Okay ~ three Orpington hens (two black and one silver), and two "mystery" hens I hatched when the feral mom was killed... believe she was a Brown Leghorn.
Anyway ~ "mystery" girls are going on seven months old; Orpingtons about a month older.
Built 'em a decent 4' X 8' coop, with a...
So about a month ago I'm out waging war on weeds with my new Husky 4-stroke weed-buzzer-downer.
Made darned good progress, too... was working my way into the last corner of the fenced yard when I suddenly stopped, feeling something wasn't quite right.
I turned the machine off, and in the...