Posts by hitgsd

Fire ants where in my coop last year, not the mound but workers.  So I removed all shavings and put down sevin dust then replaced the shavings.  The ants died, or at least moved on.  And if you are unsure of the ant...

My hen was acting weird recently too. Lethargic, not really eating and preferring to be alone.  Her croup was fine and not egg bound.  I had not wormed them before so I went ahead and did it.  The next morning she was up...

I went out last summer and found my hens fighting over a dead hummingbird.  We had a bad storm the night before and I think that killed the hummer, because I really can not imagine a hen snatching a bird that fast. ...

Since I posted this I had an opportunity to speak to my sister in law.  She is a wildlife biologist married to a wildlife biologist who works for the federal government in animal damage control.  He puts out rabies vaccine...

My husband put out rat poison in a shed without telling me.  I discovered it tonight.  My chickens have had free access to the area around the shed.  I do not know exactly where he put down the poison.  So far no...

Raptors, are birds who kill with their feet, i.e. crush the victim with their talons then eat them.  Owls, eagles, falcons, kestrels, hawks all raptors.  It would be possible to not see any wounds, or just small punctures....

I do not know if this is good for them or not, and please let me know if it is not, but I gave mine a bunch of june bugs last night.  For you Yankees a June bug is some kind of mid size beetle that come out at night.  The...

http://www.bedlamfarm.com/page/23/?s=simon   This link should be a picture of Simon the donkey after he had put on weight, but gives an idea of how he looked when rescued.

which video? 

I hope this is the right place for this, if not then I apologize.  Anyway Jon Katz is a author, he is well known for his dog books.  He also blogs about his life, and the animals on his farm, including  his chickens....