Posts by joanna

I am toying with the idea of building a real coop with a portable run that I could run off any side of the coop. I thought about making a coop/run that I could rotate, but didn't want to give up that much permanent space of my...

anyone have some pics for us visual learners?  this sounds like just what we need

thanks for the input! it's very helpful

Ok, we've never clipped wings before but I'm thinking I want to on the next batch to keep them from flying over the fence.  My question is if I clip them to prevent fly aways, can they still get to their roost? We are re-building...

have you tried bribing them with eggs? (the neighbors...not the chickens).my girls are mostly quiet, I only worry about the roosters I'm getting next week.

Quote:Originally Posted by Wildsky I use so many things it is just not funny - I posted on the "FLY" thread.A good one is the Dynatrap - it has to run 24/7 and I add Lure for mosquito's....what's a Dynatrap?

do the zappers work on mosquitos?  I guess they would work on flies and such...kinda forgot about those.thanks for reminding me.

I want to have a get-together at my house over july 4th...my question is is there  safe method of ridding my yard of these nasty mosquito pests?  if i didn't have chickens, i'd use a yard fogger, but i'm questioning the safety...

gosh! what fun...the little cream pumpkins (brach's makes them again...YEA!!!)zero barsgiant sweet tarts (I think they were chewy?)

OK, maybe a little off topic...but,  of my 4 ducks, 3 are drakes. they will be 17 weeks old this week so i'm expecting to start finding an egg or two a week soon.my real question is obviously a ratio of 3:1 is not good, but what is...