Hi, All ~
For those in Western PA, the Butler Farm Show is this week http://www.butlerfarmshow.com/ (there is a poultry costume show on Friday @ 4 PM--no kidding!). Also, the Dayton Fair is next week http://www.daytonfair.com/.
Check out cafe press for anything chicken--I have t-shirts that say "Poultry in Motion," "Got Chickens?," and Peace Love Poultry :). Stickers, bumper stickers, sweatshirts & hoodies, mugs, etc. Fun stuff.
Thanks, and we're not interested in peacocks or guineas. I did see the post about the saddles, and will consider them--thanks. My chickens are only 10 weeks old, so not sure about sizing of chicken saddles, but will check it out :)
My chickens actually have 4 balsaam firs to hide under--the hawk got a Welsummer pullet in the 5 ft gap between the fence and a fir tree! I had hoped to free range them when they are full-grown, as we have the acreage here. I did run monofillament line criss-cross over their yard, hung a...
We had a hawk kill & eat a pullet inside their fence yesterday. The chickens won't come out of their coop, and it's a good thing--I have seen a large hawk 3 times already today over the house & coop. Is there any deterrant that works for daytime predators like hawks? Night Guard works for...
Hi, All ~ I am new to chicken-keeping; have 26 month-old Tweens & struggling to get the coop finished. Love my girls & find visiting them before & after work and before their "bedtime" remarkably calming :) 6 Barred Plymouth Rocks, 5 Golden-Laced Wyandottes, 5 Welsummers, 5 Black Australorpes...