Posts by Mattemma

I have had great luck with a 1089 havahart $46 from home depot. Hope you catch it soon,and then leave the trap set for others.

Eat them.

Sorry for your loss. Chicks get eaten by so many things!

Get rid of the cats. Or tell your neighbor they should build a cat enclosure to provide a safe and fun outdoor experience for the cats in addition to being good neighbor. Me, I trap  roamers. Not going to waste money keeping...

Probably just need to add a bit of yeast to it to make wine.There is some specific yeasts for wine making,but I have seen vids where people use bread yeast mixed in with grape juice.   To make vinegar perhaps you can add...

Fracking is spreading in my local area and it will just be a matter of time before public and private water sources get polluted.Quite sad what people will do(to others) for money.

Try some tomatillos and ground cherries.For the fall get some kale going. I like to plant throughout the summer so I have crops coming in.The zukes and other summer squashes are easy to grow.Get some fruit plants in as they will take a...

My chickens scatter the bedding and soil too.Time to exclude them from most of the yard!   I use wood chips and old pine shaving bedding as mulch.If your grass can peek out it should be ok.Just rake back what you can into your...

 I had some of their BOSS sprout in my run area.For us the plants had to be a bit taller then them,but I noticed they would still take a few tastes.

 I have 2 larger chicks in my group of 6. I have not seperated them,but I will if the pecking gets worse.Eventually THEY will get pecked when I add them to my older flock.What goes around.....