I need a bit of help please. We live in the burn zone of a large wildfire from 2 years ago. Our forest was completely burned. Critters are starting to return, which is just lovely. Except for the 3 squirrels that have moved back home with us. I'm not sure what it is they're eating - there...
My coop is nearly ready to move in, but there is no electricity out there yet. And my ladies are 3 weeks old and quickly outgrowing their brooder in the house. We're all ready for them to move... but the forcast for this week is rather cool (for Texas) with highs in the low 60's and lows in...
Last week, my babies shipped from Cackle Hatchery in MO to near Austin TX. It was by priority mail, had a tracking number... last scan was for Springfield MO.... They were supposed to arrive in 2 days, so on that Wednesday. I notified my small local post office... I got a call the next day and...
We're getting our first babies tomorrow (though, we both grew up with chickens on the farm, so this isn't entirely new to us) and have a little brooder in a rubbermade tote set up in the house. Our coop is under construction and should be done this weekend!
We have LOTS of fire ants. Every...