I haven't tried this, but saw them all around when I was in Corpus Christi, TX last month. Hang a sealed ziplock bag filled with water near the area. The locals told me the water bags "scare" the flies away. I googled it & found that lots of people claim it works. It's cheap & easy to try at...
I got this chick from the banty bin at Atwoods last month. It is much smaller than any of the others, but it flies! It eats & drinks along with the other chicks, but likes to fly up & sit on top of the small dog house I have in my coop. Can you help me identify this chicken??
2011 - a new beginning for me. Got a divorce & am on my own for the first time in 30 years! Bought a home & 8 acres in the country this summer & am love, love, loving it!! Wasn't raised in the country, but got here as quickly as I could :) Live in a little town called Terlton. It's about 40...
WOW - now that is impressive!! And the smaller one is too cute! Great job - Thanks for the pictures. The white picket fence adds a lot of character. Love it.
Thanks sooner - I didn't think of that. Was just planning to use landscape timbers as the bottom frame and use spikes into the ground as extra protection.
I'm in a rural area - and have seen fox, racoon, armidillo, skunk, and possibly a weasel on my deer cam & hear coyotes nearly every...
Oh I hope I have an easter egger!! I was wanting diffeent colored eggs. First saw them in a Country Home magazine earlier this year & that's when it all started for me.
Staked out the area where the coop & pen will be yesterday. Now the ideas & decisions are flooding my mind. I read that...
Fog was thick in my neck of the woods this morning as well. Made me nervous driving in to work - country roads & lots of deer - Yikes! But have to say, the moon was awesome this morning! Huge u shape & really bright. My daddy used to say when the moon was u shaped, it was filling up with...