That’s a great suggestion, I’d never thought of that!! Yes, I am so horribly sad.. this was one of my favorite little buddies. Not that they all aren’t, but it’s just a crapper it had to be this one :hit
Figured y’all would be a good venting party, as most people just think of chickens as, well, chickens.. they’re our little buddies and I’ve grown really attached to all of them.
Woke up this morning to a junior chicken with a totally wet head and neck, she didn’t make it through the fight. I’m...
Berries!! Apparently blackberries grow well here so I’m all in this year with those. YUM! Yeah, Deathlayer is certainly ominous sounding! They’re black and white and they look like little vultures as juniors! Ha!
It’s a fairly rare breed from Germany. Their name is Totleger which translates directly to Deathlayer meaning they lay eggs till death! They’re beautiful birds..
Hahaha! Well, sometimes I feel older than dirt if that helps? We did the same thing and even put the cart before the horse (or the chicken before the coop in our case)! After living mostly in the city, all across the country, this has been a huge and welcomed change. Best of luck to us both!
Hi! I’m a brand new member to BYC! I’m a mom of 4 humans, 4 Boston Terriers and (currently) 21 chickens with 20 chicks on the way! We live in rural Southern Tennessee on a 22 acre farm. We’ve been here 7 months and are totally new to farming, it’s pretty hilarious.
Chickens were the first...