Recent content by Ken H

I don't trap em, I kill them. 22 coons so far with a coulle of coyotes thrown in for good measure. Anyone want a pest pelt?

Just got done with a neighbor who's dogs(2) have killed my flock for the second year in a row. The man has agreed to pay for the chickens, the egg loss(a year of egg production from 10 chickens) and replacement. This was his choice between my claim and the $1,000.00 fines for letting his dogs...

breathing with it's beak open. Eyes are half closed and acts listless. Still eating and drinking. It first started coughing about 4 days ago. I set up a light bulb to give warmth but am at a loss as to what to do. Never had a sick chicken before. The bedding is pine shavings. Feed is a 'grower'...

I named mine too. Here they are...

Jersey Giant hens average 8-12 lbs. Roosters are bigger. If casterated (made into a capon) the birds can reach 20 lbs.

I have been looking for a couple of Jersey Giants for a year or so now. I had zero warning (father's day present) and my brooder is already in use with with some 10 week old ISA Browns, Eee gads!!! I built another brooder quick time. These new chicks are really cute but I hope they are all...

Found my first trully shelless egg this morning while it was still warm. Soft boiled it and it tasted just fine. That had to be the freshest boiled egg I have ever eaten. Here's a picture of it.

Had the egg by chance gotten wet? I've noticed that when washing an especially dirty egg that if not dried right away the color gets light 'spots' on it.

Had very heavy rains last light(Michigan) .Ground was saturated and not draining as fast as the rain fell. The result this morning when I let the girls loose was there were hundreds of worms and night crawlers out along with a delight the hens just discovered, crayfish. My girls must have eaten...

My ISA Brown sex-links lay every day with very rare exceptions. Small(4-5 lbs.) and people tolerant. Start laying from about 20 weeks. Medium eggs at first, the eggs rapidly increase in size as the hen matures. The egg color is a consistent rich brown.

My juvenile Australorps lay eggs just like that

One of my hens was killed and another badly hurt by a couple of the neighbor's two dogs on New Years day. The injured hen was the 'alfa' hen or whatever you would call the top hen. Until that time the flock was a friendly and calm group with contention happening only when pizza(their most...

I have put down several coons and two coyotes with my PCP airgun. IT shoots sub MOA and regulary gives me 1/2" groups at 75 yds. If you place your shot where you want it you don't need 200 fpe to down coyote sized pests. My gun puts out 72 fpe and has proven effective without the worry of 1...

Quote: My dog dufus is pretty big too. An English Mastiff. 245 lbs of gentile giant who dose'nt like anything to pick on his family

You might be a crazy chicken person if you can 'read your chickens' facial expressions'