Okay ladies my name is Star. I give talks daily. If you don't listen I peck at you till you do. I like to strut my stuff for all to see. As you can see I have a great body. Although I think I could use a good feather rub.
I am in the Caribou of B.C.. It is April 12th and it was snowing this morning then it turned to rain and later the sun came out. My chickens headed for the home when the snow was its heaviest and came out in the rain and snuggled down into straw to enjoy the sun.:D
I have 6 Bovan girls and one that will produce a tiny egg. The tiny egg just started the last couple of months. I don' t know if this is due to the cold winter we just came through or not. I don't always get one tiny. As these eggs have no yolk I use them in making desserts requiring egg whites.
I have 6 BOVAN girls. They where able to handle -30 degrees celius temperature this winter. They have continually layed eggs. We fine them very curious and friendly. Now that spring has arrived they love getting out and foraging for the little bugs, worms and fresh weeds and grasses.
My girls have a greenhouse attached to their run. On sunny days I let them out. I have scattereed hay and woodchips around so they can walk and scrounge around I also have a sheet of plywood raised off the ground about 2ft that I covered with tarp so the ground underneith is free of snow. That...
We got electronic sound for rodents that you plug in. That hi frequency sound keeps the squirrels and other rodents away and doesn't bother the chickens or other birds.
The pine is coming back. I had to take some down when we first moved onto the property but I have some large pines that where missed and lots of small ones growing fast.
I have been crushing two to three vitamin c with d pills up and mixing it with treats as my girls are not big on shells either. The vitamin c is made from oyster shell.
Well I left the girls for a week and they survived with plenty of water and feed still left. Did a quick clean and fluff and they watched had check everything out as I cleaned. My sitter got 6 eggs every day while we where away. We got down to minus 31 celcius and they where fine. I know that...