The weather this morning forecasts rain possible flooding and freezing temps starting tomorrow. yuck. I am getting ready just in case. I carried 3 days worth of hay into the barn for the horses, filled chicken feeders inside the coops, and filled buckets of water in case the electricity goes...
Well I have seen the chick stealer. It is a hawk. The darn thing landed on top of the coop and flew into the open door as I waited for my son to bring his gun. Unfortunately it flew away before Cole got back. Down to one chick with the silkie broody :(
After many many losses over these last two years. I have come to one conclusion. Always start off with way more than you think you want. Always set more eggs than you want because very rarely do you get a 100% hatch. Of the chicks that do hatch, statistically speaking 50% will be males. Of...
Does anyone give the vaccine for fowl pox? Since we dug a pond this year I have had several instances of fowl pox. Dry and wet. I am thinking of buying the vaccine just wondering if anyone else gives it
I have an evil hen. She has been broody all summer. At first I just took the eggs and she sat in an empty nestbox. Then I gave her eggs to hatch. None hatched. I got her eggs again and this time she abandoned the nest on hatch day when the first egg pipped. I found the eggs cold and hen nowhere...
I have 2 cream Legbar hens from Rhinda that are sisters and 2 cream Legbar hens from another breeder. I can definatly see a difference in color on the hens. The two from Rhinda are cream but the two others look to be gold. So I think the gold two are laying the blue eggs. Now that I know the...
Got an egg question. Am I thinking correct that hens generally lay the same shaped egg? I have 4 cream Legbars just starting to lay and I have 2 olive not blue colored eggs. They are shaped differently so does that mean I have to weirdo cream Legbars or just one? I got the first green egg...
I have two roosters in my free range group and it seems they take turns with a dark comb. One day one has purple tips then the next the other one does. The only time both of them have dark combs is when I keep them in the coop and they can't free range. I was wondering if it was liver issues or...
Mine eggs. I would prefer brown eggs if possible but if not no worries
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A lot of 6 half aprons. I collected them and stored them in a tote. 2 are small like kid aprons and 2 are sheer and long
A lot of craft books. I picked these up at garage sales ect. The yellow needle craft books...
My wrists have been killing me lately so I decided to give them a good workout I finished this last night just need to weave in the ends. My wrists feel tons better too