My hen was dead in the run this evening, had this strange growth on her neck I hadn’t seen before. Anyone seen something like this before? Is this a cancer or a pecking injury? We removed the rooster 5 days ago, and just have 5 hens (well, now 4). The run allowed more than 10 sq ft per bird.
I just added a long chain hanging from a rafter in the run, with a screw eyebolt at the end. I can screw that into a cabbage and the chickens can play tether ball!
I've been using the Premium model for almost three weeks with the only issue being caused by the operator. I set up the system for light sensor plus 10 minutes, and one of my chickens didn't make it inside. When I tried to manually open the door, I punched the wrong button and had to...
In the areas where you have your feed cans stored, if it is an enclosed room or shed, you can soak a couple of cotton balls with peppermint oil and stash them around the can and around the room. The smell of the peppermint drives the mice out. We had mice get into our hay storage area two...
They wish!! Seriously, they get a little over an acre each to play on during most days. They are also spoiled pretty rotten, but they have to work some too. Riding in the morning and security patrols at all other times. They don't like intruding dogs, foxes, snakes, or cats. They'll chase...