First some background:
I have a good relationship with the neighbors on either side of me, and one behind. I have not met the other neighbor, who is the focus of this post.
We have a 6 ft wood fence between us, which I own. They have junk trees growing 2" from the fence, which have pushed my...
Hi all,
I have a problem pullet. :/
I bought two reds and two Ameracaunas three weeks ago. The Reds are friendly, and the smaller darker Ameracauna tends to hang with them when they actively seek out human company (which is nice, because I haven't had that happen before until they were...
This is a bit of an odd one. For me.
I have one of my chickens (RIR) laying an egg every day. Since she started laying, she hasn't missed a day. She hops in her box at 8:40 to 8:50am and is done by 9:30 or so, rain or shine, without fail. She hasn't taken a day off yet.
The conventional...
Hi all,
Now I have eggs coming, I want to be able to track egg production by my girls.
In particular, I want to track daily egg production to create graphs to show average weekly and monthly results, and to track seasonal changes in production. This will help me work out what is a normal...
I'm a less experienced chicken owner, but I have already learned the quirky and varied personalities of my chickens, and enjoyed the eggs.
Sometimes, I like to present my chooks with entertaining situations to see how they handle them, or fail :) After noting that on a hot day, they...
Does anyone know of a source of free or cheap barrels for a rainwater collection system? I'm in north Austin, TX and would like to get a good system established ASAP...
Any advice welcomed!
Sooo, there's a new threat to our beloved chickens, and it's arrived in my area... "Raspberry Crazy Ants"
It sounds made up, but here's the news article: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/rasberry-crazy-ants-starting-to-appear-in-williamson-2329518.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage
Apparently...
We had four RIRs and two Ameraucanas... The Ameraucanas were much more fluffy but much smaller so we treated them as though they were 4-5 days younger based on that and their feather development.
A couple of days ago, one of the Ameraucanas (who DW has named Omelie) became a little more sleepy...
Hi there!
I'm Farm Guy - I was raised on a farm in England, though I've lived in Texas since the 90s. My wife, City Girl, grew up in Colorado, and has never lived on a farm or in the country.
We're small-scale backyard farmers, and we currently have three Rhode Island Reds and two...