I was devastated when this afternoon, when I turned out my hens to free range in our front yard, only 7 of my 9 hens came out the gate. When I started looking, my Ameracauna was cowering under the hen house, and Pixie, my smallest hen, had been reduced to a pile of feathers, feet, head, and...
Hi, everyone,
I sure am happy to have discovered this site. It is so very informative. A little about myself:
7 chickens: 2 Rhode Island Reds(Nutmegg and Cloviss), 1 Ameracauna(Sunflower), 1 Silver-Laced Wyandotte(Janella), 1 Barred Plymouth Rock(Peck), 1 (?) Marans(not sure)(Eggsmerelda), 1...
Last night I went out to close my 6 hens in their coop, and was surprised to see 4 of them huddled in the corner by the entry gate. As I approached the coop, Eggsmerelda came flying out of the coop, cackling, then I knew something was up. There was a snake crawling along one of the roosts...
I got introduced to my flock by rescuing a rooster from a coworker who was going to put him in a stewpot, because he was bullying her bantam rooster. Then 2 Rhode Island Reds were introduced, and later 1 silverlaced Wyandotte, 1 barred Plymouth Rock, 2 Ameracaunas, and 1 Maran (?) complete my...