First we used De to just dust the inside of the henhouse and the hens. That seemed to work but then we had to move the henhouse and we used that excuse to do a major clean and took apart the hen house and cleaned and sprayed the henhouse with Sevin. That seemed to take care of most eceryone...
...so it's a new henhouse. We took the house down and cleaned and sprayed it and then put it back up. Most of the hens are clean but one which is *very* affected and not putting on weight because of it. I wonder since she is a low-on-the-totem pole chicken if it's where she sleeps that's...
Hello, my husband and I are fairly new to keeping chickens. We have had a parasite problem since summer. We have used DE and Sevin on the most resistant infestations. We have one han who has never gained weight who keeps getting reinfected with mites or lice. I want to dose her with...
Ditto on the mouse. We had one run into the chicken yard as my husband was chasing after it to kill it. Man, that was a bad idea. They tore it apart. My chickens aslo go crazy over leftover spaghetti.
Catching Turkeys (or chickens or ducks)
1. Wear gloves: Turkeys legs are hard, and scaly, and their wings are very strong. Their legs are also probably muddy.
2. Enter the coop and close the door behind you.
3. Move smoothly, and try not to crouch like a predator.
4. If the birds become...
After many many years of cable I am going to try dish TV starting in January. I cannot imagine not watching the news or silly things like "The Walking Dead" or "Weeds" in the wintertime when the girls are asleep. I read and am a nice person in general, what's life without a little junk in...
...be involuntarily committed for at least 8 days. That does not look good on custody paperwork should his ex decide to ever take him to court. *He* needs to seek help from a professional. If he is serious and he feels like he may harm himself he can go to any ER and be assessed. Otherwise...
...We use branch loppers to cut off the feet and the neck. Fast sharp and not messing up my expensive knives on bird bones.
If you want to *dress* the bird like cut it into piceces, then a sharp chef's knife for the meat and the paring knife again for the tendons. You don't need a cleaver...
YOu know what. My husband gets upset over stuff like this too. I often find myself telling him to let it be. Maybe the person had an argument, or was fired or just having a bad day and that's why they pushed past you in the doorway. That we are lucky we are hainvg a good day and that our...
Give her a nice warm bath to make up. You can dry her inside or with a blower on low. We did that by accident (well not for 2 days just one workday) with our chicks when they were small.
Laura Faley, 4-H leader and Livestock Advisor, is teaching a hands-on Poultry Processing Workshop on Monday, November 8, beginning at 10:00 AM. Cost is $10 to defray processing costs. We are urgently looking for more poultry: cull laying hens, extra roosters, ducks, and turkeys. We will...
Announcement: Laura Faley, 4-H leader and Livestock Advisor, is teaching a hands-on Poultry Processing Workshop on Monday, November 8, beginning at 10:00 AM. Cost is $10 to defray processing costs. We are urgently looking for more poultry: cull laying hens, extra roosters, ducks, and...
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I don't see how a dog could do it as it is on the "roof" and in about 4' from any sides. Neighbor kids well that is possible but they know better than to mess with my stuff cause I like to target practice with my paint ball gun. And they know it hurts !!!!!
I never thought of that...
I would test some. I have a hen that's going broody. We could take 6. Anconas are white egg layers correct? We would take 6 ancona and 12 NN and pay for the NN and postage for both.