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Illia, wow! now that's a cool looking bird. Sorta Darth Vader'ish, in a pullet kinda way. cashdl "Sometimes boy will look you right in the eye where girls wont." Oh this one does. She definitely has an attitude and is quite spunky. She thinks that she runs the place, and that us humans are...

I hadn't really thought about it. I don't believe so, it's probably just a wild feather. Here's a picture of Hawk from the side. What's your impression?

Here are mine. They are young pullets and should start laying within the next month or so. Here is Abby This is Dent (Short for Accident) And this is Hawk And Owl And lastly Whitey

More bubbles. I like bubbles!

Quote: I appreciate the info. I'll catch a few and visit by the county agents office to find out. Thanks!

Thanks. I was fairly sure that they wouldn't be a problem, since I've never had one of this type bite. I'm just a little over protective and wanted to be sure. Thanks again!

I searched for a similar posting, but did not find any specific to the large black ants, so.... Today we seem to have an invasion of large black ants in the coop. I see these around our oak trees all the time, but this is the first time in the coop. The hens love them, but should I be worried...

We have three Cinnamon Queens, Jenny, Zeva, and Colonel Mann. We had four, but Kate died (somehow that almost seems appropriate) . And we have one Roo, Leroy Jethro Giblets, Jethro for short. My daughter named them.

Quote: You could try putting cages around them until time to harvest. Maybe just high enough to keep the chickens from getting to it.

Greetings Clayhill, it's nice to have another Arkansan aboard!

Welcome Gloria!

Coons are surprisingly tough. If it does come to shooting it, they are hard to kill outright with a .22 without a very well placed head shot. A .22 magnum would be the least that I'd recommend for a quick kill. A twelve gauge shotgun with heavy shot might be better. Of course a couple .22's...

It depends on how you are set up. I suggest doing a search for a "game camera" on eBay or a similar site. They have a motion sensor and a flash to capture a photo when something enters their field of view. Another option, if you have a PC that is set up for video input, is to purchase a wired...

Quote: That would be the way to go, I believe. I built an 8x8, but I designed it to where adding on would not be a problem, and it's beginning to look like I will. The dang critters are addicting. Go Tigers!

Welcome lilfolks!