Posts by Daisy8s

It's hard to comment without knowing more about the chicken tractor. What size openings are there? Could it be tipped over by a donkey? If you are concerned about a predator digging under then I'm guessing it has no...

Quote: Originally Posted by blipit007  Great thread.  We just started with chickens and are avid gardeners.  My husband is worried about what they would do to his tomatoes and other precious edibles.  I...

Wondering why you had Lucy spayed. I would've thought the reason you got two dogs of the same breed was to have a few litters in order to raise your own replacements.  

Quote: Originally Posted by Bulldogma    Womanized plywood gave me a giggle!   I haven't finished catching up yet so I don't know if anyone else mentioned this, but Cedar fumes can be toxic...

I read that article when it came out. First, the title annoyed me...calling people interested in reclaiming forgotten agricultural practices "trendy" is belittling at best and uninformed at worst. Then again, seeing some of the $1,000...

They'll go through the woods and into your neighbor's land for sure...easily. They like to be in cover and there's nothing more attractive than dead leaves/forest duff for scratching up bugs. They'll be in those woods all the time and...

Yes, I posed this question about a month ago both on the Barred Rock thread and the Wyandotte thread and got no reply to either. Those threads are filled with nothing but people who want to show off pictures of their...

I have a Barred Rock rooster (my avatar) and a Silver-Laced Wyandotte hen. Both are just turning a year old.   This winter both began displaying feathers missing the black markings. In my rooster he has just one tail feather...

Oh, I should've mentioned that both these birds are 11 months old right now so I didn't think age would be a factor.   And, yes, they are both hatchery stock.   I just wanted to rule out some kind of nutritional...

My silver-laced wyandotte hen came through molt and turned up with all-white flight feathers on one wing--just 6-8 of the longest feathers are solid white instead of edged in black.   About the same time my barred rock rooster...