There was a horrible racket outside tonight. My dogs went nuts. I went outback to find My big male goose fighting a opossum. He was keeping the opossum from getting into the chicken coop & doing a great job too. I grabbed the closest thing - a broom ( giggle ) & smacked that fat little thing...
So in early December we had a man break into my truck & our out buildings as well as my chicken coop.The many attemps to get into the house failed. We have video surveillance & were able to view who & when it happened. We turned everything over to the police. Good news is they got him. He went...
My neighbor came over very upset because her 20lb dog killed some of her 6-8 wk old pullets. There is 1 alive , 2 missing & others dead. She has adults too that are fine & are kept in a different area. They had no where to keep the surviving pullet ( enclosure destroyed ) so she gave her to...
Started out :
Now laying hens :
The flock keeps them in line but they are now sleeping on the top 2 bars of the chicken ladder with the rest of the ladies.
Wish me luck my chicken friends :) I broke my right ring finger last Thursday & going in for surgery tomorrow morning . I'm right handed to boot - uuuggg. Taking care of the hens & other animals have been interesting the past few days.
They are going to place a couple screws in to stabilize...
Went to the feed store today for bedding & chicken food. They had all kinds of chicks, ducks & goslings. I don't currently own geese but I don't know how I got out of the store with out them. The goslings were adorable & very friendly
They workers had no idea what kind they were- said they...
This little chick was dumped at a local high school in a plastic rodent container. Have had mixed opinions on breed. What do you think?
The day of rescue - 5th of this month?
This is a current pic -The yellow is darker than it shows in the pic but lighter than the first pic.
Another chick was dumped today - this time at the high school that my nephew goes to. He brought the little one to me. I was being good this year & not adding to my flock but I guess the forces of nature are against me lol. I went to the local feed store & got the new little chick a couple...
I have had chickens for a few years now ( mixed flock) . I get eggs every day. I purchased some chicks to add to the flock last year. They are BCM hens. They have been laying about an egg a day for the past two months and are aprox 8 months old. About 2 weeks ago one of the BCM hens laid and egg...
My chickens are not showing any signs of worms but i hear a lot of talk about de-worming.
Curious what others use to de-worm? Routine or only if you see worms? Natural or chemical?
2 local feed stores recommend Wazine 17 - is it really safe to eat eggs after 2 weeks?
I had to work late last night so the hens were out later than usual. When i went outside to the coop i noticed a bunch of feathers by the gate (scattered pile) . They were from my favorite hen. I thought for sure she was dead. All the girls were inside the coop. I picked up the hen that all the...
Young beautiful Maran cockrel ( 6 mo ) needs to be rehomed. Hoping to rehome to a new flock of ladies & not a dinner table. Located in Oregon. He is large, hand raised & nice. Free to good home.