Recent content by ecopepper

Keep him home and call it a non snow day!! Not worth the risk if they didn't even call you! Bad bad teachers!!

So I let her out to play and she attacked her other hen friend?? Why? Should I put them back together ad let them work out thier differences?

Oh I feel your pain. I am nursing my RIR back to health right now from a Sunday night possum attack. I went out to see what the noise was and opened the coop up to feathers everywhere and 2 hens tumbled out. I looked in and saw a large possum. My 12 DD caught one hen and started to scream. The...

HI just a quick update. Kermit is doing better. I have antibiotics for him and I flush out wound 3 times a day. She even layed a egg today. I thought they stopped laying after major tramma but maybe that was already in the process. She is inside so no lava eggs find their way into the wound. And...

Okay found a dr. that will take her today. Will keep you posted!! There goes my wallet. All because I was stupid!! ERG!!!

Thank you. I think it is her crop. I went in this morning and she was just hanging out in the tub. I will futher inspect it. On the sticky here it shows a operation for this type of situation. But I am going to look for a dr. too. She had some eggs I wish I would have put garlic in but I will...

Thank you Lori. First thing in the morning I am calling a dr. but looking for more info if anyone has it.

Do you think I should sew it up if she makes it through the night? Or now? Or at all? A possum got through a unlocked nest box. I can't beleave I forgot to lock it. First day back to school tomorrow and daughter is so distraught. Was eating and drinking at first now just relaxing a bit...

We did a little dog house jobby for our coop. Then I had to add the nest box and make the roof higher. When you think your done your not. And when you don't use plans it is kinda hair raising but can be done. Goto my page and see our coop for 2 hens.... good luck it is worth it!!

And she wants me to incorporate it into my 2 hen flock of rir. No rooster. Any advice on introducing her to my two? She is blonde in color and look smaller than My RIR. But not a bantam size. What's your ideas please?? was thinking of putting her on one side of fence and them on the other...

I give and receive. When I get the eggs I give a special treat just for that reason. It makes me feel better!

Wish I had more chickens so I could use this one. Any ideas for a smaller version? I am using a pvc pipe with holes the size of door knobs and a elbow to pour the feed in. Works okay but gets stuck in the elbow...

A black trash can with holes would work...I use a old one if i run out of space....turn it around and around to mix and yes lime is good for compost warming and keeping flies outta coop areas...oh and yuck but urine does well for warming up a compost pile!!

Quote: Oh love the brick idea I am going to do that next...we just got some hand-me-down pavers! Perfect! But I love compost and if you have the space build another..if you are going to have a garden the compost will be gone soon anyways and you can move it for next compost build. I want to...