I made sure I watered the tomatoes, okras, radishes, squash, and whatever else was growing out there; I really couldn't tell since the rain was pouring down so heavily.
Welcome to the forum! It would help, in gauging interest of those willing to take in a cockerel, if you let us know your general location. There's also a For Sale, Trading, Rehoming, etc., forums that you can post onto here on the BYC. Again, welcome aboard....
My main point was, we shouldn't stress too much about our flocks. They are more resilient than we give them credit for. I was in the same mindset as you, when I first started raising my own chickens..started with 6, lost a few, now up to 37 with more to come. Each one is treated as pets, with...
Well, out in nature, there is no human intervention, so I believe the hens will know how to handle things. It makes it easier for them when we help, but nature knows best.
Yeah, the wife forced me to buy a 3-wheeler after we had a minor spill on my Roadglide Special. She tried to break the fall and broke 2 bones in her left hand. Told me that the only way she'd go riding with me again was if the bike had 3 wheels.....
It comes and goes...right now, I can tell that it's returning since both my big toes, on each foot, feels swollen and my right ankle feels broken. I guess it didn't help that I spent the weekend at all-you-can-eat buffets eating beef and drinking beers.
I currently have 3 broody hens, with one successfully hatching out 2 eggs (out of the 4 I let her sit on). I kept the mother and chicks, in the same coop, locked up in a separate brooder for about a week..to allow the others to get acquainted with one another. Then I let mother and her hens...
Hi Lynne :welcome, I'm Knobby. I've lost quite a few of my flock to predators. The first couple of times are the hardest to get over, but then I realized that the predators are doing what comes naturally for them. The best that we can do is to try and make it harder on them. Anyways...