Posts by kareninthesun

Sometimes. Love my jeans, and boots. Sometimes I look like I live in the coop: I use rice hulls and alfalfa hay in the coop, and since it was cold outside, I also had on a hooded sweat shirt, hood down. Always twist my long red hair up...

So yesterday, one of my best (and smartest and most worldly traveled) friends was asking me if my rhode island hens were friendly. she shared that she visited a friend of hers out of state whom had five rirs and they were so friendly...

Quote: Originally Posted by ChicKat  Hey Karen,    Your chickens are breaking the rules.  It does sound like they can, somewhat control.or postpone or store the eggs.  (just from the...

Respectfully, there is a difference between smothering a spouse with kindness and having the courage to break a cycle. Relationships are all different, but most problems start slow, with no corrections through communications or...

yesterday, nine. Hunted carefully all through the coop and nesting boxes, found no more there. Hunted all over the yard, in every hiding spot. Zip. Last careful search just as the girls were in the bottom of the coop preparing to go...

Is it just my imagination, or following their weekly break of egg laying, until they lay, they seem louder, less kind to one another, a bit grumpy and impatient.

yeah, thank you. the next day they were in sinque, choosing it to be their day off. had a total of eight eggs.

Agreed. This wasn't a story of roseyness though, but mindset. if one is in danger, break away. stay safe. and excuses in which a woman is being blamed to justify the behavior doesn't fly either. bitgerness sets in in tiny steps until...

My daily routine is to check the nesting boxes every morning at dawn when I free them from the coop. I have early layers. then around noon, and again about an hour before they call it a night. I always keep a separate bowl starting the...

Shes home. breathing better. going to be closely monitored. and switching to a dr whom specializes in what she needs.she also has heart problems. looks like a healthy happy 30 year old.