When I was small we had chickens. Now that I'm all grown up (Or so they say) I finally have my own.
Everyone thought I was crazy but They all want eggs! Who's crazy now? For my first girls I went with Redstar Hens They said that they would be friendly and easy to handle
and so far they were...
Thanks everyone for the wide view of advice.
I would not have even thought about half the things that were brought up on this subject.
I just wanted to know what to do for their well being. I have decided to let them be. figuring momma knows best.
So far so good I have only found one that did...
Hi everyone, I went out this morning and found one of my Neighbours hens with 13 chicks
she had hatched behind my coop.Their chickens are always in my yard hanging around my girls they never feed or lock up their birds they kinda just let them
be. The question I have is should I try to catch the...
Face book has a way of turing something good into something bad. Unfortunately you have to think about every word or statement
one posts on FB before doing so. We had a Teacher in this area post that she was not looking forward to teaching this year because the kids
were so rude in her school...
Do you notice any feathers laying around the coop or area they are in?
My girls also have bare butts. What I notice is when they bend to eat another one will come from behind and peck a feather out of that one.
It's a bad habit I wish I could break them of.
A simple sign on the coop door saying smile your on camera would probably get the egg count back where it belongs.
I recently had a similar problem and a padlock worked for me.
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Ya it is nice to see the ground again I thought i was gonna hafta shovel off my garden to plant this year.
The hawks are the reason I have waited so long to freerange. But like you said I will only let them out when I'm with them.
I finally got the guts to let them out today.All in all it went well I didn't think they would go back in but
they did all on their own.It was fun watching them explore their new world.
Is it as simple as opening the gate? Will they come back too roost?
Also for the first time should I let them out at the end of the day or will that not matter
Thanks.
Impis If you eat meat of any kind your argument is on deaf ears to most hunters. When you start eating just
veggies and roots come back and drive your point home. until then it ( your argument) holds absolutely no water its full of holes.
Have a nice day. Oh ya 2 more for sausage today.
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YES, and they are even more beautiful right next to the biscuit and mashed potatoes!
x2 MMMMM Yummy! Going out at 5 am hope to get another. Nothing like harvesting your own meat.