Thanks johnn. Guess we'll have to keep checking her nest.....let the flock out this morning and she immediately jumped the fence and headed off to her nest.
One of our hens, who we've always called escapee, built a nest in a nearby brush pile. We discovered yesterday that she had been laying eggs in there ( 17 of them). She has always been the first one over the fence, but until yesterday, had always returned back into the yard on her own. When we...
Help! Our rooster has no obvious injury to his leg but is limping and not using 1 leg much at all. He fought off a skunk last week (actually saved 4 out of our 7 hens from the foul, vicious creature), the limping didn't set in until 2 days later so not sure if its related or not. He still is...
RI DEM told me yesterday (after we had a skunk kill several hens in broad daylight by digging under the fence into our enclosed run) you have the right to "protect your property" by any means necessary. Shot the little bas###d and will continue to protect our "family" as needed!
My heart goes out to you and your family. I saw your story this morning because I was looking for answers/help as our small flock of 7 girls and a roo was attacked yesterday in broad daylight while "safely" locked in their fully enclosed coop and outdoor run. I received a frantic phone call at...