Recent content by Astrid

OH my god what a fright for you! UGH! I'm SO glad your little ones made it safe and sound, DESPITE the carelessness of that postal employee. In one of my several conversations with Meyer, the exceedingly helpful employee told me about how shipping chicks is not a new concept for the post...

It was a horror. No fault of Meyer- the package actually arrived in less than 24 hours. But it was so manhandled by the PO that seven of the nine arrived dead, stuck under the bedding and heat pad, or head down, jammed in the crevice between the divider that keeps the chicks from the packet of...

I just happened upon this bergamot (bee balm) and basil product and am wondering if it would be safe to sprinkle in my brooder (Rubbermaid stock tank) as it will be in my house for a while. I'm concerned about the safety for little ones. Thoughts...

OH Thanks for the tip! I'll check them out. We're always up for a good road trip!

It's so stressful! What did you order? I've got Barred Rock, Speckled Sussex, Buff Orpingtons, and Salmon Favarolles in my order. The Favarolles are new to me; I've never had them before. Buffs and Sussex have been favorites over the years.

Thank you! I have nine: Barred Rock, Buff Orpington, Speckled Sussex and (a new breed for me) Salmon Favarolles. Buffs and Speckled Sussex have been my favorites over the years. Looking forward to having a chatty coop again. It's been quiet for far too long.

That's wonderful to hear! Best of luck with your new little ones!

No, I completely understood what you said. We have a bear issue in my area too, exacerbated by folks feeding wild birds and/or leaving their trash unsecure. I'm not sure what due diligence I could have done to avoid attracting the foxes; they return year after year and dig through/under/around...

I'm not sure I understand your (unhelpful) comment. Could you elaborate?

"not attracting them." That horse is out of the barn. It's not like I posted a neon sign, "VACANCY!" but they found their way here on their own, at least two + years ago, attracted by the cozy, secluded, dry denning area under the barn. Similarly, shooting them is not an option either, as...

Yes, I did comb through back threads but didn't find anything really up-to-date; most were from spring/summer/fall of 2020. I have a chick order from Meyer set to be hatched and delivered the last week of April. I'm growing concerned with the most recent news about DeJoy warning of NEW...

We have thought about a Havahart trap and relocation ourselves, but we know we have skunk in the area (as most urban/suburban neighborhoods in Connecticut do) and are worried that we'll trap a skunk instead-- and then what???

No, the fox are denning under the barn. In December of 2019, a fisher ripped open the chicken wire and got my whole flock. We had planned to start again in the spring of 2020, but that's when we noticed the fox family. We spent all last summer trying to convince them to relocate, all to no...

Yes; I think they've been denning there and I'd bet there are kits already. We see two adults on our trail camera, coming and going. There is a tack room that's an extension of the barn, separated from the main barn floor by a sliding door. That room is the coop. It's got a sturdy, solid...

Hubby already piled in some boulders and filled in the dirt they moved. This is what he installed at the edge of the barn, securing hardware cloth from the ground to the underside of the barn: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/dig-defence-large-animal-barrier-10-pack-dd3103210?cm_vc=-10005