so I found the new secret egg clutch I found 8 eggs from the last 3 days hidden behind the new nesting buckets. The americanas has been on a laying spree one a day wohoo.
0/8 once again and its been in the 50's here central Indiana so Im at a complete loss I inspected the birds and did find lice so I will take care of that 5 of the birds have a moist vent and large abdomen but three don't and those three are going on the chopping block the others have until...
agree with bbqjoe Im not sure what state you reside in but there are two different kinds of gun self defense laws. 1 stand your ground, 2 castle doctrine there is a huge difference between what is ok on one and what is ok on the other. I would pick up a remote driveway sensor to alert you when...
this is the new coup 10'x20' with vinyl flooring poop boards and buckets for nesting boxes timed lights automatic "pullet shut chicken door", french doors that I took from another job and one window that opens also from another job only 17 chickens currently but 50 more coming soon.
the new coup door is a "pullet shut" with photo sensor and solar panel I am very excited that I no longer have to get up at the crack of dawn to let out the chickens.
AAARRRGGGGGG dam it so again 1/8 eggs today again! Oh and I found a pummeled 3 month old americanas chick dead on the coup floor tonight I mean what the hell? Is nothing good enough for these birds Im going to have a culling and shake up the pecking order its obviously not working anymore.
1 silver spangled polish, 4 plymouth rock, 1 americanas, 1 buff orp. the ages are a bit of a mystery we got them with the farm I think that most of them are nearing 2 years old but I have no hard evidence to back that up. we have 10 new 3 month old chicks a mix of jersey giants and americanas...