that's a lot of chickens. I have almost that many. i'm very anxious to get my numbers down. my magic number is somewhere around 10. I have all heavy breeds/dual purpose. one is a big australorp...
Mrs. K;
i'm experiencing my first broody/hatched babies. I have only two babies out of 10 eggs. in my coop are 12 two mo old chicks I bought when my buff orp went broody the next day. will these rambunctious...
i'm with mrs. k. roosters can be a big handful & could be disastrous if children are involved. I had so much more harmony in my world before I had a rooster. my chickens free range & I want a degree of self...
my coop is built inside my hoop house. today my dh took a 5 ft rat snake out of my hoop house & moved him out into the pasture. I have a lot of confidence a snake can't get into the coop. any crack/crevice is...
I have never had weasel issues, but I have gone to great lengths to close the smallest of openings. mice getting in & leaving feces, rats chewing on birds, snakes killing if not eating birds - all things I don't want to...
I have heavy breed birds. I use the deep litter method. I notice as they jump down from the roost they displace the litter & the vinyl is exposed. they can slip on that. I just keep an eye out for this &...
so ridgerunner; my black australorp rooster is a year old. very big for his age. he does all the good things you say, but he's real hard on their backs. part of it is that he's so big & is juggling on them...
I've been discussing this topic a great deal with dh. we're both coming to the conclusion that the chopping block might work best for us. I have a cleaver that is heavy & has a good blade. he just suggested...
