Sdm111, roosterhavoc, centrarchid, and flypen about a year ago I took in an orphaned chick, I didn't know what she was, and then was concerned when she began growing spurs. You guys calmed me down, aND then entertained me. I wanted to say thanks and show ya she actually turned into a huggable hen.
Our flock is down to 5 now. Christmas morning the black australorp roo pecked my daughter between the eyes, so he went back to the feed store. Our RIR got attacked by a hawk and got a bad infection, so she had to be put down. Thankfully the man did it. I was terriblily upset about it, and my...
HI Cmom,
Coops are looking good. I haven't been on in a while. My 4 y/o fur babies and feather babies, and school was crazy for a while. I'm glad to see you're still here.
My chickens have gotten to an avocado or two that feel from the tree before I did and have been ok. I think I read that the pits and peels seem to be heats worse. @Qualara I don't know what to tell you aside from plain pedia lite. My chicks weren't a fan of the flavored.
The problem in we have outdoor pet chickens that my 4 y/o daughter is very attached to. I'm hoping once the boys get bigger and get their spurs in they'll scare the hawk off.
I think it was either a cooper's hawk or a red shoulder hawk. I turned into the crazy chicken lady immediately, and chased it off. We've seen it fly over, but too high up to identify
Can anyone suggest something to keep hawks away?
We caught our 1st break, the hawk missed! We had some tough lessons that we learned almost immediately, so the chance to scare the hawk away was greatly appreciated.
We let the chickens out of their tractor and coop when we're home, so the...