I am in NH and need some Yankee know how. All the state animal lady said was to get the electric fence working--but, can't a coyote jump the so-called poultry protector ($350.00 or so)?
I have noticed traps on ebay, but don't want to harm myself setting it up. Also, I've read that certain...
Hi, I was all set to buy a simple hand pump from my hardware or spa dealer but then wondered how it would work with the nasty stuff suspended in the duck water.
Wouldn't a regular pump get stopped up by debris?
recommendations please.
owner of 10 messy dux
A northern goshawk nearly killed our Dominique hen and also attacked our Ameraucana: two different piles of chicken feathers in the front and back yard. A little later I saw the hawk perched on the coop, trying to get in. The attacked hens were in shock, but I got them out of it by feeding...
Hi, we are in Lebanon, NH, and want to have some ducks this spring. There is a little stream running thru the back of our yard. Part of the stream makes a little marshy pool, and the rest runs on to a large marsh way down the road near Etna Rd and 120. There are woods on the other side of the...
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all different ages.
The Rhode Island Red and the whiskered Ameracauna survived a fox attack several years ago. The Buff Orpington the the sleek Ameracauna replaced the hens killed by the fox about 1.5 years ago. We drove these hens from Colorado to...
He is absolutely beautiful, muscled, and mighty, a 5 months old Dominique.
We got him my mistake from the egg lady in Claremont NH.
He is enamoured of our elderly Rhode Island Red, who can't handle the attention. She survived a fox attack 2 years ago, and we paid (thru the nose) and prayed...
Hi, We acquired a very handsome Dominque rooster by mistake in Sept.
We have a very wise and reasonable ameraucana about 2 years old.
What would chix from the above 2 be like??
After 2 years with our flock we really don't know much about them, but are constantly surprised and amused. For...
We live in Lebanon NH, near Hanover and will be out of town in Dec for several weeks.
We have 4 laying hens and 3, 3-month old chix.
we can pay$15/visit and sitter takes the eggs.
thanks,
Lin
Hi,
I have discovered that my chix really like dandelions and bindweed. The only problem is that these unwanted plants are in the front yard where there is no fencing and where the chix do not feel comfortable (dogs barking, etc), plus they have demonstrated a tendency to wander away. I have...
Hi, we are moving ourselves and our 4 hens to the Dartmouth College area this fall from northern Colorado
We would really appreciate some input on the chicken scene in that area. We are thinking we might need to actually buy a house, even tho we will be there just 3 years, because we doubt...
Hi, we are moving ourselves and our 4 hens to the Dartmouth College area this fall.
We would really appreciate some input on the chicken scene in that area. We are thinking we might need to actually buy a house, even tho we will be there just 3 years, because we doubt whether we could rent a...
Hi, we are moving ourselves and our 4 hens to the Dartmouth College area this fall.
We would really appreciate some input on the chicken scene in that area. We are thinking we might need to actually buy a house, even tho we will be there just 3 years, because we doubt whether we could rent a...
Hi,
a few days ago I posted about our Buff and how she was acting miserable and refused to stop sitting in a box with a soft-shell broken egg.
She was still being weird even after I removed the nesting boxes from the coop.
That night we took the drastic action of putting her in the bath tub...
Hi,
Our Buff started sitting in the nesting box yesterday and today she was still in there while the other chix were out running about. Normally, the Buff runs outside first and comes in last.
So, I pulled the nesting box forward into the sun while she was getting a drink and there was a...
We have 4 chickens: 2 Americanas, 1 Buff Orpington, and an RI Red.
We got our chicken babies last June from the local feed store.
We named them after great personnages in opera: Norma, Tosca, Brunnhilde, Carmen.
As opera lovers know, all these characters end up dying at the end of the...