Chicken Condominiums: The Main, Chicken Alley and the Nudist Colony
We live on 1/2 acre right on Main Street in a small agricultural town. We have multiple coops to keep our ladies (and one gentleman) content. Since space is tight, we utilized this small area to the fullest and created our...
My runs are also dog runs. I am very happy with them, although I ALWAYS shut them in at night because even though the top and floor are wired, I watched a weasel go right through the chain link to get one of my chickens. A friend of mine had raccoons reach through her at ground level to get her...
I am embarrassed to ask these questions since I have done many hours of research here and throughout the internet, am a certified vet tech, owned chickens and doves for years, but I figure better to ask you experts than to hurt the birds at all....
So I am a pigeon collector of sorts. I have...
Im in Durham too....I have seen ducks there also on occasion. I got my chickens from there. I bet around easter they will have some ducklings there. If you do decide to go (plan on a good quaratine) you can go early and peek in the boxes to see what they have before the auction starts.
I am a wanna-be believer. I really want to believe in this stuff, but I find it hard to believe. The only thing that keep a thread of hope for me are stories like this and my own three experiences:
First one I can remember like it was yesterday. I grew up in a family house that my great...
Thanks for the heads up Mary. I just have two pigeons, they are girls, so no babies!
My chickens are pretty easy going. I have tried to mix a dove in with them but they attack it no matter how much room I seem to get them...but maybe the run area would give me enough space to try again.
Sorry OP!
My pigeons beat up my doves??
So shelley, if you kept them together, did you shut yoru chickens away at night, if so, how did you shut the pigeons away at night? Do they "go to bed" the same way a chicken will or do you leave them "free" in the run?
Sorry to hijack the thread...
Hey guys....anyone in the area looking for a bantam polish rooster or a dove? I posted online, but would rather have a BYC member who is looking!
Muddy here today too. Its almost a shame when it is this nice, but so muddy this kids cant get outside! But hey, I'll take it!