Recent content by maizie

I loved the pictures of the dogs and the birds! I have 14 dogs and some 40 chickens which co exist. My lab Daizie keeps Buddy, the RIR roo from attacking. You just have to point at the roo for Daizie and she will jump at him and he will move away. Its important that the dogs know those are my...

Wish I had some snapper! I take chicken livers which have been stewed a couple of hours and then add rice and it comes out like a large pot of maggots. Atleast that is what the chickens think it is! I don't make it every day but maybe twice a week for the dogs and chickens. This is especially...

Roosters are pretty tough. Did you see if he had any puncture wounds? He sounds like he is pretty tough!

My chickens eat grass, grass seed, new blades of grass-pretty much anything green.

I have bluejays which make quite a fuss when the hawks are near. The chickens listen to the bluejays and other birds too.

Cochin Rooster! I think McMurray's mystery chicks are always roosters!

I use 2 x 4's and secure them very, very well. Also a wooden ladder to assist in reaching the roosts.

It is wonderful!! It makes my roosting coop look like a chicken ghetto-poo everywhere-even in places that I didn't know they could reach. I am going to go back and paint the walls in one of my coops. So much easier to clean!

I sure am sorry about your girl. I know you will find another friend for Gloria and you have such a talent for naming your girls!

The neighbor's chicken might have been seen as an invader into your dog's territory. My dogs acted more aggressive toward my chickens until I moved and just turned everyone out together in the fenced yard. I don't let the dogs around young chicks but they are fine with the hens and roosters...

I have a RIR hen named Prissy. She had a sister who died last year and is the only RIR hen I have so she is lonely. All my hens stay in their own groups-Black Stars, Wyandottes, Barred Rocks... I let Prissy come inside to lay her egg next to my husband's desk ( ) and feed her grapes and...

That egg is some of that body snatcher stuff! Like a pod behind the hen's nest!

This is so excellent! I always say anyone can spend a lot of money to make something but few can do it with little or no money! I think this is so clever!! YaY!!

Water based paint when applied in warm weather dries very fast without the strong odor of an oil based paint. Just make sure it isn't Chinese paint!! (toxins)

It looks like you live in a suburb. This chicken coop will probably increase your home value.