My D'uccle did fine in zone 7 with an open air coop. As long as the feet stay dry they can cuddle if they are cold. As the lone bantam in a full size flock for 2 years he did pretty good.
I heard the Hawk call and look up. There is a hawk in the dead tree that we need to finish bringing down, but it's to hot so that's not happening for a bit. Anyway this flock has no brain cells. That hawk is watching them and they don't even look up at his calls just go about their business. He...
So my neighbor just stopped by. Daytona decided to go visit my neighbors flock and jumped her fence to hang out with them. This is the second time she has done this. Here she is running around my yard after coming home. She is now grounded and the whole flock is being punished. Everyone is...
I asked my daughter how many chickens were in this picture. She stared for a bit and finally guessed 3 but she wasn't sure. Now she can't stop laughing at the picture.
Mine got that in between thing going on. Meet Billy-Jo, Betty-Jo, and Bobby-Jo. My 3 BR girls I hatched this year. Their Mom Nibbler is out back mad as anything because we have rain about to roll in.
Mine might get a meal worm ring maybe every 2 weeks. They don't get a lot of treats but that's because mine free range and probably shouldn't/ don't need treats. Also tell your girls that I am still waiting on my payment. It hasn't arrived yet. Lol