Recent content by Martha C

Who is looking at a splayed toe when you're this handsome!

Fantastic! Thank you for the info. I will follow-up at these websites. Martha

Fantastic! Thank you for the info. I will follow-up at these websites. Martha

How far will peas travel. When I became an unexpected pea caretaker - that was Frankie who just appeared at my glass door and fell in love with her reflection - I phoned neighbors all around us (we all have 5 or more acres). I thought if they didn't own peas perhaps their neighbors on past...

Oh my goodness, Mr. Chuffy is beautiful! I love it when the elders shine! Martha

OH, what beauties. I hope to find some "blue" female chicks in the N. Kentucky area. Martha

I had such a short experience with peas (before a varmint killed my beautiful pea hen, Frankie), but quickly learned how much she loved my cornbread. Very easy recipe with sour cream, creamed corn and a few tablespoons of olive oil in it. I only gave her a 1 inch piece morning and evening...

Oh m goodness, how beautiful / magnificent. I want to purchase ~ 4 female blue chicks. Can you give me any suggestions how to locate such? Would love to have a male like yours but fear my neighbors (we all live on 5 acre wooded lots) would not be pleased with the calls of a male. Thank you, Martha

We recently had our beautiful (one & only) pea hen killed. Her behavior made it obvious that something had her disturbed for several days. Our biggest problem is a pack of coyotes. We also have fox. I'm now looking into obtaining a guard dog to live with new pen hens chicks. I'm thinking a...

Thank you for your generous information. I had already looked at one dog (on the net,not in person), a Komondo. Are you aware of anyone who has used them as a guard for peas? I'll look for info on the ones you mention. I was in hopes I could have 3 -4 hens and not have a male. My...

You are so kind to make such a nice offer. You didn't get to see my messages of this past weekend. My husband had gotten so attached to Frankie, what a sweet heart. We both made ourselves foolish over her. We awoke on Friday to find that something had killed her when she came off her roost...

All the "pea" community is so thoughtful and greatly appreciated. Even though we never even thought about having a pea, Frankie found us and we quickly fell in love with her. Like the one gentleman said, I'm sure I contributed to her demise because all the attention I gave her, and yes we have...

Thank you, Terri, for your condolences. Yes, it is hard to believe how tremendously attached to her my husband and I became and how quickly.

Remembering I am very uninformed - Frankie just showed up at my place so I considered her free ranging. I like the idea of "free ranging" (but am learning the price to be paid). Are you able to get a free-ranging bird to go into a pen at night? Please forgive me for my ignorance, I'm trying...

Thanks to all of you who have helped me become a "pea" person in the two months that FRANKIE showed up at my door. I never meant to be a "pea person" but this wonderful bird converted me. It was a crash course in learning how to care properly for her. I always "tucked" her in at night - went...