Recent content by JennysHens

Thanks haha it's a pretty alien sound, so I can see why my husband thinks it's awful but I really don't mind it now that I know what it is! We went away for a week's vacation and our first morning back they woke us at 5am making the noise so it was definitely strange. Bonus is now he's eagerly...

Hey all! Fairly new to the quail game and I have some males, just turned 6 weeks, and I think they're learning to crow. My husband is convinced the gargled sound coming from them is coming from their hind ends but I think they're learning to crow! It's a very gargled almost wet sounding version...

Don't feel too bad about killing cacti, I've done it too and somehow I miraculously have a green thumb now. I moved from FL to AZ and everything I brought with me/bought there died (cacti, succulents, a desert rose, a pepper plant... indoor plants too!) the only thing that survived the AZ plant...

Yes I've heard they're going to be a big problem as well. They sure stripped my rose bush fast. I found the nest and it rained so I couldn't spray.., next day my rose bush has zero foliage! I wish we could just clip and burn, we live in a residential area so we're not supposed to. Next year...

Seems to be pretty much anything out here, at the moment. Last year, it was exclusively my apple trees and my neighbor's saw them in their cherry trees. This year seems to be a free for all! My apples got hit, but so did my plum and rose bushes out front. Saw them in my peony too! They're all...

Yes, they're terrible! I keep cutting and spraying, clearing out my trees. A week later? A new batch Can't imagine it helps that none of the neighbors care, so everyone else's yard is infested. They even took out some of my rose bushes this year!

No luck here. Did some research, they seem to be safe but no one's chickens will touch them. I gave them a branch with a nest, they ignored it. We sprayed the trees and I've seen the buggers crawling on the coop now and the chickens tried one or two pecks and now they ignore them. I wonder if...

Sorry, I'm in Ferndale, just north of Bellingham. I have one feed store left to try, see if they have syringes. Going into town tomorrow to check it out

Hey all! Quick question, in case anyone nearby may have tips. I suspect one of my gals has an upper respiratory infection and I'm planning on going forward and treating it as such. Based on what I've read on this forum, am ordering some Tylan 50 online (closest feed store that carries anything...

Hey all, I have 3, 3 month old australorp hens and suspect one may have an URI. No coughing or sneezing that I can see but when she clucks it sounds rhaspy or hoarse compared to the other two and today when I was in the run with them I could hear almost a slight wheeze, a definite intake of...

The girls got to experience their first hail storm... and after the initial spook just ran around the pen chasing and eating the hail! Little goobers! It wasn't too bad, the hail was maybe bb to pea sized? So small and not much. I was worried I'd have to go out in it and close them in their...

Oh boy, anyone else having crazy weather? The girls are experiencing their first thunder storm and hail! The thunder spooked them a bit, but they just started eating the hail that was bouncing into the run! It's small, thankfully, bb/pea sized. I was worried about them getting hurt if it got too...

Beautiful day out - 65 and not a cloud in the sky! Cleaned the coop, took care of the lawn and garden, the apple trees are in full bloom and the cherry tree we planted has some flowers too - woo! The chicks have FINALLY got the hang of "sleep in the coop, roam in the run during the day" rather...

Thanks for the guesses, guys!

The girls are 8 weeks old, it has finally stopped raining and they're finally outside birds permanently! My guest bathroom thanks me dearly hahaha Comparing against other people's photos, it looks like I lucked out and got all pullets but what do you all think? Their combs pretty much all look...