But Master, it is still sad. You are right, we aren't likely to make this mistake again. Always check for nests before painting, sealing, cutting, weedeating, etc. Thanks for the encouragement. :)
Thank you for the reply. I assumed the embryos would be poisoned, but I was hoping not. If we had known she and her eggs were inside the box, we would not have been applying the poly. We kicked ourselves for not looking inside first, but we are new here and not used to having hens and nests in...
Yep, I can't make this stuff up.
We are in Puerto Rico and there are hundreds of feral chickens and roosters all over the island and my yard so we built a small coop. Anyway, one of our rental units has a lap pool. The pump and some of the plumbing is enclosed in a very large box made from...
We just moved to Puerto Rico (I'm half) where there are hundreds of feral chickens running around our small city property. Naturally, hubby and I built a small coop to start a home flock. Our plan is to capture a few, get them used to their new home, and then let them out to forage during the...