My guineas aren't aggressive. Some of them don't even leave the property. They REALLY decimated my tick population and pretty much feed themselves except when there's snow on the ground. My friend tells me they're delicious, though I haven't eaten one yet. They do tend to get eaten by...
Hi neighbor! I know Wilton and most of FC very well, having lived in Weston, Westport and Brookfield, although I'm in Litchfield County now. I see some very pretty backyard coops when I drive around Weston/Westport; I think someone organizes a yearly neighborhood "coop tour" down there?
Fence? Don't mean to sound indelicate, but maybe they need to be conditioned to fear dogs. The rest of my flock saw what happened to a rooster who flew into the enclosed dog yard yesterday. They generally know to avoid the area, but every now and then it seems they need a reminder, and they...
Howdy neighbor. You said you smelled a skunk in the early morning? Then I'm thinking skunk. From CT DEEP:
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More here: http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2723&q=326084
The hole doesn't appear to be an attempt to tunnel into your coop or run, right?
You can shoot them at any...
Wow. It actually happened. You can buy it online--for the crazy price of $15 for 4 lbs of dry, meatless kibble. How can a product with no meat be so expensive?!
DogFoodAdvisor.com rates it very poorly: http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/halo-vegan-garden-medley/
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Ya, it sucks, but witnessing horrible things from time to time is just part of raising animals. Most of my chickens aren't really pets and they free-range as long as it's light out.
Yesterday, one of my roosters saw me in the garden throwing cherry tomatoes that had split to the ducks, and...