Posts by GrandmaChickie

@ JohnCV     "I dream of a better tomorrow..." I just had to to say, I freakin' LOVE your quote! Chicken Rights! Chicken Rights!

Very good advice, 3LilBirds!

This doesn't help with training your dog, but just thought I would note that our dog pen is within sight of our chicken coop, and we like it that way. If any critters come snooping around the coop at night, our dogs sing out and scare...

I think LeadWolf1 about covered it, but thought I would add my 2 cents.   My hens got a little peckish for a while, especially my toes, when I was sitting out with them, keeping watch. After catching me off guard a couple of times...

I had a chick that I had to "nurse" this way for over a week before she was finally strong enough to feed and water herself without my intervention. Now she is the biggest, best hen of the flock! So don't give up!

I saw an ad on Craigslist today that said something along the lines of, "I got this cute bunny to teach my daycare kids how to take proper care of rabbits. Now it's time to get rid of it."   So...you're teaching them...

Oh, I should add that the hen house is set up off the ground, too. Adds that little bit of extra security.

I'm going to guess from your post that the raccoon is NOT actually getting any chickens...? If not, it should give up and go away. We keep our chicken coop about 30 yards from the dog pen--the dogs scare away just about anything and...

There are two things I never imagined doing--being a grandma and raising chickens! But now I LOVE both! We had chickens when I was a kid, but there was definitely a "survival of the fittest" mentality regarding them--I don't ever...

I sit in my lawn chair on the deck, and within about 10 minutes, I have 4 chickens sitting on the arms of the chair and in my lap!