Recent content by harv681

I suppose I should just butt out. I feel like I lost a family member. I really thought he would be my son-in-law. *sigh* She's dated so many jerks, and I thought, "Finally! A nice guy!"

I really would like to reach out to the young man and wish him well but do not want to pour salt in a raw wound. At what time frame did you text your son's ex?

My daughter recently broke up with her boyfriend of one year (they are both 24). We all embraced him as a member of the family, and he was welcomed to holiday dinners and vacations. The whole extended family was impressed by his wit, intelligence, and gentle nature. I saw how he adored my...

No, roosters are not allowed in my area.

There are many red tail hawks in our area. I've seen as many as ten circling the neighborhood. My girls have never been troubled by them, but a recent hurricane did take out several of our trees that have probably blocked them from view. I hadn't thought of that.

Six feet, wood.

Could it have been a stray cat? Our yard is fenced and secure, and I've not seen any stray dogs.

How do you identify an attacker? This afternoon, something attacked my Black Australops hen Rosie. I discovered her walking around our suburban back yard, fine except for an absence of all her tail feathers! The feathers were in the middle of the yard splayed out in a three foot circle. My...

MINE TOO!!! My Rhode Island Red Julius. I just logged on to see if anyone had any ideas on what could have happened!! I went out to check on them this afternoon and she was curled up next to the waterer! It looked like she had just dug herself into a nice cool spot and that was that! I was...

One of my RIRs also has missing middle toe nails. Is it just this breed, or do others occasionally turn up nail-less?

I tried aspen--the pine smells better. Also, my experience has been that shavings compost better than hay.

One of my hens survived a dog attack following all of the previously posted advice. The only thing I would add would be something for pain: an aspirin crushed in water. Search this site for the exact dosage.

So what exactly is a Production Red? What is the difference between these birds and RIR?

One of my Barred Rock hens consistently lays eggs just like this! My thought was that they are a little slow coming out of the shoot...

I use them for nesting boxes--perfect size and the girls look cozy in them.