What in the world can I do to get Red Shouldered Hawks to quit eating my chickens? I have lost a rooster, a 4 week old chick, a silkie hen and 5 adult layers, not to mention one 4 week old chick that was killed in the panic that ensued after one attack, and one hen who was attacked but I scared...
I had a little roo (mille fleur x oeg bantam) who I have saved several times...the first time when he was about 2 days old when he got left behind in the yard and got chilled. His mama would not take him back, so I raised him in the farm sink in my laundry room. He survived that and several...
My dad has some Silkies that are about 13 weeks old or so. One of them does this thing with her head that can only be described as...well...i can't describe it!! She shakes her head from side to side...not like she's shaking to remove a bug or something, but more like she has some really loud...
My Mille Fleur rooster has been the undisputed king around here for a while. The oldest of the roosters, he has been very successful at keeping the other boys away from his hens and has kept order around the house. Until, that is, last week, when a younger, and much larger roo waited for him...