Recent content by Farma
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What predator killed my Muscovy ducks? (Graphic images)
We lost a hen to a possum. We Havahearted the possum and moved it away from our place after it squeezed under the barn into the pen, where the chicks sleep at night. It killed and ate about half of poor Edith Ann, leaving wings, tail and head. Did you set a live trap?- Farma
- Post #8
- Forum: Predators and Pests
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CABBAGE BALL
Another way to hang a cabbage is by drilling through the core and running a string through the hole. Then hang it from a perch or any place that it can swing freely. I put out a new cabbage every two weeks or so in the chicken pen to give them something fun to do before and after being let...- Farma
- Post #8
- Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
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Feather picking
Pinless Peepers - Groucho glasses for chickens! What will they think of next? Thanks for the info. We are working to eliminate excessive hen pecking, have expanded the size of the henyard, added protein to the diet, and are using bluecoat stuff and Hotpick on the pickees. Time will tell, will...- Farma
- Post #23
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Feather picking
Sorry, I've only had my chickies for a couple of months, so have to ask, what are "pinless peepers"?- Farma
- Post #21
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying