Recent content by carsonwild

I'm telling you have a bird of pray stalking your flock. They are the only animal that stripes the meat off the bone in that fashion. Coons and other mammals well eat the bone and all the only thing that well be left is the feathers. Carson

A picture of the bird would help with the identity of the culprit. In my opinion you have a Hawk or Owl that took your hen. I had one this fall get two of my chicken and about 6 of my pigeons. The birds had the head and breast striped to the bone. I put the birds up for a week or so the only and...

Check this page for your bielefelders. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/727364/a-bielefelder-thread Carson

If you want to positively identify sex I would go sex link. Here's some chooses. Gold sex link. http://www.efowl.com/Gold_Sex_Link_Chickens_p/1038.htm Red sex link. http://www.efowl.com/Red_Sex_Link_Chickens_p/1055.htm Black sex link. http://www.efowl.com/Black_Sex_Link_Chickens_p/1035.htm...

What a thoughtful Santa. :-) Well what did you get? Carson

[qname="Larkin" url="/t/471771/chick-shoes/10#post_6048416"]That's got to be embarrassing for the chicks to go to the watering jar! Hey at least it's better than being pigeon toed. Hehehe

I use a rectangle cat litter box. It works great and cost me nothing as the wife has 3 cats. All you need to do is cut the fling lid portion off and secure it to the wall or to there roost. You can stack them or put them side by side either way. War bam thank you mam and your all done. I also...

Where are you looking at getting the chicks from? Last year I got 16 chicks from the feed store that were " straight run" Witch means you have 50/50 chance of getting rooster as you do hens. I wanted at least 10 hens that's why I got 16 chicks I ended up with 10 rooster and 5 hens and one died...

Dose anyone have anymore input. This subject is very interesting to me. Dose anyone have info on light Brahmas are far as white meat to dark meat and what the weight at butchering at 24-26 weeks old is. Thank you for the input. Carson

IndianaHomestea How much room do you have to raise your birds? How are the Brahma's doing on there weight at 6 months old? I am thinking of getting some Light Brahma's this year for a better DP bird. I already have Gold laced Wyandotte They are great egg layers as i get 3-4 eggs a day from my 4...

Hello Flyfisherman glad to met you. What kind and how many chickens do you have. Carson

Prayers to your friends and there family's. Sorry to hear about all the bag things happening. God bless everyone. Carson

This is what you have it is a wild duck so you need check and make sure you are legal to keep it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-bellied_whistling_duck http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-bellied_Whistling-Duck/id

Merry Christmas everyone have a wonderful day. Hope everyone has a safe and wonderful day. Carson

Wow that lady is a nut job. I ready to page 60 after 5 hours of ready and just can't finish today. Sounds like every things is working out so far. You have a lovely farm a a great husband. Carson