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Yikes

In the little time I've been a RIR mommy I've watched in horror as my girls have tag teamed tree frogs, my arch nemeses the brown widows, wolf spiders and lizards. They are organically fed and free range during the day here in BAMA (RTR!), the only state that has 4 seasons in a day, and although...

Yesterday we went to our local flea market where I bought my 1st set of RIRs, and since the foxes got my roo, and Henny died of a heat stroke when the heat index was 122F at 8pm here in BAMA...a lot of new lessons and pain...but Jenny, the only remaining survivor from that 1st purchase, seemed...

copy and paste above link! Enjoy Jenny.

I'm new to Rhode Island Red pullets but have always bought their lovely brown eggs at market here in Alabama. My remaining RIR, Jenny, puts 1-2 out per day and her late sister, Henny, started laying exactly @ 24wks and Jenny started laying a month later using a 1/2 scratch 1/2 laying pellet mix...

I live right smack dab in the heart of dixie and there is no wind in most of the summers. They went through a bag of Zaxby's ice each week and had 1/2 strength Gatorade on the hottest days plus a lg oscillating fan. The heat index the night Henny died was 97F @ 7pm. I chose the RIR because...

Last night my husband went to put the girls up for the night and found my beloved Henny almost dead from an apparent heat stroke. After bringing her in and feeding her 2 ccs of gatorade every 30 min and icing her she lost her battle. My heart is broken.