I offered to take a few birds from a neighbor who has been very unwell this winter. The birds are very thin, look and act as though they've not been fed for several weeks, and they were thirsty enough I didn't think I could keep water in front of them.
The roo (lovely buff Orpington) has leg...
It figures that of my 8 pullets, 2 were roosters. I'd have no qualms about eating them, it weren't that my favorite australorp, "Alice", was one of them. The RIR will go to freezer camp soon, as he's not a pleasant bird already. (I'm rapidly losing my high opinion of RIRs...always thoguht they...
I'm planning a coop for 8 girls. I have 8 now, and I will have to exercise restraint until such time as I either eat one (gasp!) or lose a neighbor or three. (I'd prefer the latter...)
I live in an area with huge (110+ degree) temp swings throughout the year-summers routinely hit 106F (in the...
I am Laurel, aka Eklecktika (I don't know where it came from, I was scrambling to find a name a few years ago, and all my ideas were taken. So I got creative. Anyway)
I've been thinking about getting chickens for several years, never had the opportunity, but it finally arrived. So I have 8...