Bought as a 2 day old Blue Andalusian pullet, I've been suspecting that April may actually be Andy. 🥺 He hasn't crowed or been aggressive, but we're not supposed to have roosters in Anaheim, so I'm hoping for confirmation before I attempt to rehome him. His adoptive mum still babies her 12 week...
Would harm if she could and today she could. Today, 4 month old Toffee (cream legbar) brazenly abandoned her sister in the chicken safe zone, crossed no-man's-land, and flew over the 6 foot wire dog yard fence, seemingly right into the waiting maw of Nymeria, our 11 year old mutt (likely...
I grabbed a few $1 paint brushes at the hardware store and just spread it on with those. I learned that if you need to take a break or quit for the day, put the brush in a ziplock bag to keep it moist or you will wind up with very stiff brushes that don't spread smoothly. It does not seem to...
My dog used to eat the baby ones that would fall off the tree and dry up to no ill effect. I add the dry fallen leaves to my deep litter with no problem and the chickens scratch around under the avocado tree as often as possible.
Thanks so much you guys! I was just gearing up to go out and trim it. Lo and behold, she has done it herself somehow! It looks much better, like it just has a chip out of it now.
Though you guys would appreciate this. For fun, I matched up some photos from about 6 months old to their corresponding baby photos.
Pearl (Black Australorp)
Inky (Black Australorp)
Sparky (Easter Egger)
Daisy (Delaware)
Quicksilver (Silver Laced Wyandotte)
Chip (Easter Egger)
Yes, the barrel is a community nest. There is a little window as a door in the back to collect the eggs. The curtain is just 2 pieces of green felt attached with Velcro strips so it's removable.