Recent content by maxandruby

Tractor Supply has this netting also. in upstate NY a 100' roll (48" tall) is $30. we lost chicks and full grown chickens to a hawk. the hawk was in the barn cornering our rooster and hens. don't think that having a building to escape to will give them protection from birds of prey.

I have ducklings and have been using one of my kids plastic sleds for a 'pond' they finally have big duck feathers and can safely get wet. It is not deep but they splash and run through the water. it is light and durable.

Crockpot our Golden Comet rooster has had a few changes this fall. He is missing feathers on his wings and back along with his tail. Today it is snowing in upstate NY, so his um... tail is a bit cold. I like his one tail feather that it left. We lost all his hens this summer. One to a hawk that...

Earlier this fall I would feed at 5 AM and had eggs. Just need to find out who the culprit is that lays while still roosting, tried of finding broken egg below. I close them up about 8PM

thanks for the help. just wanted to be sure they would be clear still at this stage if not developing. Would be so sad if I threw out a good one. I pulled out clear ones yesterday and today. so at this point I have six with dark centers so if all continues next week should be the begining of...

Max finally will be a Daddy! if all goes well. Ruby is at day 15 on the nest. Barb takes over sometimes, and Max sits on the eggs with Ruby. Not sure if that is normal but hey i'm not so why should my chickens. Okay the question I have is we had a cold snap up here just before Ruby decided to go...

I have three Banties. MAX the rooster, RUBY his hen, and BARB,the other woman. we got Max and Ruby together as youngish chicks, Barb had another man and when he died she left the farm and came to our place. all the other chickies picked on her. Kids named max and ruby after the rabbits on NOGGIN...

looking for advice of placing nest boxes for two banty hens. one seems to want to sit for half a day on her egg currently lays on floor in pile of hay. we have no boxes in coop now. chickens free range all day in at night. found out some great ideas to make boxes, now just need to know what may...

I have been reading the reply to the question about home made nesting boxes and now have some good ideas to use thanks:cool: My next newby question is, I would like to let my two Banty hens to become broody, is there a placement for the boxes that may encourage them to stay put? they free range...