Recent content by vamtnfarmgirl

Yes, we are raising chicks again!! This time not ones we bought either. One of our SS hens came up missing....then a couple of days later we checked an old coop we have that was built in the 20s and to our surprise there she was in a nesting box sitting on 15 eggs!! This past Sunday we had 11...

I'm so proud of my husband!!! Yesterday evening one of our SS didn't come back into the coop. This morning we figured out what the problem was....a red fox!!! We heard choas outside, when my husband saw one of our roosters in the mouth of a fox! Thank goodness for the hubby's quick thinking and...

I'm new to being a mother of 3 RIRs, 3 buff orpingtons, and 3 leghorns. We have had them now for a couple of weeks. I live on a farm with Texas Longhorns, Paints, goats, donkeys, ducks, and a spoiled cat. So, after some time of my DH wanting chickens and a visit to the local farm supply of...