Thanks MotherCluckinMe and yeah I look forward to having my own hive. I'm awaiting a couple hundred dollars to spare and do it the right way with either good wood and materials to construct it myself or buy a nice Langstroth hive to start with. I have a bunch of little projects going on and each...
My oldest brother has some farm property where he has Steed Farms CSA in Plant City, FL. It's all organic fruits, vegetables and herbs. They have trees of; lemons, oranges, grapefruits, loquats, peaches, pears, persimmons, plums, nectarines, sugar cane, blueberries and the vegetables are...
Yeah, that's her Dragonfroggy!
I thought maybe my friend and I were just special and got that grand tour. LOL....I went with a buddy and wow I couldn't believe all the different chickens she had and helpful information. It's always nice to pick the brains of people who know their specialty and...
Yeah. I knew it wasn't a RIR. I got them from a lady in North Lakeland, Florida. She had a large assortment of chickens and the majority were all with the same breeds. Only a few were wandering outside coops or cages so I guess this is a 'mutt'? LOL..Thanks for your help. I'll post a pic as it...
My dog is a spoiled, inside dog and won't be guarding the hen house. I have hardware cloth on top of the chicken wire going around the bottom of the coop and haven't had any probs with predators like raccoons, foxes, or possums so I hope that will be okay. Thank you for the advice redsoxs and...
Just found the "New Member Introductions" area. I'll paste my post in here as well.
I'm new to this board and just completed my chicken coop last week and got some chicks yesterday. The drawer isn't in, hence the gap area where the ladder is leaning against, and the door is open to the inside...
I live in Mulberry and tried the Tractor Supply in Plant City first, who are now out of chicks until next year then went to Craigslist and looked under the Farm and Garden section. I found a lady in North Lakeland. She doesn't have a website but she has a really cool chicken farm and has at...
I'm new to this board and just completed my chicken coop last week and got some chicks yesterday. I didn't see an area for introductions so here goes. The drawer isn't in, hence the gap area. and the door is open on the inside of the coop and being held open with a stick.
I got...