If anyone in Laramie County is interested we are starting a permaculture/homesteading group. First meeting is April 21st at 5:30pm at the Cheyenne Library.
This is a general farming, gardening, livestock growing, bee keeping group. Something I think a lot of us need. I'm looking forward to...
Last night and this morning I swear I wasn't going to be able to drive west. Totally getting blown east. I almost became a Nebraskan! lol The peacocks sure do hate that wind!
Is this wind ever going to stop?? Discouraging!
Well my husband and I have decided no more animals this year. We have a lot of house projects to take care of, thanks to this wind. Our house is just getting sandblasted so we need to repaint. Then there is roofing repair, also wind related. Have...
I had 10. A more suicidal bunch of birds I've never seen. lol They used to freak out and fly INTO THE WALLS breaking their necks. We lost 4 that way. The rest we lost to a great horned owl. The noise isn't all that bad since they're far enough from the house to not be a bother. I just hate going...
Welcome! You're crazy having that many guineas though. lol I can't stand those birds! I have 3 right now and they can't die off fast enough. They do some decent pest control but they're total bullies and freakishly loud! lol
If you read from other members they'll tell you the chickens will dig up the roots. Just consider that. They may kill your trees. Put aspens around the chicken area. They grow fast and are cheap so you won't be too depressed if the chickens kill them.
I want to see pics!
My birds NEVER leave the coop during the winter. Not once. It's the wind. Even when it's not cold they'd rather not venture out into gale force winds. I do have a barn so space isn't an issue for all my birds. Anyway, the wind is what you need to consider. I've had my birds...
Hey everyone,
I had a problem, dog eating rooster problem in fact. Now I am not going to have any fertile eggs for my neices science fair project due in Feb. We were going to do a hatching expirement as she's crazy about my chickens. I'm hoping to buy hatching eggs from people. As many as...