It’s 20° and dropping here and I have two chickens sleeping in trees. Well…one is in a tree. By choice. The other (a naked neck) is somewhere else. Also by choice. I’m not worried about them or the crows or the little cardinals I saw yesterday in the chicken tree. Of course mine are acclimated...
I have no patience. Got this magnificent guy yesterday—supposed to be a jungle fowl, EE, naked neck mix. I have no idea where he spent the night but he is staking out his territory in the barn. I gave him four girls—none of whom are impressed.
One of those cats got a pullet this spring. The dog hasn’t been allowed to free range for a few days otherwise I would have just cut her loose on it. The dog is an eejit but she will go after a cat on command no problem
I have to disagree. Chickens are more resilient and adaptable than people give them credit for. If they have food and water and a predator-proof place to live they are not at risk of anything more sinister than boredom.
I used to be our neighborhood chicken-sitter and everyone had rat-proof...
Well I am regretting not having an incubator right now. My good rooster sacrificed himself to a bobcat for the hens. Didn’t lose a single hen but now I have no rooster. Lots of his eggs in the fridge though 😕
Haven’t gotten the bobcat yet but hubs thought he heard it again so he fired some buckshot in it’s general direction. Not sure if that was helpful or not. At any rate, probably going to get a Wyandotte cockerel tomorrow because not having a rooster is driving me bonkers. Still waiting on a...
I have only been through one southern winter and I laughed when the school had snow days. Then I found out why—they should really call them ice days. My husband is a great foul weather driver so he will drive if we have to go somewhere in the snow. I am pretty confident driving in the snow but...