We just got some new hens a week ago and the lady we got them from did not have a hen house for them. She only had a roost in a chain link covered dog run that they slept in at night and were free range during the day. The first night we had to wait until it got dark and the 5 new girls were...
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This is great!!!! LOVE IT!!
HMMMMM....This could be super fun to do with my daughter today!! She can catch them and I can paint the nails!! SPA DAY!!!
My hubby named our 2 Aracauna hens Frit and Frat, we also have (named by the 5 year old daughter) Rosebud, Sunflower, Hannah Banana, Gloria, Pearl, Fluffy, Peaches, Humpty (white rock hen) and Marshmallow (another white rock hen).....
Thank you sooooooo much for all of your input!!! On Saturday, we took off the nesting box lid and but new sides for the box that put the lid on an angle. This also made it, so that when it rains, the water hits the middle of the lid and the hinged area stays dry! But because we live in Florida...
They have a similar bag type product at Tractor Supply for about $6. We were there this weekend and bought the fly trap that looks like a dome with a hole in the center. Haven't put it up, yet, but I will let you know how it works!
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Bless your heart! My 5 year old daughter thinks that if the dog food is good enough for the dogs, then it's good for her, too. If I had a penny for every time I've said "Is that dog food in your mouth?" I would be rich.
One more story, DD has never liked to shop, but I had to take her (3 years old) to Wal Mart one day for groceries, so while I was power shopping, she somehow took a new tube of cherry chapstick out of my purse and ate the WHOLE thing without me noticing until we hit the checkout. The tube says...
Hi! My name is Kym and I am a yeller... I only yell once I have nicely repeated myself 4-5 times, but it always seems to get to that. How many times to I have to ask my 5 year old child to brush her teeth, put on her skirt, shirt, underwear, glasses, flip flops (not necessarily in that...
Illegal.... I know, I know.... The neighbors all around us are totally cool with them and some even come to see the girls, but I still worry. We are actively looking for rural property so we can be legal and happy on a farm!
1-The stay at home Wife keeps saying "NOOOO chickens, honey, PLEASE I have enough to do!!!" for 3 years straight finally says *yes...SIGH* and then claims them as her own after a few months of taking care of them and even cruises Craigslist daily for more.....
2-The stay at home Wife texts...