My guineas will let me pick them up and take treats from my hand. Do NOT tell them they are actually supposed to be crazed maniacs and run for dear life from me! Here they are thinking they're one of the gals...
I have an 8 hole and it's taking up too much space in my coop. Since my ladies onyl use 2 of the nest boxes anyways, I want to sell my 8 hole and get a 6 hole and move it to another wall. Please PM with price.
Thanks!
You know, I just find it funny that in my first year of raising chickens, I had 3 broodies out of a flock of 9 girls. 1 BO, 1 Oliver Egger, and 1 Silchen. After all the reading and studying I did, I was SURE that I wouldn't get breeds that went broody! Ha they fooled me!
Anyone else have...
Jaques, my bantam cochin, is officially a baby daddy!!!! This little guy just hatched. And yes, I'm gonna go with guy. Holy Moly look at that perfectly formed comb already!
Anyone else about to have a come apart with the copious amounts of yellow jackets hanging around the feeders and waterers? I believe they are the ground dwelling type of yellow jacket and there are plenty of places for the !@#$%^& to hide so I can't go searching every hole in the woods for...
I know with lots of recent predator attacks, people are looking for livestock dogs. Saw this on the Greenville, SC CL this morning:
http://greenville.craigslist.org/grd/2459201952.html
Eek! I'm a grandma! (bit early at 26). Ashley my BO, named after my friend Ashley who is aptly pregnant as well, hatched out her first BLRW last night. It better be a girl. 1 down, 5 to go. Fingers crossed for the BCMs to hatch soon!
-Jackie
Anyone living in Atlanta,
Apparently the Seniors at Emory thought it'd be brillant to let some chickens and chicks loose in the library. Here's the link my friend sent me that they need homes now (gah, shocker, ya think?)
-Jackie...
Holy cow a cheap coop in Spartanburg! Someone in the Upstate better snap this puppy up quick for $35!
http://greenville.craigslist.org/grd/2304528570.html
-Jackie
Meet Midas everyone!!!!
He's met the chickens and as long as no one makes any sudden movements, he's ok with the girls for now. But the leash will be on constantly for the next 6 months and we'll move his crate to the coop once it stop raining. If it ever stops raining...
-Jackie
I've been asked to guest blog about my chickens for the Carolina Farm Stewards Association. What an honor! You can read about it here. And Amy, yes I'm talking about you in my post. You are so awesome!
http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/blog/
-Jackie
Ran across this online for an all natural bug spray for mice, lites, and other creepy crawlers. They promote especially to equine and poultry owners. Claims it can be sprayed directly onto animals, avoiding the eyes of course. Here are the ingredients:
Active ingredients: A specially...
If you or any of your friends want to ask questions and not feel stupid about wanting to know about raising backyard chickens from locals, please come to the Backyard Chicken Chat at Furman University Satuday March 26th. An introductory workshop by Jim Adkins of the International Centre for...
So I know. I get it. When you free range chickens it's like putting a Snicker's bar in the backyard for any assortment of predators. My chickens are normally pretty good about the hawks: Hannah the rooster sounds the alarm and depending on where everyone is in the yard, they either dive under...
I know there's a fine line between passion and obsession but does this new addition win an award? Anyone else have chicken passions beyond their coops and brooders?
-Jackie
Edible Magazine, the Upstate (SC) edition has featured nearly their entire spring issue to raising chickens. A photographer came to the house to take pictures but I wasn't really sure if any of my flock would make it. There's some stiff competition in these neck of the woods. But Taylor the...