Posts by lalaland

Oh Shan, I am so sorry.   THere isn't much that is bear proof.  Around here, the bee hives are fenced off with electric wire.  It works 90% of the time.  A guy across the river also had to put a noise string...

Shan, glad you are ok.  Just so you know, with bears its noise that gets them.  Especially metal noise - banging on trash can lid, tin can shakers, etc.  I have bears in my yard every spring and fall, and have come face...

Quote: Originally Posted by salt and pepper  I CAN'T get rid of the mites!!!I've sprayed all the coops with a permethrin solution after taking out all the bedding. I only scrubbed one of the coopds though, since the...

Quote: Originally Posted by BlueMouse  UGH. I was shutting everyone up tonight and Mrs. Bennet my EE hen spooked over something, and ran off into the bushes rather than going into the coop with everyone else. could...

Quote: Originally Posted by RedRidge    We had a terrible problem last year with ticks... so I bought 7 guinea keets... They have been hard at work on the farm here since the first of March... haven't...

I'll take the june bugs and trade you ticks.  Already picked off 14 from me so far today.  Thats with maybe a half hour outside, wearing big rubber boots, the better to protect, and changing clothes when I came back in and...

Leigh, I'm sorry to hear about gunnar.  hope you don't have to wait long for results.

Quote: Originally Posted by Child of Noah  I thought I picked up a quote from you about getting Icelandic and Swedish chickens?  I just got home from work and I am tired.  Those DO look similar!  If...

Quote: Originally Posted by OohLaLa  Thank you all, I guess she was beyond help. My baby passed a few min ago. sorry to hear that, it is always sad to have a little pass.   Quote: Originally Posted...

90's are definitely pushing it for me too!   laughing because I've measured for the brooder door 3 x's , screwed up 4 x's, and now I think it is best that I put down the tools and stop before things get out of hand.   not...