Ever since we got some of our hens (and they matured), a silver-laced Wyandotte would squat with her head lowered and slightly flare her wings when I came near (but not always). The black Maran would not. I assumed it was something with the breed. Now that we have a couple of more hens...
Up until yesterday, our goats and chickens have comingled in the fenced pasture field. The chickens have respected the 4' field fence wire (and hot wires for the goats!) but yesterday when we came home, 3 of the 4 were outside the wire. Yup, the 4th was goners. All we found were 2 piles of...
Here's an idea I used for other purposes too. I have a translucent water container but it is still tough to see the level of water that remains. So, I use some of those bright orange bobber/floats for fishing. I just throw a few in there and now I can clearly see the water line. Easy to make...