This morning I went in the pen to get the food bowl, which I do twice a day everyday. they pigs normally just sniff me and make my legs dirty. but today Stella ( my female) actually put my ankle in her mouth. she never bit down- just put her around me. should I be worried that she is going to...
I have 3 chickens that want to sit- they will all sit in the laying box all day and id assume all night, even when there are no eggs under them. How do I get them to stop? they have brought my daily egg count way down. Im not sure if its because they stopped laying hoping to hatch what they are...
I have one NHR that seems to way to "lay in bed' all the time- if you go close to her, she will move- but other then that she just stays put in one of the boxes. She seems to have a rattle sound in her lungs- which would be a lot like us having a chest cold. and a "bark" type cough. Her staying...
My husband and I have a few chickens & are considering getting some ducks. We are still unsure of what kind would be best for us. We live in Maine and it can get very cold in the winter. We were also trying to figure out if they would be able to live with our chickens? We have two different sets...
Hello, I am a stay at home mom to 3 boys- 7,2 & 1. We have chickens and slowly Im convincing my husband to expand to more animals.. ( Ill get my farm yet!) My husband and Ive been married for nearly 5 years- we own a bit of property in the western mountians of Maine. Im not sure what else I am...