Recent content by chickiepooh

Thank you... I did do a little research and found out just what you are saying. I could never be so inhumane. I will have to find a home for him.

Okay... I love my Roo and the ordinances say I can not keep him because of his crow. Is it possible to surgically silence his crow? It may be a crazy question, but I just had to ask. I don't want to have to give him up... he is so sweet and adorable! He even protects his flock of ladies...

After 6 years of living with my wonderful peeps I think I have finally figured out how to keep them safe... Flight top netting covering 100 x 75 foot run, automatic door, 6 niteguards, buried fence and actually have a roo for the first time who is very quiet and protects his girls. I just love...

Two of my 4 new silkie peeps from VJP Poultry at the Houle Chicken Swap in Forest Lake

I bought some silkies too - from Vicky of VJP Poultry! They are so adorable and very healthy looking. I also bought a bucket of small koi to put in my pond. It was a small swap but still worth the trip from Elk River. I am anxiously awaiting the next show... Is there one in New Ulm in June...

Yes... finally a poultry swap I can fit into my schedule! I am sooo excited. I need a few more peeps to add to my flock! Can't wait until Saturday. Heading there from Elk River... doesn't seem to far. I would love a couple blue or splash silkies. My fingers are crossed.

Being a reptile enthusiast, I would say relocate it! I had a mink kill all of my wonderful hens and I swore I was going to kill it when I captured it... I couldn't. It was just doing as nature intended. I relocated him many miles away... and did a bit of rethinking predator proofing! Good...

I have been going through the same thing. I bought 18 chicks at the farm store I have gotten chicks from for years never experiencing a single death. Since I picked them up Friday the 15th all of them have died one and two at a time. The last one died today. They start breathing hard and...

I live in Elk River, MN. We have 17 chickens - egg layers and a few pet silkies. We use part of our garden shed (6x10 of it) for our chickens. We built on a 12x12 covered run on the side of the shed, where their food and water is, that we cover in clear plastic for the winter. We don't heat...

I wish I could have more chickens where I live... I'd have many more! Wait... maybe it is a good thing I can only have so many!

Just checked chat out.... very nice!

I noticed this Mallard drake and a hen in my pond this morning. I have never seen anything like this in the wild. Could it be a 'pet' that got away or does this kind of mutation happen in mallards often?

I just bought a half dozen broiler chicks from the local farm store... they always have a huge variety of chicks, duckling, goslings, turkey and pheasant chicks on hand. It is a great place in Anoka, MN for anyone in this area. I thought maybe one of my broody silkies might take to these...

I have a 60 pound sulcata tortoise who is only 10 years old and is going to just keep growing! I have had her since she was just a hatchling and fit in the palm of my hand. She will live over a hundred years. Living in Minnesota she has to be kept inside half of the year. She has her own...

I had 4 foot tall fence and recently made it 6 feet tall. The hens were flying out even though I clipped their flight feathers. The 6 foot fence is keeping them in. I use game bird top flight netting to cover my run. I'd love to see pics. Go to photobucket.com and they will take care of...