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My Guineas didn't play in the road. HOWEVER I had a chicken hatch them and raise them. THAT might be the difference. The chickens don't go by the road AT ALL. The ducks? They are dumb enough to try and play chicken with the cars on the road. Some folks swerve around them, but I have...

They are picking up small stones from the road. If you provide them with plenty of grit, they don't go to the road as much. I didn't have one single one hit by a car, darn it. (they got one of my ducks instead, blasted speeder)

Search for "Dry Canning" or "oven canning" for your flour storage. It's as simple as putting the flour in jars with lids and putting them in the oven at a certain temp for a certain time. Seems pretty easy, but more expensive than using a vacumn sealer in plastic "bags", because the jars...

Maybe those are from the owl that attacked? Or a falcon? But probably they are the underfeathers of one of your birds, which is why you don't see any missing on your birds.

I *think* SoNew said she was going to host this summer. Actually early spring when we are all hatching. I haven't seen her on this thread lately and my memory of that day is fuzzy as I wasn't feeling 100% (or even 50% actually, but I wouldn't miss it just for having a bad day) Tab? Who...

Quote: "Also, who all in here keeps chickens with ducks and other fowl successfully? I'm having a debate right now about whether it can be done. I'm staring out at my backyard right now where ducks, chickens, a goose, and guineas are living and free ranging in harmony, as they have been for the...

*waving hands wildly* They're mine. I'm sure of it. What I am not sure of is how they got across the river to your house. LOL Have you found where they are laying their eggs? Do you have your own coop or are you collecting your flock one chicken at a time? (Have you put a "found"...

Yes, I have this plant. It IS poisionous. I would cut it down (and do, actually) before the berries form and tempt the chickens. Now it is considered poisionous to humans...all parts of the plant are NOT ediable. Cut it down and burn it before the berries drop to the ground and you have...

That's New England for ya. Not overly friendly AT ALL. (It's genetic, I think) Some of us are close to you, even though we are across the border into NY. Smile.

Now that's a problem I would like to have....I wonder if one of your neighbors has a pet duck that comes over to socialize with your flock and lays her egg there? Stranger things have happened.

My first thought is you are holding the egg upside down and the air sack might rupture before hatching. Turn the egg over so the air sac (big end) is up when candleing or handling the eggs you are trying to hatch. My second thought is that any egg a chicken/duck has taken out of the nest for...

I'm not TOB, but you can add a "Signature line" by going to the TOP of this page, and on the right is your "name"....hover over it and a menu will appear. Select "edit my signature" and be sure to click "apply" or "ok" when you have your "signature" to your liking.

No mean roosters in my flock. They get the axe the very first time they come after me. Literally. Agressive roos yeild agressive offspring. ALL Roosters will protect their flock if they see you as a threat. So don't threaten their girls and lock him away when you do have to handle his girls.

Huh? I would love to know what Rhode Island's have that every other chicken in the world doesn't have. And are your chickens going to have access to your baby? I hope what you read about mixing flocks told you to go for it....unless you want to sell pure bred eggs a mixed flock is a delight.

Well, he crows about once a week....but mostly he makes this "hic" sound. LOL Oh, chickens have a very specific time they lay....however they are NOT letting us in on the secret of what time that is. LOL, again. PS a rooster's crow is much softer than the average dog bark...and most...

I have to have the the world's latest laying flock in the world. The ducks lay before I let them out at 7:30 am....the chickens? One lays around noon, the rest lay AFTER 2 pm....one has been known to lay after I close the coop at night. (after 7 pm, cuz if I close it late it is there at 9 or...

Another bird might solve the problem...BUT you are over thinking it. Do you have a box you can fill with shavings or straw for her to sleep in? My bantie survived the winter without a roost partner. (Roosts are too high for her and her summer partner took to roosting with the rest of the...

The best thing for the immune system is either Pre-School program (even 2 days a week for 2.5 hours helps) OR an older sibling. Once they have had all the germs once they stop being ill so often. The bad news is there are over 300 cold viruses, so you can have that many colds in your life and...

I WISH mine went through only 50 every 2 weeks. My flock goes 50 A WEEK. Now I do have 5 ducks down there....but still. I only have 18 chickens.

Hmmm... This is the time of year to do your research. Chickens are winding down their laying for the year and most will have all but stopped for the winter by the end of October/early November. The days are too short to stimulate the hormones to lay. Yes, some breeds will lay all year...