Today so far has been an awesome day where weather is concerned. Warm and sunny. No rain in sight.
The problem is that I am stuck at work, and my birds are stuck in the grow out pen in the garage.
I wanted to put them outside this morning in their secured and covered run, but I left for work...
The other day, I put my chicks outside (in a big wire dog crate) for the very first time. It's been a long cold winter and spring is a little late here.
The next day, my man and I moved the giant chain link dog run across the yard so we can get started covering it and reinforcing the bottom...
What is it with this little bugger going after our hair?!
From the day she (?) arrived here, she's been super interested in us, watching intently as we do our daily stuff in the kitchen where their hutch/brooder is. Recently she has decided that she is fascinated with our long hair! She will...
So, We had planned on building a cooper with recycled materials.
Then my perfectionist carpenter man said we simply could not rehab some of the old wood I had planned on using because he's a perfectionist and it would end up not being perfect. Little does he know it won't be perfect anyhow...
Got the call from the feed lot yesterday and now they are home.
We were looking for eggs. Lots of eggs. For us, and the neighbors who said that a supply of fresh eggs was a condition of them not complaining about the birds. lol
We got 4 red sexlinks and 2 Rhode island reds.
I don't have pics...
I have a chain link fenced area for my soon to be girls.. I was pondering covering a good portion for shade and weather protection which got me thinking..
Has anyone tried using landscape fabric for this?
I imagine it breathes better than say a plastic tarp, and will probably "flap" less on a...
My name is Sara. I've been stopping in for advice for quiet sometime, and figured it was time to stop lurking and say hello. So, hello!
I live in Wisconsin and have been in the animal rescue scene my whole life. From shelter work, to in home fostering until adoption, and even helping out...