.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/cochin-bantam-chicks-t249.htm Okie
]]> The Hen House Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:25:39 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/cochin-bantam-chicks-t249.htm#1809 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/cochin-bantam-chicks-t249.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/woot-woot-lol-t242.htm Admin I have been waiting and waiting for this day giggle momma pappa are they not to darn cute and yes the other egg hatched it is a bit lighter than the other two, will get a pic tomarrow of that peeper The Hen House Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:16:21 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/woot-woot-lol-t242.htm#1678 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/woot-woot-lol-t242.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/pics-for-you-deprived-chook-people-t200.htm ferdismom ok for those of you that don't know my beautiful blue cochin rooster died. the day that he died I found one egg in the nesting box, and the next day there was 4 more. I decided to put them in my new incubator and see what happened. well all 5 were fertile and hatched. One died but I have 4 beautiful little chooks. they all have different mothers, 1 of the mothers is a buff brahma, 1 a dark brahma, and 2 RIR's. They all have feathered feet and I'm sure one is a roo. I'm so excited they ... The Hen House Tue, 20 May 2008 00:24:07 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/pics-for-you-deprived-chook-people-t200.htm#1305 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/pics-for-you-deprived-chook-people-t200.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/hey-julie-t229.htm Admin She was just inside the barn door and still warm not a mark on her have no idea why she died, just wanted you to know.]]> The Hen House Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:00:25 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/hey-julie-t229.htm#1562 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/hey-julie-t229.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/got-my-silkie-eggs-t196.htm Admin I have put 6 under a broodie mutt silkie and the rest into the bator can't wait to see what happens with them The Hen House Thu, 15 May 2008 01:35:29 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/got-my-silkie-eggs-t196.htm#1275 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/got-my-silkie-eggs-t196.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/peep-pics-t209.htm Admin some pics for you all this is a red pile old english bantam pullet silkie mixbreed this is the one from the neighbors she hurt her leg and I am tring to help her get better silkie mix silkie mix silkie mix and last this is Mowhak lol I love his lil crest The Hen House Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:41:11 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/peep-pics-t209.htm#1370 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/peep-pics-t209.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/by-request-lol-t189.htm Admin ]]> The Hen House Fri, 02 May 2008 01:14:42 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/by-request-lol-t189.htm#1235 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/by-request-lol-t189.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/ahem-someone-is-t186.htm Deb
Me thinks this person should get 20 lashes with a wet noodle. ]]> The Hen House Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:55:59 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/ahem-someone-is-t186.htm#1231 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/ahem-someone-is-t186.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/new-incubator-in-action-update-t33.htm Dustin Biery So I just got my first incubator. I am using a Little Giant Still-air. I put 6 bantam mottled cochin hatching eggs in it last night, so I guess we will see how this works out for me. I am excited, but I dont know about not having a turner. But I am going to hope I can find one soon, without having to order one online. The Hen House Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:48:18 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/new-incubator-in-action-update-t33.htm#95 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/new-incubator-in-action-update-t33.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/i-also-have-peepage-t184.htm Dustin Biery Eggs that have obviously been in the bator for 20 days started peeping and hatching today! I was really worried after the powere outage last week that they would not hatch at all. The power went out at a very very bad time. Hope the rest of them continue to hatch! The Hen House Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:00:29 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/i-also-have-peepage-t184.htm#1197 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/i-also-have-peepage-t184.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/we-have-peepage-folksupdate-4-10-t176.htm Admin the eggs I set for my sister are hatching so far 5 are out another is pipped will get pics when the hatch is finished The Hen House Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:11:20 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/we-have-peepage-folksupdate-4-10-t176.htm#1149 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/we-have-peepage-folksupdate-4-10-t176.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/in-memory-t160.htm Dinergirl Something got into our fence last night and killed 8 of my 15 chickens. We have a lot of snow, but it is packed down hard, so we saw very few prints. The few we did see look like small dog prints. Kevin saw a coyote at the back of our property a week ago, and we probably have Fox in the area, but I have never seen them around. We didn't think the Coyote would come up this close to the house or this far into town. We also thought they were safe because of the fence they are in. What ever ... The Hen House Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:40:26 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/in-memory-t160.htm#1034 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/in-memory-t160.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/waiting-on-babies-t146.htm Dinergirl The baby chicks should come today!!! We ordered them from McMurray. I have been up since 4:30am waiting for the post office to call. They are supposed to come to our local post office, but last time an earlier post office called before they even reached ours. We both have to work this morning, so they better call soon!! Luckily it is going to reach the 50's today, lately we have been in the teens or colder. I will put up pic when they get here! The Hen House Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:40:49 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/waiting-on-babies-t146.htm#914 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/waiting-on-babies-t146.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/abbreviation-t142.htm ferdismom I am going to do this on my forum too, but I thought for the new chicken people it would help if we posted what the abbrevitions in poultry talk means. Ok I'm still sick so this might not be making sense lol. So I'll start. RIR-Rhode Island Red RIW-Rhode Island White BR-Barred Rock LH-Leghorn OEG-Old English Game OEGB-Old English Game Bantam MG-Modern Game Cornish X-Cornish Cross Orp-Orpington Del-Delaware Showgirls-Turken/Silkie Cross GLW-Golden Laced Wyndotte EE/Easter ... The Hen House Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:53:38 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/abbreviation-t142.htm#875 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/abbreviation-t142.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/bit-the-bullet-t115.htm Dustin Biery So I finally did it..I bit the bullet and orderd a cabinet style incubator...I am super excited that I am finally able to take care of some of my wants for once. Now I have to start looking to fill it... ***insert evil laugh*** The Hen House Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:17:51 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/bit-the-bullet-t115.htm#645 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/bit-the-bullet-t115.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/look-what-i-found-in-byp-t122.htm tree68 BYP - australian chicken message board. http://forum.backyardpoultry.com/viewtopic.php?t=7064 its about the nest boxes . . .some good ideas there. enjoy? The Hen House Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:58:33 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/look-what-i-found-in-byp-t122.htm#696 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/look-what-i-found-in-byp-t122.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/eggcited-t111.htm Dustin Biery

this is what I came home to! I was happy...wish there were more...LMAO]]> The Hen House Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:15:00 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/eggcited-t111.htm#634 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/eggcited-t111.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/giant-silkies-t98.htm ferdismom http://www.ovabid.com/detail.asp?id=2010&bigpic=0#img

Is this a scam? I haven't heard of these and I don't think the picture looks real. What do you think?
]]> The Hen House Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:48:13 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/giant-silkies-t98.htm#507 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/giant-silkies-t98.htm http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/which-one-t55.htm ferdismom can you guess which one is from my chickens? lol makes so mad that I have 3 hens old enough to lay and all I get is one egg a day. I had to break down and do the horror of all horrors and buy eggs from a store . Look at the color difference!! If they free ranged the chooks that have to lay for production, the eggs might look better. The Hen House Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:04:31 GMT http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/which-one-t55.htm#170 http://thechickenpalace.forumotion.com/the-hen-house-f7/which-one-t55.htm