It's not far, about 50 yards away.. they could still see each other.. but I just moved them back to her pasture and am going to stall them at night.. she's calmed down a lot.. I think it'll help... . hopefully she'll relax and we'll have a baby soon
So my mare was "due" last Tuesday (which i know doesn't mean much.) this is her first foal.. early last week she definitely had a little wax in her nipples and her bag was bigger. So I got excited and moved our 2mini donkeys to a different pasture just in case... well despite her being pretty...
So we had a massacre last night. My electric fence which has protected the flock for 2 years apparently isn't hot anymore... Is there any obvious trouble shooting I should do to see why it's not hot or do I just need a new solar panel/ fence set up?
On the right is the permanent coop that they used to stay in all the time until it became a gross mess and on the left is the tractor... When they turn this spot into a dust bowl we'll move the tractor and the electric fence to a new spot..
We put a small coop on a trailer and LOVE it ... Got a solar powered electric fence that is easy to move to go around it and keep the coons out. It's very easy to move around - takes about 35 min to hook the trailer to the 4wheeler and move it and then move the electric fence. We move it once...
My tom is still doing the same thing!! Some days are worse than others. The color of your clothes idea is really interesting bc he really gets mad when my husband and I are leaving and coming from work in our royal blue scrubs but not as bad other times! The umbrella idea is also a good one...
Thanks for the response... we'll probably give him another month and if he's still terrorizing find him a new home .. hopefully he settles down though.. time will tell :-/.
Thanks again!
I grew up with chickens and a Tom turkey living together in harmony when I was a kid. So, when a friend offered up their 2.5 year old (georgous) male turkey because they were moving I said "sure!!".. At first everything was great, he was very friendly. He really seems to love our 6 chickens...
So.... I grew up with chickens and a Tom turkey living together in harmony when I was a kid. So, when a friend offered up their 2.5 year old (georgous) male turkey because they were moving I said "sure!!".. they let him free range during the day and cooped him at night. They also had chickens...
So You are definitely right about her being a Cornish cross... For sure... She's enormous
I've been reading about them and I think Gertrude may now be suffering from heart failure. She has been panting pretty much all the time and get really short of breath after just a few steps.. In people we...
This is hilarious .. I thought it was just me!!! My husband said I could get 3.. Naturally I came home with 5.. But then learned about Americanas and went to the feed store to get two of those but while I was there saw the bantams and needed two of those too... So 3=9 but really I also dont have...
I mainly am worried about her swollen legs..
They are symmetric. Nothing suspicious for infection or injury. I'm not sure if the butt is that unusual but was wondering if there could be some infection down there that was leading to her very swollen and tender legs, funny gait, and immobility...
Hi just wanted to introduce myself! I recently got 2 americauna's, 4 from tractor supply (honestly forgot what they called them but 3 are red and one is giant and white) and one absolutely adorable bantam. I absolutely love them and am so happy to be part of the chicken community! Thanks for...
Hi everyone! I'm new to chickens and to the forum.. I got a bunch of chicks from tractor supply about 4 or 5 weeks ago.. They are all doing great except one has been a little different. First of all she has grown at an exponential rate as compared with the others.. She initially was really slow...