Thank you. There are holes big enough for the poults to slip through now, but if I could add smaller mesh at the bottom, would she stay because her poults are trapped?
Here are some pictures:
The incubator poults newly hatched...
Our turkey hen, Penelope, is a Narragansett. She hangs in the chicken coop her mate, Benjamin Franklin, and the laying hens only at night. Our coop is designed with two separate inside areas and two separate yards. She free ranges during the day. When she first tried to raise a clutch, we...
Cattle dogs not good with babies?
Really?
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Help! A baby ate my dingo!
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It's...
I'm glad I found this thread because we raise Dexter Cattle. We raise long-legged PHA free and Chondro free Dexters. That's what the breed originally was back in Ireland. Dexters are not miniature cattle. They are descended from the ancient Celtic cattle and are the smallest breed because...
(I wrote this for my blog but thought you guys might enjoy it here):
He was a working horse. His grey coat was white from age as he was saddled up every morning and tied to the hitching post to await passengers at a resort up north. His job was long and hard. He endured the annoying clumsy...
Another donkey would be awesome. There are many, many that need homes right now. The horse market has tanked. Your boy is gelded, right?
If you really don't need another animal right now, you'll need to help him through it. He needs attention: grooming, walks, riding, etc... If he isn't...
...dark, reddish black RIR type rooster with a very shiny blackish-green tail. Overall, he's lovely. However, we have a rooster and he can't stay.
*sigh* I need to look up when the next Florida chicken swap is. Think anyone will want him? He is very sweet. No crowing yet, but he's a big...
Our Coop
The Frame
With the floor and sleeping area walls
Roof and some wire finished
Epoxy on the floor, roof re-angled and wire complete
Chickens home at last!
Meat chickens
Laying hens and rooster. From left to right: Daffodil, Buttercup, Maude, Henrietta, Peter the...
Hi there! I'm back and Snow the Silkie is doing well. We finished painting her private coop. Her run still needs some hardware cloth on one side and fencing for the top. This is low budget. Here in Florida, wire fence doesn't last very long so I secure all fences with zip ties so I can...
She was better on Friday. Saturday morning, she hardly had any facial swelling. We dressed her out and found no abnormalities. Looking forward to T-Day!
Thanks, guys!
How tall should the fence be to keep in a Palm/Broad Breasted cross tom? The hens can fly over the 5 foot fence now, but the tom might be too big.
BTW, I named the tom Ben Franklin since ol' Ben wanted turkeys to be our national bird.
His hens are Nancy and Penelope (they...
I was fascinated by it but I have a question, will my domestic tom go on the attack at 18 months? We are planning to have a 6 foot fence around the coop by the spring to keep him in in case he feels protective of his two hens (we have a toddler so male breeding animals must be contained) but is...
We were supposed to do her in next week so we wouldn't have to freeze and then thaw, however, she was sneezing yesterday and her eyes were swollen (upper respiratory something or other, obviously). She has a nice big run and very clean bedding, feed and water. No molds or outside birds. No...
We just got a Silkie locally. She was $10 so I'm sure she's not show quality, but our laying hens have let us down on in regards to setting on their own eggs so I am hoping she'll help us come springtime. She is the first Silkie we've had but we've had a variety of standard chickens over the...
Hey, I just thought of something. Is there anyone that is coming from Jacksonville or even Gainesville? If I could get these keets to you before the swap, would you mind selling them? I wouldn't ask for any money since you would be doing all the work.