Recent content by xrainxbowx

oh and on a much more positive note than predators and killing, welcome to those i saw from the greensboro and asheboro areas joining the forum!! i am from eden which is north of greensboro but i work in asheboro and do my shopping/socializing in greensboro. great to have more people from the...

so real quick on the killing of hawks sometimes you can kill an animal with no permit if it is in the act of damaging your property and you have to prove that it did over 50$ worth of damage with out permit. it is considered a nuisance animal and falls under depredation. now hawks being...

First of all I am loving the pink kitchen. We are remodeling the hosue we live in right now and I wanted to do a pink and green watermelon kitchen but that got vetoed real quick. I dont want the standand chickens or apples or whatever. I think we are going with yellow and green lemon lime...

Well I feel really slow for not considering this is the time of year for youngins. Duh! I was thinking the only day time predator would be a hawk, but I feel doubtful a hawk would go into my coop. But I definately see a young hungry fox coming out early wanting food. Dang it. I was just fussing...

so i posted this in the predation part of the forum, but i thought i might put it here too, seeing as maybe people local to me might have a better idea of whats going on....its mystery predator time!!! So this has really blown my mind. I have worked at numerous state parks and zoos and feel...

So this has really blown my mind. I have worked at numerous state parks and zoos and feel like I am pretty confidant with animal tracking. Yet something has got me baffled. This is my first year with chickens so I am hoping some of the more knowledgeable people on here can give me some insight...

great, i was worried because one tends to stand a bit taller and be more on the look out than the other. thanks for reassuring me

Seems normal. Have only had him seperate from the rest for a few hours. But so far his look regular.

when my chickens go to roost at night they all seem to shake thier head. more like they are ruffling thier feathers, not a twitching. I read about potential for mites or worms that could cause this. I've treated for both and there is no change... I didnt know if maybe this is a normal behavior...

I have a little probably 3 or 4 month old rooster. About 2 weeks ago I heard him make some noises, they were not frequent, maybe once every 3 or 4 days, I think it was sneezing. Now he has apparant clear fluid coming form his nares and I can acutally tell it is a sneeze. His eyes are bright and...

so i am loving all the pictures and stories of the babies and broodies!!! i am still looking to increase my flock some so if any one knows of some australorps, standard cochins(i like splash but not soley set on it), marans, orphington(not buff) or production reds in my area i'd love the...