Just had to cull our beautiful Juanita....she was the Silver Laced Wyandotte that never layed an egg but she was our buddy and Oprah's running mate especially when Tina was broody. Found her face down in the coop when I got home and she couldn't hold her head up. I was kinda expecting her to not...
Oprah is our best girl.....lays like a champ. Tina is broody again and we have a friend who wants chickens so we ordered eggs for her to brood, check it out on the Natural thread.
Been good....I check in at the natural thread but I'm not as natural as they are. I feed only good things to them and all that but I would do not believe in natural wormers and if they got sick I would medicate,LOL
Right now Oprah is the only one laying...so one...she gives about five a week. Tina should come on this spring and we'll hold a hellofaparty of Juanita ever lays!
Good morning, TC. Sounds like your flock dynamics are keeping you busy! So, do you think your losses were from inside the flock or a predator?
If you suspect weasels you can pick up a trap like this and set it in a box or a large pvc pipe so your chickens, dogs etc. can't get at it. They are...