Every time I go into the hen house, one hen keeps flying up and landing on my head. Ouch -those toes! She actually tries settling in. No, I don't have poofy hair and I am not tall. The perches in the hen house are taller than me. It is always this one hen. My daughter thinks its hysterical! I...
Ok, maybe they can;t wear socks, but I would like to do something to help the hens get their feathers back on their backs! Has anyone trimmed their toenails or painted over the tips or something so they would not be as sharp? I am picturing a rooster with hot pink nails! My 7 year old daughter...
I raise and rescue alpacas so when shearing time comes, all the icky stuff that usually gets used for mulch was used this year for insulation for our hen house! It is amazing how warm the hen house was this winter!
Just wanted to introduce myself to the group as I am very egg-cited to learn new things. My daughter, who is 7, has raised the 52 chickens that reside here since they were 1 day old. Each chicken has their own name, are trained to come to her and are the most spoiled chickens I have ever heard...