Posts by emrys

I took  wire dog crate, removed the pan, put hardware cloth on the bottom and set the whole thing on saw horses.  The cool air circulates under the hen and after a few days she quits growling.  One more day and she is...

A terrier mix that loves to chase small animals combined with chickens sounds like good fencing will be your friend.  My terrier loves the chickens.  She loves chasing them, catching them and if given the chance...

Pullets are named.  The ones headed to the freezer are, the black one, the red one....

I don't put water in the coop.  Don't want the mess of spilled water and wet bedding.  Water is in the run.  So is food unless it's pouring rain.  If I were to put food and water in the coop I would want them far...

Block off the nest box.  Bad habits can be hard to break.  You don't want poopie nest boxes and poopie eggs in your future.

If you cut just a little off the end then trim again in a week doing the same thing you can eventually get the nails back to a proper length, at least that's what works for dogs.  Chickens with dirt to scratch in should be able to...

Train them to go insdie the coop by tossing scratch into the coop in the evening at a bedtime you find suitable.  It may take a few times to get them all cooperating.  Once you get the majority in you might be able to corner...

Fairly common.  I have had two roosters who would pick up and drop blueberries while calling the girls. They would stand around and not eat until most of the girls had had a turn.

You might try putting one hen in the pen with Sunny.  One on one they could adjust to one another.  Then in a month or two when you combine flocks Sunny won't be a lone newby.  At night when you go out to shut the dog...

Eggs from the grocery store peel because they are old.  Maybe as much as a month old before they get to the store shelves.  Your eggs don't peel because they are fresh.  I don't like hard boiled eggs because of the green...