Posts by nwfl

that is a good list. when my flock was smaller i allowed them to range into my herb garden and even planted herbs along my flower beds. the ladies would help themselves at different times of the year to different herbs and at other...

my grand mother had a good plan for a grass rotation curcuit for a small coop in her yard. she had two runs and two pop hole doors on the house. each yard was about 25x25. in winter they butchered most of the birds and reseeded one run...

if it were only my husband and i eating our weekend breakfast and an occasional sunday roaster we could get by with 6 ladies, a few straight run and pullet replacements each spring. we sell eggs to regular customers and only have two egg...

put them in a run for the better part of the day and only give treats there. they'll get over it and be happy with any situation. also, install some sort of gate for your porch or baby gate, too for when they are roaming. good...

i would definitely call arnd, vets and animal control nearby. pugs are not a dog one would dump off. you are a good person to take him in. he may be micro chipped, a vet can scan for no charge.

my dark cornish ladies can fly up to 12 feet high and higher when their wings arent clipped.

i have many birds and get chicks to freshen flocks. i always brood my chicks safely and provide a seperate coop as they out grow each area that is along the side of the layer pen. then before they begin laying, after our ladies are out...

they want dark meat and bones. im thinking about offspring. im assuming i will get dark meat and bones from the offspring of this hen. and surely they will grow quicker than the silkies

has anyone tried a silkie/sumatra cross for black meat? i have searched and googled but found nothing. posted in the breed/genetics discussions but this may be a better place. i have a lone black sumatra hen and 2 silkies given to me in...

here's the latest. my husband picked up the birds and put them into the coop we had set up for them. he looked them over for some time and after i got got home we discussed future plans for the birds. i personally am not fond of...