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She sounds like a kick! I have a small Sicilian Buttercup that often takes his aggression out on me. I built a 'net' out of a metal hoop and part of an old trampoline net. I have caught him, carried him around, shoved him back with my foot, and trapped him under the net. Sometimes he'll leave...

Lost one of mine to red-tailed hawk. He has tormented us all winter. I even have 5 stray, pretty wild cats living on the property that live just fine around the chickens. They've all gotten along just hanging out. This hawk takes some chances.

Welcome, Brent! I grew up in Oxford. Sturbridge Village. AHHH... the memories.

Still looking for Faye from Oxford, Ma.. Teenager. She was showing a couple years ago. Anybody know her or if she is a member? P.S. to warmheart: Wish to heck you lived out here. I only use eggs for baking or cooking for company. I'm always trying to find a 'home' for some! Free-ranged up until...

Looking for Faye from Oxford, Ma.. Teen, used to show chickens (still?). Searching from Arizona...

Deer ticks also can carry Lyme disease. They are really tiny.

Many also starve.

Not pointless at all. It's the way it should be.

I don't hunt. I don't fish. I don't eat MY chickens. I have a mild allergy to egg whites, so I only use them in baking. I'm just too much of a chicken to kill anything. But cooking all that stuff you guys and gals hunt and catch is a whole different ball game. I just got some elk meat from a...

She hatched out her baby sometime yesterday. It's pitch black and looks very alert. She's a Bar Cochin and Dad is either a Buttercup or Buff Cochin. I'm hoping it's the Buff. Other than a Jersey Giant, I've never seen such a big rooster. She's big, too. And for such a shy lady, she sounds like a...

I never thought about a turkey carcass, but they can leave a watermelon rind as thin as paper. Around here, the chickens rush the door and if the catfood's not up, it's gone in seconds. I have a Naked Neck that's addicted to French-fried onions and knows exactly which cupboard they're in and...

Thanks Kelsie! I was hoping that would be good. I do plan on getting one bag of starter, but I also know the novelty of it will attract the others. They certainly aren't fussy. My friend is amazed at the variety my chickens eat, since his are pretty picky. I would guess it's because I'm a rather...

I'm rather expecting my brood hens' one egg to hatch out in a few days. I'm not having much luck on feed info. My chickens range all day and they always have available to them flockraiser and scratch as well as layer pellets for treats, have access to the now waning garden, compost piles and...

I also have health and anxiety issues, tuck them in, use them to turn my compost, debug my garden and keep me company. I have an allergy to egg whites, so I've never eaten a whole egg or one of my chickens. I get a huge kick out of people's expressions when I call them and they come flying and...

I still have not candled her egg! I'm older and have been going through some testing this week. I've been in and out and have not caught her off her nest. I just don't have the heart to disrupt her! Thank you for your input. Was a little bit on the 'pity pot' this morning and what you said about...