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2 weeks ago a coon got into my coop and killed 3 of my 5 hens. 1 of the remaininh hens, a BO, was injured but is doing fine now. Neither of the remaing hens has laid since that night. Any idea how long it might be before they start to lay again? Just as a side note...We have trapped and killed 3...

Not sure where this should be posted so I guess I'll try here... I was given a lovely little silkie hen but 2 of my older hens just will not accept her. I would like to place her with other silkies NOT with other big hens who will treat her badly. If anyone has silkies they think will accept her...

Haven't been on here in a while...but I need some advice. My step-daughter bought me a young Silkie pullet for step Mothers Day. I have 6 other hens. 3 are 4 year old Bubbies and 3 are a year old. 2 sex links and a leghorn mix. I waited till the big girls all went in to roost the first night...

According to The Old Farmer's Almanac if you preserve an egg that's laid on Good Friday it will protect your flock all year....I wonder how you are supposed to preserve it?

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I just got this from a friend. Knowing how many of us here actually WEAR an apron I thought this was a good place to post this... The History Of Aprons I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, because she only...

Here is a link (hope it works) to Lisa Scottoline's column in the Inquirer yesterday. Apparently she has the same problems the rest of us do with our chickens. lol Click here: Chick Wit: Getting with the poultry program | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/04/2009...

That's the "I locked myself in my coop club!" I had just finished cleaning the run and went inside the coop to clean up in there and put in some new shavings, etc. and was trying to just keep the door closed enough so the wind didn't really come blowing in and next think I know....THUNK! What a...

I'm just updating this to say that the duckies went to their new home today... Thank heaven the ducks are gone!!! lol I took them up to a friends about 3:30 and he took them right up to his barn. His wife was on her way home with 2 Rouen ducks they are adopting from a wildlife rescue so the...

I mailed out the books we tallked about but they were returned as undeliverable....

First off I will say that I do not consider melted candy to be fudge! If you like it that's great but it's not what I am looking for. Fudge is some combination of sugar, milk, butter, vanilla, cocoa (?) , peanutbutter and MAYBE marshamallow and it is boiled till it forms a soft ball...

Has anyone seen the Backyard Poultry Magazine? I got a card for a free issue in my Mother Earth News when it came today. I sent in the card. I can't wait to actually see the magazine!

Good thing my internet connection went off for about an hour. That gave me time to get my pie crust made. lol We are having the obligatory pumpkin pie plus a black raspberry pie I promised my brother and a pumpkin roll. I picked the raspberries this summer and saved them for Thanksgiving. The...

Some days it doesn't take much to make me happy... today I made pickled eggs & beets with my own eggs and beets that I canned from my garden. I am thrilled! This is the first year I grew beets...I have no idea why I never did them before. I pickled them when I canned them and then added some...

I went out to breakfast this morning with 6 friends. When we were done eating one of them asked the waitress for a large to go box. When it came everyone loaded all their leftovers into it for the chickens. It cracked me up. they all love "the girls". Of course they all get a few eggs now and...

I am so proud of myself that I managed to get this picture reduced down far enough to use it as my avatar. I am NOT very good at this stuff. My 8 year old granddaughter drew it for me and I just had to show it off!

My chicks are fenced and have access to their coop all the time. They have always had food and water both inside and outside their coop. I had their outside feeder and waterer hanging but since we put up the motion light the slightest breeze activates it all the time. I sat them down on concrete...

WooHoo, today was the first time that I got 100% production from "the girls". 10 hens and 10 eggs! I know that with the days getting shorter and colder things will slow down and I don't mind that at all but I sure am happy to have 1 perfect day.

Found this on a catalog website..I thought it was pretty cool. I think it was only $12.95 It would be really cute for Easter or even decorated for Christmas. www.catalogfavorites.com

I stopped by a little local surplus outlet type store today. They are always giving away free stuff with a purchase. Usually it's some kind of produce that is at or past it's "good by" date. Last week it was pumpkins and the bagged Dole salads. Well today it was large containers of USDA organic...