Reviews by EggSighted4Life

Love the way this was written... like the storm! Thank you for taking the time to share your crazy (but normal) adventure. Funny how sometimes life finds a way. The pics with eggs and such were fantastic additions to the article. Love the names Butterscotch and Shelly! Also the way you say the first mum tried her best instead of ruling her a bad mum. Very encouraging.

Wow, it's clear how much time went into not only the experiments but also writing the article. Great job, and fun to see the results conducted by one of our very own BYC'ers!

I enjoyed reading this... even after 10 years of raising chickens and even breeding for about 4... there is always something left to learn.

I love that this was written by an ex-vegg head! It is OK to understand the circle of life, be conscious about your consumption, and still enjoy and appreciate eating meat. It may be hard for some to know that pets may cross over to livestock... but it is reality... and like the daughter here, I KNOW how my birds spent every moment of their life and harvest. To me the cone is no more disrespectful than the lap, whatever works for the keeper and minimizes stress to the animal. If you wanna keep a stag, adding to already mature ladies will help school him. Thanks for sharing!

Lovely, well written, fun read... Obviously written by someone who knows what it means to ENJOY interacting with the animals they keep.

I thought it was a well written fun read with lots of useful information and great pics to boot. Personally, whether or NOT the curtains and eggs are "essential"... they WERE stated as accessories and opinion related to a specific challenge that MANY face with chicken keeping. Wouldn't be the same article without that information. Nice job TwoCrows.

I only clip wings on birds that need it, in order to stop them from teaching others their naughty property hopping habits.

But I MUST do both wings as described in order for it to be effective. Great and simple visual tool, posted on my favorite website! Thank you.

I went with some tractors, but also hate moving them.

Rotational grazing as you are calling it is a great idea. Wish I had more doors and fences... the cost of gates is adding up big time! I considered doing the same thing but only two sided.

Thanks for sharing.

As I was reading this article I was thinking it was very observant and well written. Then I reached the part that said the azygous flock was peaceful again... I should have known it was her! Yet once again... great information! I recently had discovered the benefits of putting a bullying victim in a "refuge"... as I recently had a bunch of cockerels in lock down adjusting to their new living quarters and flock mates, did result in a couple of wonderful boys taking more than they could mentally deal with and staying in a corner or instantly retreating to a corner after handling. Even with extra feeders and such, I could tell a couple boys were hungry still. When put into refuge they ate up and relaxed a bit. Thank you for continuing to share your many insights!