Recent content by Hinotori

Mom doesn't do a timer, but she's used drip lines for her 70+ pot garden for years now. Works really well

I haven't had that fault pop up in my birds. I wouldn't use the bird for breeding and both parents would be removed from breeding since it's recessive so both carried it. I do this with most disqualifications. If it's from crossing in another breed for a trait, that takes much time to remove it...

It's been mix of rain and sun here all day.

I'm good. Set 5 eggs under a silkie trio last week. Collecting from a different pen to set more.

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Welcome to the group!

I don't get out there to let them out. Silkies are safe in their pens. Large fowl have an automatic door

I'll probably always keep at least a few as pets at the worst

The evil things will go stand on their treadle feeder step when the birds manage to get in. Then they wait until the little bird takes the bait and flies down to grab food. Silkie then jumps off the treadle. I had weights on the lids that silkies can just open because of too intelligent rats...

Not kidding about my silkies being killers. They got 3 red-winged blackbirds and 2 sparrows in the last week

Responded to a question in the byc facebook group about ugly coops. I don't think mine is very pretty. This is my set up. All 5 pens open to a courtyard for safe "free ranging". It's on the west side so the walls stay tarped year round as I found it keeps it cooler inside. Back of pens...

Had 3/4 inch yesterday. It being drier today is good

I'd try something that also carries blue

Im sorry. This is what that boy reminds me of