Recent content by strue08

What's the foam test? I've never heard of that

I have whites and we got our first egg today! So I know we have females..just not sure which ones are males if we have some...which led me to this link

It can happen, you'd be surprised! It's just not as common and I think the quote "where there's a will there's a way" would be appropriate here ;)

So how about them storms? I don't know about you all but we have been experiencing what I think would be described best as monsoon season!! Either way we finally got out predator problem under control (a couple of possums and raccoons but our culprit? A rogue cat that lives in the Forrest...

what color are your hens that produced the eggs? I may buy a few! :)

I'm looking for chinese painted quail eggs just like the one in that picture. If you find anything, I'd love to know to see if they'd ship to MO or KS

sweet pzd- that or a little lime, just be careful with how much you use :)

I just did more investigating and found the exit, it listened up my wiring it looks like and crawled under, but no tracks.. I've yet to see a fox here. We have coins and possums but mid morning attacks? Also I have a baby goat in there with the chickens, she came out completely unscathed. Game...

I just did more investigating and found the exit, it listened up my wiring it looks like and crawled under, but no tracks.. I've yet to see a fox here. We have coins and possums but mid morning attacks? We live on 80 acres backed by a couple hundred outside of Asbury Missouri-close to Kansas...

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EMERGENCY!!! Something is eating my chickens and is getting bold!!!!!!! A few days ago we lost one of our small pullets without a feather-today I woke up, looked out the window-my two black hens were there (good sized chickens!) went to the doctor came back and it's a massacre!!! We have a ten...

They are americaunas. And thank you, I cheered a beer to them and gave them mealworms to celebrate

So I'm finally out of quarantine for the avian flu! FINALLY! I've been getting ants in my pants and am excited to get my chicks next Friday (24th) but until then in trying to solve the curious case of chickeletta and Taylor swift. My ladies are over the age where they should start laying but...

rats!!

Also-does anyone know how to sex week old mallard without vent sexing them? I'm picking some up tomorrow and need to be positive about the gender