Recent content by gallusdomesticus

I've been keeping chickens for 15 years. I wanted a hobby after retiring from the Air Force and fortunately our housing area allows chickens. Currently have 12 hens and a rooster who all have names after Roman emperors wives, except Julius Caesar, the rooster after living in Rome for three...

Who says the French aren't tough? Assault Chickens!

I’m aftraid we’re losing the technology for chickens race with the Chinese. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201804/15/WS5ad2bf52a3105cdcf651850b.html

My Cemani hens are on the small size. They are between a bantam and a full size hen in size.

Only in Florida...... https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/2018/03/16/bomb-making-equipment-seized-fort-pierce-man-after-explosive-detonated-city/432210002/

Shoot, shovel, shut up....exactly

The following story is from Orlando Florida. The man chose to kill a raccoon that had killed his chickens by drowning. While those of us who own chickens, don't condone cruelty, this man had few options. What do you think about going to jail for getting rid of a predator...

I have had luck with a little oil and crop massage but I've also had a stubborn case of a hen who could not pass the obstruction in her crop so I took her to a vet and he performed a simple operation to incise and empty the crop and sew her up. She recovered quickly and did fine. Trick is...

http://tinyurl.com/znfxbu2 I wonder if this works? Worth a try!

do you give out 7 year membership awards?

Hawks are a constant problem here in the Florida panhandle. I have taken to shooting bottle rockets into the trees in the wooded lot next door to discourage them. One grabbed a two week old chick that was not 4 feet from me this past Saturday as I was cleaning her crate. I shouted and ran...

Nothing like having your favorite bird as your seat mate! http://tinyurl.com/zlp57m3 I detect some anti-chicken bias however.......

Sounds like a good idea..... http://tinyurl.com/qh5x4aj

One lucky bird..... http://tinyurl.com/qzolke6

Maybe those ancient Israelites were onto something..... http://tinyurl.com/op9eeml