Some free ranged nesting boxes. Trying something out to prevent the girls from laying randomly through out the yard.
Long one.
Tall one.
Naked Neck Milli checking out our boxes before there finished.
Just trying something out.
Not really. They all run free in the yard. I have a dog tie for one but then that leaves two still running around. Even if I bring them in the house they still have to go outside to use the bathroom and usually go straight for the chicken water and get a drink.
Hello,
We have a large fenced in yard that we keep our 25 chickens, 5 ducks, 3 dogs, and 3 cats. I have noticed lately our dogs are drinking out of the chickens water too. If I put corid in the chicken water will it harm the dogs and cats? The cats don't really drink out of the water but the...
Here is a better picture of his droppings. The other picture was from when I was holding him and the poop dropped 5ft before hitting a metal doorway. So this is his fresh droppings from his temporary pen. He is more lively now. And the more I keep an eye on him can he get an infection/bacteria...
The eyes looks better but his right I was completely stuck shut this morning. I used a wet warm cloth and rubbed from front to back not really rubbing... Gentely gliding the cloth across his eye lid till it softened and broke up the crust. I have done nothing more than that and clean the brooder...
Peabody (Peacock) is now 2.5 weeks old and is already learning to spread his fan. Clearly out growing the rest in the brooder box. His Corona (feathers on top of his head) are starting to come in. We have very intense whistling conversations almost everyday.
Here are some more recent photos around.
Stepping out on the porch the flock greets us.
Feeding time
Some more feeding time.
Just some snap shots from time to time
So we were starting to get worried one of our layers just suddenly stopped laying and had not laid for a week. Well today I happen to be in the workshop/shed and I hear her call from the carport part of the shed were all my lumber sits. When I came out to investigate she came strutting out. So I...
Cornish Red Lace after being moved outside investigating the outdoors first.
Feeding the Flock.
Building the Duck Pen.
Ducks enjoying a cool dip in there new pool on the first warm day in a week.
Some pictures of our 3.5 acre Farm "to be"
I have some work cut out for me this spring. Clearing land and prepping it for a mini farm.
Good flowing creek to have run into a pond for the ducks.
Our new arrivals on 01/08/2015
Started with 5 Barred Rocks, 4 Cornish Red Laced, 4 Milli Fluer, 4 Blued Silkies, 1 Naked Neck Milli Fluer.
A Few weeks later:
Barred Rock Roo
Cornish Red Laced and a Blued Silkie
Miss Darlin with her bird "Heartsy"
2 Milli Fluer Roos...
Mr Rooster here.
We will start with our first coop. Our Pallet coop. Made out of about 8 Pallets, some nails, screw, and some aluminum roofin we had laying around.
"Miss Darlin helping out"
"Miss Darlin" Modeling off her fancy coop skills!
and little Darlin trying to figure out why mommy is...
4 48"x40" pallets
1 2"x12"x12'for the chicken run
2 2"x4"x8' for the legs
1 Sheet of Aluminum Roofing
$20 in hardware
About 2-3 days of work.
Mostly everything I had just laying in the shed rather than the hardware.