Posts by Ed62

Chickens rock!mysocks :or a squirrel.I learn something new every day! Didn't know a squirrel could do that. We have tons of them. Thanks.Ed

Thanks for the post. We've actually had that happen twice before when there were 2 eggs with soft shells. Other than that, I've had no reason to suspect it happened again, but who knows?Ed

That might be a possibility, but I think a snake is more probable. Thanks for the reply.Ed

For some strange reason, most of our hens are laying their eggs outside, near the coop. Yesterday I saw one egg in a newly dug hole near the coop, but I left it there to be gathered later in the day. A little later, I went out there, and...

I haven't posted in a while, but thought I'd share this one. BOB THE CHICKEN                 Bob came home drunk one night, slid into bed beside his sleeping wife, and fell into a deep...

Thanks for the reply. But our little chick disappeared. I have no idea what happened to it.Ed

We've had a hen sitting in the nest for about 3 months! Today I decided to get her off the nest, and clean out the eggs. When I threw some treats in the chicken yard, she came running out to get some. Aha! I closed the door so she...

One possible problem with using pallets. You probably don't know what they were used for, and they might have been contaminated with something that is not good for chickens or other living things. They might be OK if well covered.Ed

Thanks for the quick reply. It's pretty much what I expected, but I wanted to be sure before I did anything. A little extra work might prevent being sorry later.Ed

I'm strongly considering adding a little more room to our coop. We have a concrete floor in the coop, but adding on, I'd like to consider having a plywood floor. I seem to remember reading that a wood floor should be raised a foot or...