Thanks for the welcome!
As for our hens, It was my fault for not checking the latch on the run door. I feel so guilty about that!
I'm not 100% sure what killed them. My neighbour, who has 7 hens, says it was a raccoon, but I'm not convinced. There was a trail of feathers all the way from the...
Last summer, we got 3 chicks- a Rhode Island Red, a Buff Orpington, & a Silver-laced Wyandotte. They were doing fantastic, getting 18-21 eggs/week (way more than I was expecting). Sadly, 2 of the girls (RIR & Orpington) were killed by a predator and our Wyandotte is lonely. She was the baby and...
Hi All,
I'm no stranger to chickens. I grew up on a hobby farm in east-coast Canada where we had 10 layers (not sure on the breed, but they were brown/red) and 20 broilers (white) along with every other tradition farm animal, except ducks.
My husband and I moved to Portland, OR for work and have...