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  1. DrFyl

    Wildlife netting, but not roofed

    Hi, all. Due to losing the smallest, but still a good-sized Buff pullet a month ago to a predator in the middle of the day (hawk?) I scrounged my area for wildlife netting. Found a farm store that had 3 rolls of 1/2" almost invisible nylon netting (horrible to work with as I'm 1/2 blind and my...
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    Had to get one!

    Always loved this toy. Found this one, hand-made and signed by the maker, on eBay. There were all designs, new and vintage, on both eBay and etsy. Don'tcha think every child-at-❤️, Backyard chicken lover should have one? 😬 (took a video, but couldn't post it.😶)
  3. DrFyl

    Roo blood 😢

    Good morning, all. I have a 6 week Buff roo that is the only identifiable roo in the flock of 20 chicks: 8 buffs and 12 production reds. There MAY be a couple of male reds, but none of them have enough of an identifiable comb, yet. I purchased them as "pullets." Came back from barn chores...
  4. DrFyl

    I'm Exhausted! 😩

    :thI read BYC threads and posts all evening. Kept falling asleep as I sat on the sofa, and finally dragged myself off to bed at midnight. All night I worked herding chickens, feeding chickens, breeding chickens, cleaning coops, washing chickens, doctoring chickens, chasing off hawks, checking...
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    Out of the trough & into the coop

    Hello, BYC-lovers.🐣🐥🐔 My chicks (8 Buffs;12 Production Reds) were just over a week old when I decided to capitulate (after years of arguing with myself) and buy them. My real chicken house has always housed Guinea Hens that free range the property, and I didn't want to mix chicks in with them...
  6. DrFyl

    Peep peep

    Having trouble posting to new member intro thread. Hope this time works. Homesteaded in VT in the 80s. How did I end up in KS? Decided, after many years, I have no good reason NOT to raise chickens and have a veggie garden, in the present economic climate. Got 20 chicks a couple of weeks...
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