”My big wattles bring all the hens to the yard
My wattles are better than yours,
Yeah, my wattles are better than yours!”
OR
”I like big wattles and I cannot lie”
i agree with @R2elk…lock them in the coop with mom for a bit. As for her abandoning the keets, I don’t think that will happen once they hatch, as the hen is usually brutally protective of them. For this reason, I’d try herding them in rather than picking any keets up so you don’t assaulted by...
:sick I absolutely hate spiders so I’m glad I’ve not run into either of these in south Florida! However, We live along a canal so I see a lot of fishing spiders.They’re always lounging around in our pool waiting to eat some unsuspecting swimmer...
Great job up-cycling something that would probably just be scrapped. It looks great and I love area you created for new chicks. I live in Florida where hurricanes are a concern and there is always the worry of having to evacuate during the summer months. This is great coop idea for hurricane...
I’m in Maryland for a few weeks. According to the map it is still well within the “southie” territory, but it feels pretty “northie” to me after living in Florida. Apparently I’ve become a weather wimp. Also find myself checking the water here for gators, which only goes to confirm my...
Unfortunately most of my “K, so…” situations involve my mostly grown, yet very immature (hold my beer kind of guy) son. There always seem to be a very good and logical plan in place that he tosses out the window and your left with the “this is for your own good/y’all’s not gonna like this” plan...