I had a easter egger that had egg laying issues and the Rooster tried killing her a couple times so I culled him not knowing of her problem at that time. After the Rooster was gone the top pecking order hen was chasing her all the time, it was hectic. The sickness has taken the easter egger and...
Weather man said a few sprinkles in the morning its been raining all day. When I fead the girls I looked at how dead the garden looks ( mid 20s last couple nights), I now can dig the Gladiolas bulbs and about 20 feet of carrots.
I have a predator proof coop and run so I have not lost any do to predators. I have had hawks trying to get to the girls through the fence a few times. Raccoon tracks on and around the coop, and weasels playing around the coop. My dad raised chickens and all sorts of game birds for 50 years and...
Make a English muffin with egg, cheese and sausage patty. Unload a half cord of firewood from my trailer. Clear my trail out to my deer hunting area, Raspberries' vines sure grew well this summer.
I don't free range but the hawks still try to get the girls. Last year we had a Red Tailed hawk on the ground trying to get through the hardware cloth. 2 weeks ago there was a large hawk sitting on top the chicken run. We took a 5 day camping trip last week and my daughter was checking in on the...
What they want me to take (Erivedge) does not cure the tumors it may shrink them so the can be removed. All the reviews I have read said when the patient stopped taking the drug all tumors came back. My primary Dr. does not think I should take it but 2 Dermatologists say I should and the...
I saw your post and thought i would comment on doctors wanting people to take medications that cause worse issues than what they are treating. I have been dealing with BCC since in my 20s now 66. I have had many skin cancers removed in the past and 3 this year with 2 needing skin MOHS surgery...
Sorry your having coyote problems. In the last couple years coyote pelt value dropped so much that trappers are not targeting them much anymore so the problem could get worse. With that said killing a few would not be the worst thing, actually could be beneficial to the coyote population to...
I use solar just to operate my chicken door which has did a good job keeping enough charge to the battery to keep it operating when we get those non sunny stretches. I take water out a couple times a day and put a heavy clear plastic on the run which really warms up in the day(greenhouse like)...
This has nothing to do with lap chickens but does with trust. Couple weeks ago I put 1 of my girls down, she was just about dead when I found her and the others were pecking at her. The rest of the flock now has been very scared of me I guess from them seeing me take there flock mate out of the...
I use artificial turf in mine and just shake them out every couple months if not to dirty, if real dirty hose them off. The turf is used for my rollaway nest boxes.