We live very rural, a long ways from the road, not near any other neighbors. The perfect place for noisy birds like Guineas.
We are attempting to hatch some for tick control. My plan is to free-range them; I have 30 acres of CRP broken up by wooded patches and valleys. My hope is to train them...
About a month ago we picked up 2 mature RIR hens to add to our flock of 6 BR & BO's. At first the new RIR's got bullied alot but in the last few weeks we noticed that they were bullying one particular hen that is very calm and gentle. We first noticed she was missing feathers in the tell-tale...
Ok, so I'm not a total stranger to chickens, but its been years and I was really young when we had them. I don't know much about them when you get into it.
I've been house searching and I wanted a house on some acreage, but its just so hard to find a good house on acreage in the location that I...
Finally, I'm a homeowner. Although its not my ideal home, it is a home and the price couldn't be beat. The only problem now is that I wanted chickens, and I'll be in a housing addition (a rural addition, that really doesn't have too many homes in it yet).