My husband thought it would be ok to let Stan out, that he would come back at night like the chickens. I don't see him around the house so I start walking to check on him. (I was not home when my husband decided all of this, so I am starting to spaz) Walked all around without spotting him. So...
This handsome boy was given to me by a gentleman that had bought 3 pairs of peas for his wife. This boy's mate just "up and died" one day and he is supposedly a car hopper (they just got a new car). So now I have a peacock. The couple really didn't know much about peas and got swindled it seems...
My husband and I like to fish and we dig up our own bait worms. Well, supposedly, a broken worm will kill off your good worms. So I have started a system. Broken worms go in my scrap bucket, whole worms go to the bait bucket. The girls have figured out that if I leave with the scrap bucket then...
When I bought my chicks I knew it would be awhile for eggs. We purchased 6 large whites, 10 RIR, and supposedly 10 EE. Well one of my EEs turned out to be a Barred Rock (Karen). Well, Karen has grown bigger than the white girls that are at least 2 weeks older than her and her comb is turning a...
Too funny to keep to myself. I have been working crazy hours for a couple of weeks. My husband started feeling sorry for me and fixed a big dinner. He is horrible at deviled eggs but he tried. He boiled 18 eggs. 9 made it through to the end. So we do a little cleaning out of the fridge and start...
Walked out the back door to turn on the soaker hose and laying next to my car is our dog. Not 3 feet from her is a pretty big snake. She didn't pay it no mind. So I turn around to put on real shoes and grab the snake tools. Black snakes get relocated to a property, but any dangerous kinds become...
Hello, my name is Courtney and I am a chicken farmer. Ha! After reading some of the forums I have decided this is the support group for straight-laced and oddballs alike that have a common quirk. Chickens (or other feathered fowl). I told the love of my life that there would be no wedding until...