Well ny buddy and i butcherd our first chickens today, we have the dispatching part down i call it dispatching sounds better then killing. Can i say we suck at the cleaning the guts out part lol first one we ended up cuting in half the second one my buddy finaly figured it out. than my propane...
Predators so far this year we have had coons,black snakes,great horn owl,rats,lots of fox,coyote, and now we have a small hawk that wont leave us alone i cant even let my pigeons out anymore cause he seems to alwways get one. I sure have used alot of amo this year lol. Anyboy else have a year...
I raised 2 pigs this past sumer built pen off back of garage they ate the sideing off it also dont build the pen to close to where you migth like to sit outside they tend to stink when it rains lol leanrd the hard way'
Ever try hay stretcher check your feed stores they should have it . why i ask is we have 23 year old arab who teeth have grown as far they are going to so our equine dentist said to try hay stretech soaked down good like a mash. we feed it to him 2 times a day 3 scoops each feeding and he gets...
Ever think about buying some land and keep your horse yourself? We did that 4 years ago, i have 4 grand kids that ride my wife and i ride we ahve 11 horses now some are rescues. we ride bouth english and western. when i ride i allways wear overalls so i look real good in cowboys boots cowboyhat...
"I've had to put down my family's pets in the past, I've used a 22LR---it's very humane and quicK"
OK now i have 2 old dogs i have to put down this year maybe ok now were do u place the shot? is there more info the internet on this thanks.
Last year i built my wife a rabit pen. The pen is 20'x 50' with an 8,x10, wood shed in there for there home. We had a friend dig down 2 to 3 feet and we buryd chicken wire then tied that in with the rest of the pen. she buys rabits at the auction ands puts them in there i have no idea how many...
Keep The Birds Locked In @ Night?
Is That Possible For You? I Don't Know Your Set Up.
i would keep them lcoked up but these chcikens have been my yard birds for years. there a mixed up batch of chickens that have gotten loose and they roost where they want. i have pens for my other birds...
It must be a Great horned owl, i saw it last night fly off about 11 pm, then this morning we found a delaware missing its head around where the bird flew away from i have places for the chcikens to roast that are enclose some just choose not too. i have some that roost in trees.
lets we have been able to run off all the other predators but a big old barn owl he got another chicken last night. i have some chickens i let around the farm he keeps picking them off short of shooitng it what can i do?
we have fond some of are feerange chickens like this. my budy came over late one night pulled behind are brodder shed and found a barn owl with a chicken he had riped the head off and started eating it when he sacred it up. heck just one more preadator to worry about.
were doing the square foot garden this year already have 6 built 4'x 4' made out of 2x8s doubled one up for carrots. last weekend planted peas carrots spinich beets out in the garden. allready started a bunch of differnt tomatoes, peppers, collards,cabbage,celery,lettuse,brussel...