Recent content by MeMaAndSamantha

Our girls took a long time recovering from molting .. then Winter arrived .. No eggs at all. Then I remembered something from my childhood. My dad would hang a light bulb in the HenHouse. So, I decided to see if this trick would work. AND Just a plain light bulb has worked wonders in...

If you want a hen to hatch your fertile eggs I suggest you purchase a couple of Bantam hens who get broody at the sight of two eggs in a nest ! Allow the little mothers to take on the care of the chicks. My dad used to put duck-eggs under Bantams ... the only downside of hens raising ducks...

You did the right thing .. I remember as a kid (we had 3 pens of 4 different type chickens) my dad had a pen full of some fancy show chickens with the most beautiful looking rooster .. Mom and I hated that rooster ! He was so SO mean ! So we ate him. End of story for that bird. ! ...

I rather like the idea of grabbing him by the legs and hauling him around like that for a while .. see if it works. Hand feeding ,, ?? ,, maybe .. give it a try. If either of these don't work practice the Queens Theory .. " ! Off with his head !" Good luck.

You called it !

You called it !

I've had chickens most of my 66 years and am always entertained by watching them. Don't let me get started on Geese ! Or our dogs who would rather eat 'chit' of any kind rather than expensive dog food .. what's up about that ?!? Carnivores ,, can't live with them, can't live without them...

We have an assortment of Girls .. and all of them enjoy the chase of a spider, a fly, a dragon-fly, butter-fly or moth .. I have not seen them go after mice as our cats seem to take care of them. BUT I have seen our girls chase down lizards, then run around the yard with it in their beak...

This is my first time visiting the BackYardChicken forum and my concerns about our African Grey and newly arrived chicks have been spoken about. Our chicks are vaccinated, our parrot is healthy, everyone washes their hands both before and after handling either. I feel confident that we are...

I had a friend who used a food quality glycerin to clean her eggs. Have you heard of this ??

Truly enjoyed your answer to chickens eating BlackWidows ... this is a question that came to me just a couple of days ago when turning over some old clay post on the back side of our coop ... potting shed area. We also have scorpions. What is your take on chickens eating scorpions ...

Ol Grey Mare is the right person to listen and learn from (loved your answer) ... patience is the essence of nature ... all good things will happen from this experience and you too will be able to pass along the knowledge from another experience of raising and having chickens ...

Do you have a neighbor that can do 'the deed' for you ?? I've experienced the same tuning on several occasions and a good neighbor always comes to my rescue. I tried 'ace-ing' a rooster to death and succeeded ... gave enough ace to put a 1500# horse to sleep ! ! Not an enjoyable event...

Oh so much great most welcome information in regards to 'compatible breeds' ... my worries are less now. GrandDaughter and I are wanting a 'mixed' flock of hens, not sure we are ready for a rooster, , , we are wanting family, ranch, dog, cat compatible chickens too. We would appreciate...