Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

If your drivewayis better in the winter because rough areas are filled with snow, you migt be me

I should also say hello to lololutsung and anyone else I haven't met here in the years i haven't checked in. I had a bunch of life setbacks and i got rid of all my birds while I dealt with things. Todayis my birthday and I have decided to do some things i enjoy and I miss birds so here I am.

Good New Year eh! Wow its been a long time since I checked in here! I'm glad to see this forum is still going! I need to change my avatar - Molly is an old pug now.

Hello Ross - work and home life got me out of birds for a while. Plus I got a dog - husky mix - that kills small animals. He’s great with other dogs (pugs), and friendly (too friendly as he’ll jump into any vehicle 🤣) and He got a few rats (which became an issue). Plus with coccidiosis - the best wa...

Well gidday eh! I haven’t checked in here in a while.

oh yes ponypoor - behaviour can be very different between chicken breeds - here is a good breed reference http://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/chooks/chooks.html

Well good day and welcome eh! WLLady - $10 says that your hen is not fully a hen. "indeterminate sex" does occur in nature.

Well good day eh! I'm glad to see you are all ok (more or less). I am still kicking around, and just got a few bantams but I am trying to keep the bird math under control. I don't care to raise anything until I know what we are doing next summer as Carla has a sabbatical and we might travel far for ...

FYI newly hatched birds can go more then 24 hours without food or water - the answer is 48 hours (or is it longer?) - this is why hatcheries can ship day old chicks so far

for reference there is two mobile processors that operate near Renfrew/ Pembroke