Did anyone else see the chicken coop built on the Animal Planet show 'Redwood Kings' last night? Apparently some Las Vegas entertainer (whom I have never heard of) & her husband wanted a coop for their rather large flock. Don't know what it cost but it was pretty awesome - included three...
Pulled off the wire and killed all 3 chickens overnight. And no one heard it, which is odd as the other times the ^^%&% thing has been around, we all heard them making a fuss.
To borrow a quote, "This, you realize, means war!"
I have 3 Buff Orpington & 2 Ameraucana hens. They all hatched on the same day first week of May; we got them all at the same time. One Orpington is now laying for 2+ weeks, but the other 2 seem to be lagging in growth (or puberty) - small combs, no eggs. They are both the same size as their...
I saw this and immediately thought of the old Foghorn Leghorn cartoons...
On a more serious/cool note - the reason I was searching about hawks is the birds (3 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Ameraucanas) were freaking out this AM in their covered run. There was a red-tail hawk in tree 50 ft away. It is...
Hello -
First time here asking a question so here goes:
We just started out - have 3 buff Orpingtons and 3 Ameracuanas (one turned out to be a roo, there is much discussion on what to do. I vote Coq a vin, but I digress)
They are about 14 weeks old - eating/drinking/pooping OK, but, when...