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I am in NH and need some Yankee know how. All the state animal lady said was to get the electric fence working--but, can't a coyote jump the so-called poultry protector ($350.00 or so)? I have noticed traps on ebay, but don't want to harm myself setting it up. Also, I've read that certain...

Hi, I was all set to buy a simple hand pump from my hardware or spa dealer but then wondered how it would work with the nasty stuff suspended in the duck water. Wouldn't a regular pump get stopped up by debris? recommendations please. owner of 10 messy dux

There's a place in southern NH near Keene that sells Icelandics. I can hardly wait to pick them up. I can't find the name of the farm, but the guy's name is Franck Richards.

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A northern goshawk nearly killed our Dominique hen and also attacked our Ameraucana: two different piles of chicken feathers in the front and back yard. A little later I saw the hawk perched on the coop, trying to get in. The attacked hens were in shock, but I got them out of it by feeding...

"As for water... I have a small pool next to my veggie garden. Ducks hop in, poop, play, poop, splash, poop and poop some more. I grab a bucket and use that water to water the veggies. Rinse the pool once I've emptied it into the garden, refill it and repeat. Free fertilizer for my plants smile...

Chix really do like grapes, and they love peach peelings. shrimp and ham bone peelings. but, we have only 7. i am planning on planting a special garden for them this spring. giving them fresh stuff is better than dried, so i am planting for them corn, soy, and buckwheat. they can then eat...

Hi, we are in Lebanon, NH, and want to have some ducks this spring. There is a little stream running thru the back of our yard. Part of the stream makes a little marshy pool, and the rest runs on to a large marsh way down the road near Etna Rd and 120. There are woods on the other side of the...

I have no illusions that my chickens "love me," but I think I love them. from the Chicken Book, 1975: "You are not keeping them, of course, to make or even to save money. you are not keeping them as pets.You are keeping them for the simple pleasure of their company and the beauty and tastiness...

Great news. Actually, my stores, like whole foods and the Coop already send their trimmings to local organic farmers. South of Lebanon at Riverside Farms, their trimmings go right to their chix---I asked. Another possible source is grain from breweries--but not so sure about this. This...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=977QWoLB9Ls all different ages. The Rhode Island Red and the whiskered Ameracauna survived a fox attack several years ago. The Buff Orpington the the sleek Ameracauna replaced the hens killed by the fox about 1.5 years ago. We drove these hens from Colorado to...

Quote: I save every little bit of fat from meat trimmings and soup skimings, freeze it and later put it over things I make for them. A new recipe: boil quinoa. Add finely ground egg shells and fat, olive oil perhaps. Serve. The omegas that you give them probably end up in the eggs you eat.

Treats I've been around the kitchen more than usual and cooking more and so, producing more food scraps. Everything goes to the hens AND they have been producing more eggs that are tastier than ever. Real food is a varied diet--not just a treat. They eat grass in the summer, but now there...

He is absolutely beautiful, muscled, and mighty, a 5 months old Dominique. We got him my mistake from the egg lady in Claremont NH. He is enamoured of our elderly Rhode Island Red, who can't handle the attention. She survived a fox attack 2 years ago, and we paid (thru the nose) and prayed...

Corn as feed. I don't eat mammals that are fed corn to fatten them and try not to give much to my chickens. I suspect organic corn may be OK, but not the industrially grown product. In addition, those commercial animal meals are very processed. I hardly compost anything from the kitchen or...

From Lebanon NH, where it's sunny only when it is below freezing. We brought our 7 chickens into the bathroom last night. What a mess today. This am it is still really cold and we had to separate out the rooster and cage him downstairs: he is so noisy. I will get even with him later this...

Hi, We acquired a very handsome Dominque rooster by mistake in Sept. We have a very wise and reasonable ameraucana about 2 years old. What would chix from the above 2 be like?? After 2 years with our flock we really don't know much about them, but are constantly surprised and amused. For...

We moved 4 hens from Colorado to NH. At first we had them in cages in the back of our truck, but 1/2 thru the journey, we just let them wander about. It was like they were back seat drivers because they had hopped up on some bags and looked forward into the driver's area. We gave them treats...

Thank you all so much. Our hens all have the Myrick's vaccination, but the babies don't. I'll try to post some pix later. lin

We are in Lebanon, near Hanover and need a chicken sitter for several weeks in Dec. 4 hens and 3 adolescents. We can pay $15/visit. Lin