Posts by jdypat

I am in a simuliar situation.. I have 23 six week olds and am going to put them to free range with the adults soon.  The way Ive done it with great success before is to put them in a large cage in the chicken yard.. and let them be...

i betcha thats a hen !... a green egg.?

Dirty eggs suggest to me a person too busy to have hens..  Before I see dirty eggs I put a new layer of dried grass clipping in the nest or a layer of hay.  About twice a month I remove it and replace it with a bit of hay or...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkuohLV2u0ki was amazed  cant wait til morning to try and sex my baby chicks..but they are two weeks old probably too old for this.. amazing...

they are using just one nest out of 9..  its getting crowded since i have  12 laying hens.. and some of them cant wait and the eggs are on the ground..   ive changed the hay.. ive cleaned the nest..but the memory lingers...

I would not kill any type of snake if it was not in my way.. when it crosses my way  my house my yard my hen house my comfort zone, I will do my best to re route it and leave it be.  remembre that sweet snake people......

Id betcha that you have a hen there..  anyone want to bed?  a green egg!

Quote:Originally Posted by birdlover And my dh says the neighbors are going to call the men in the white coats just because I go running and yelling like a banshee when the chickens are screaming the distress call!!  Wait until...

It was last year that I threw him over the fence..  this time he went on a long ride.  I doubt if ill see him again..but how many off spring does he have..?  i dunno.    Today.. I found 6 dove eggs. yep..hes been...

Welll the day is over   Im calmed down.. now  what do I do?  Ive been known to walk into the chicken house and put my  hand in the nest to see if there were any eggs there.. never again.   Do the snakes...