Posts by Beekissed

You won't have to be sprayed with blood.  Killing a chicken is not like the movie kills with blood spraying everywhere...they have very little blood, really, so the most you may get on you is a couple of drops on your shoes if you...

Quote: Originally Posted by finnfur  Thats correct Bee - no matter the species , when the Testosterone levels rage , you need to establish the pecking order.   Yes!  I raised 3 boys as a...

Actually, it's not hard work at all....and somewhat satisfying, if you've ever dealt with hard-headed males in your life.  It's a time when~finally~a female can teach a male something in a very firm and final way that he will...

Well....I caught him, took him by the back of his head and flipped him across the coop.  Then I chased him down again and grabbed him by the back of the neck and "pecked" him pretty hard several times on the head and a couple of...

Gave the first etiquette lesson to my chosen cockerel.  While I admire that he is defending his flock, he also needs to recognize who carries the feed around here and he needs to know it early on.  No exceptions.  I was...

Been raising chickens on and off for 37 years...never gave an antibiotic, never had illness in the flock.  So..no, I'm not into advocating antibiotics for a sneeze or a sniffle.    If you want a healthy flock, I'd put...

Yeah...they do say that.    If you could only observe chicks being raised by a broody mama at that age, they are never under her for warmth except at night~and even then they aren't under her at that age...more like...

Quote: Originally Posted by Windy Bay Farm  I am using pine shavings and have been changing it about every two or three days. I was thinking about switching to sand because I thought that maybe the pine shavings are...

I too have grown fond of this breed very quickly and am tickled to have some of them!  They are fascinating to watch and a testament to hard work...never saw such foraging, toughness and growth potential from a DP breed in my...

Well...I'm overwhelmed that you should say so!  Thank you!  One can only hope that the footprints left behind in life will yield good fruit long after they are gone...if not, why would one even take a step?  It's that...