The problem with trapping an killing them, raccoons, possum etc if you live in area where there is population of them and since they travel there will be more. I use trapping as a last resort and I do not release alive.
Best practice is to make sure your run and coop are predator proof.
Electric...
Chicken personalities, well took the 2 chicks out after she got off nest, it was dark, snuck in and put the 2 chicks behind her and off they went under her. Perfect.... :wee
Next morning.......:barnie could see one chick by herself and the other wanting to go mamma, well mamma was not gonna...
Im in WI and have looked at these laws ( selling eggs) before. We have 2 people which buy our extra eggs. I could easily get more customers and have been asked.
I would not waste my time with it, very little profit if that is your motive.
Wife and I like having the chickens and fresh eggs...
The broody hen has a chick now, guess I was few days off lost track. Been BZ. Wonder if chick hatched, she got off nest another hen went in and ate broken egg shell. Still missing hen. She still has few eggs to go. She gets off nest ill bring rest eggs to incubator.
Once she gets off nest I will...
So picked up chick at farm fleet, New Hampshire. ( dont have that variety) .70 cents cheap enough. It was more feathered than the chick daughter found.
Wife and I are wondering if someone is messing with us?
I have some rhubard, maybe i make something, planted couple years ago. Some sweet corn planted, wife has alot of garden planted and I have a mystery chick that popped up in the barn. Looks couple days old maybe 3? Daughter found it. Looked in barn lots hiding spots, cant find a hen sitting, do...
I used to go mushroom hunting alot and wife would go. Wife still goes usually once a year.Used find alot at times and sell alot.
I do not go much anymore the arthritis in my knees. and now I am like JVL overwhelmed with things to do.
I dont eat them anymore, they make me sick.
The auroura is...