Posts by chick-in-florida

Quote:Originally Posted by Hound IMO anyone who chooses to have a pitbull is out of their tiny mind.  There are plenty of other breeds to choose from, but no they want the one that was created to be aggressive!  It...

i say never trust a pit bull or any other dog for that matter. my golden retriever was attacked not once but twice in one year by a neighborhood pit bull loose and in my own yard.  had to take the guy to court to get damages. the...

this guy got a lot of our chickens until we wised up and built huge kennels.

so very sorry for your loss.  heartbreaking.  that is the risk we take giving the chickens freedom to roam.  i have heavy tree cover in my yard and still the hawks try to descend.

Oh, one other thing I thought of.  At night when they are close to going to sleep they are always calmer and even the fussy ones who don't like to be touched in the daytime (lest they destroy their macho image in front of the...

I have 26 chickens sort of indoors.  In Florida we have "lanais" which are basically screened in porches.  I have some rabbit hutches in the 20x26 lanai and hay on the floor and two doggie doors out to smaller...

I laughed when I read this post.  My husband calls what I do "chucking the chickens".  When they are facing me I put my hands under their wings and massage them.  Some of them just love that and practically fall...