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  1. Ken H

    HAS anyone tried MARSHMALLOWS to trap RACCOONS?

    I don't trap em, I kill them. 22 coons so far with a coulle of coyotes thrown in for good measure. Anyone want a pest pelt?
  2. Ken H

    Financial Compensation for lost chickens

    Just got done with a neighbor who's dogs(2) have killed my flock for the second year in a row. The man has agreed to pay for the chickens, the egg loss(a year of egg production from 10 chickens) and replacement. This was his choice between my claim and the $1,000.00 fines for letting his dogs...
  3. Ken H

    Approx. 6 week old jersey Giant chick 'coughing' and...

    breathing with it's beak open. Eyes are half closed and acts listless. Still eating and drinking. It first started coughing about 4 days ago. I set up a light bulb to give warmth but am at a loss as to what to do. Never had a sick chicken before. The bedding is pine shavings. Feed is a 'grower'...
  4. Ken H

    MY CHICKS ARE HERE! Pics included

    I named mine too. Here they are...
  5. Ken H

    My son just brought me over 5 black Jersey Giant chicks

    Jersey Giant hens average 8-12 lbs. Roosters are bigger. If casterated (made into a capon) the birds can reach 20 lbs.
  6. Ken H

    My son just brought me over 5 black Jersey Giant chicks

    I have been looking for a couple of Jersey Giants for a year or so now. I had zero warning (father's day present) and my brooder is already in use with with some 10 week old ISA Browns, Eee gads!!! I built another brooder quick time. These new chicks are really cute but I hope they are all...
  7. Ken H

    My first trully shelless egg today, tasted fine.

    Found my first trully shelless egg this morning while it was still warm. Soft boiled it and it tasted just fine. That had to be the freshest boiled egg I have ever eaten. Here's a picture of it.
  8. Ken H

    Anybody see an egg discolored like this?

    Had the egg by chance gotten wet? I've noticed that when washing an especially dirty egg that if not dried right away the color gets light 'spots' on it.
  9. Ken H

    Year's first wild dinner for the girls this morning...

    Had very heavy rains last light(Michigan) .Ground was saturated and not draining as fast as the rain fell. The result this morning when I let the girls loose was there were hundreds of worms and night crawlers out along with a delight the hens just discovered, crayfish. My girls must have eaten...
  10. Ken H

    Heavy Laying Brown Egg Chickens

    My ISA Brown sex-links lay every day with very rare exceptions. Small(4-5 lbs.) and people tolerant. Start laying from about 20 weeks. Medium eggs at first, the eggs rapidly increase in size as the hen matures. The egg color is a consistent rich brown.
  11. Ken H

    Who lays a speckled brown egg?

    My juvenile Australorps lay eggs just like that
  12. Ken H

    One hen makes a difference

    One of my hens was killed and another badly hurt by a couple of the neighbor's two dogs on New Years day. The injured hen was the 'alfa' hen or whatever you would call the top hen. Until that time the flock was a friendly and calm group with contention happening only when pizza(their most...
  13. Ken H

    Protecting My Chickens this Morning with my Gamo

    I have put down several coons and two coyotes with my PCP airgun. IT shoots sub MOA and regulary gives me 1/2" groups at 75 yds. If you place your shot where you want it you don't need 200 fpe to down coyote sized pests. My gun puts out 72 fpe and has proven effective without the worry of 1...
  14. Ken H

    Sweet Revenge........

    Quote: My dog dufus is pretty big too. An English Mastiff. 245 lbs of gentile giant who dose'nt like anything to pick on his family
  15. Ken H

    You might be a crazy chicken lady/gent if...Go on, post yours!

    You might be a crazy chicken person if you can 'read your chickens' facial expressions'
  16. Ken H

    Snow day at the coop

    It's snowing very heavily today but no wind. Three of my girls are acting like there's no snow and roaming around the yard as usual. I used the snow blower to clear paths from the coop to their favorite watering hole(made an artificial stream from the sump pump discharge that stays open no mater...
  17. Ken H

    How many Eggs did you Sell today?

    2 dozen. I put the sign out this morning and had to take it down by noon. I only have 5 laying hens since the neighbor's dogs attacked and killed one and injured another. The hurt one seems to be recovering but has'nt layed since the attack(new years day). I don't put the sign out till I have 2...
  18. Ken H

    Swimming in eggs, can't find customers! Update, pg. 6

    I get layer feed for $15.00/ 100 lbs. and it lasts about 6 weeks in the winter. I sell my eggs for $2.00/dozen. I put my sign out when I have 2 dozen eggs and sell out the same day usually. I have 6 hens and get 5-6 eggs /day. My feed is paid for with a little extra and I get to enjoy my girls...
  19. Ken H

    How many Eggs did you Sell today?

    None yet today ,but then my sign is'nt out yet. Every time I put the sign out I sell all I have within a few hours and have to take it back down. I only have 6 hens after a dog attack, but they lay each day. I wait till I have 3 dozen eggs before I put the sign out. My customers know that if the...
  20. Ken H

    Deep snow and how my girls react

    I posted on the preditor section how my girls were attacked on new years day. Thought I had lost 2 of my ISA Browns to a couple of neighbor's dogs. Two days later I found one of my girls squatted in a bunch of bushes acting like she was dying. Placed her in the coop and turned the temp up from...
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