Thanks, Southerndesert and Chickat. I appreciate the advice. I wish I could get a hold of a nuclear device of some kind. I think that might just do it.
I am having a heck of a time controlling the ants that steal my chickens' feed. I know it is only one grain at a time, but here are hundreds of them! I think I am feeding the ants more than I am feeding my chickens! I have tried a couple of ant baits and poisons, and they seem to work for a...
Good for you, ChickenGirl165! I am so jealous of you right now! I have 7 hens, but only one is old enough to lay, and she just started. So we are still just getting maybe 1 small egg a day right now. But I know it is just a matter of time....
I am so jealous of all of you! I just started my chicken journey with 7 hens, but they just now about to be old enough to start laying. I can't wait until I start pulling in 3 or 4 eggs a day! It really is cool to read all of your posts and "hear" how excited you are!
Yes, thank you, Chicken Grandma, for the honesty. I was under the impression that I should wait until I suspect a problem, but it makes much more sense to be proactive.
Good evening to you all from lovely Devine, TX. We are just south-west of San Antonio, and we just got a little bit of rain (thank Heaven!). We just acquired our first chickens this past weekend. We got 4 Barred Rocks and 3 RIR's, all hens that are now reaching laying age (about 3-4 months)...