Recent content by babylady4

I think you mean Barn Swallows…. Bird flu: elimination of the weak, strengthen the gene pool. The mass killing of poultry is nuts. Tornado was down by Evanston WI

The specific bird is the English Sparrow. English sparrows are an invasive species. They are a menace to our native birds; they will take over nesting sites from bluebirds, swallows, etc. even killing the birds in the boxes. They are also extremely destructive to grain crops. Getting rid of as...

I always wanted to try these for the sparrows…. https://sparrowtraps.net/

Just an FYI; if you were wearing red or were carrying anything red, that will entice a roo to attack. We found that out while carrying a folgers coffee can (and me in my red barn coat). It was like a switch with the roo. No red=no aggression.

If you want to get a good look at show birds, attend one of the poultry shows…. You can see the difference with the arch of the back, the feather quality, bird size…. Night and day difference. You also have the opportunity to speak with the judges and ask them what they look for when scoring...

Last batch of kraut I made was 46# of raw cabbage. I need to check the recipe but it was salt to every 4# of shredded cabbage. Weighed down with a big plate topped with a bag of brine to weigh down the cabbage and seal the edge. Cover top of crock with Saran and a towel strapped down with a few...

Looks like 1 1/3c? I assume you mean insta pot? The link below is for a pressure cooker, so it should work. https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1730998

My Alpha Roo will get a little uppity at times. I have clobbered him with a bucket before….. the hubs will snatch him and carry him around to show him who is boss. I usually bring a stick with me when entering the pen, just in case he gets a little frisky. He never chases us down and is just...

I had the golf balls in every box; at least three. These were junk golf balls, not brand new ones.

I put golf balls in the nest boxes, painted some of them brown. Never had any issues after that.

Thanks! Our coop is a prefab shed built onto a on hay wagon running gear. Super easy to move it around, which prevents the chooks from killing the grass. We use Premier1 electric fencing to keep the chickens in and the varmints out. 🙂 We splurged and put remote doors from Chicken Run on too.

Heavy molting going on with the chooks….. our barred rock put the extra effort in, but looks like he11 during the process….. And a nice fall shot of the coop….

Enjoying the moon tonight.

Dog TV….. rabbits…

Oh, the top is at an angle…… they still managed to do it.