Just awhile ago here, we lost birds two nights in a row, to a mink of all things!! We live out in the country, in Nebraska, nowhere NEAR water! The first night, we went around & reinforced the coop really well. I still felt nervous & with good cause. The little #%*!@% came back the next night a...
I have a little americauna girl, about 4 yrs (?) She was real listless the other day & wouldn't venture out of the coop, so I brought her inside & looked her over. Her vent looked nasty & there was a fly, apparently trying to lay eggs, so I sprayed her with some Catron IV, let it work for...
How are your chicks doing? Are they laying? I just got the same combo, 3 of each. I chose them for their temperament, egg color & production. Also, sorta, because they're dual purpose. Not sure I could eat them after raising them though! Anyway, just curious.
In response to post # 33. LOL!!!! Love, love, LOVE it!! I was just sitting here reading the same posts & telling my friend pretty much the EXACT same thing!!! Some folks get pretty worked up about chicken facts!! Maybe they feel the need to boast up their chicken knowledge to make up for their...