I had a broody chicken, 1 yr old, who kep hopping the fence to hide a clutch. I eventually found her cluch not far from my hose near the house. The eggs smelled horrible and I tossed and buried them. One popped open, white and curdled nastiness. A few days later we found her dead outside the run...
Hi duck lovers. I bought a great property in southern NH with 5 acres. About 1.5 clear with house and a farm pasture leading to a pond. The rest is wooded with common trails leading to the lake and other trails across a very busy highway road. Behind the house has trails to a small old quarry...
Hey everybody.
My husband and I are building our fourth coop. We are building a hoop coop inspired by a few of you. We wanted the ventilation but were not ready to build a large Woods or Tolman house this year. Selling our old house is taking a lot of money and time. :he
So my three main...
On of my 4 week old babies, "Zip" got attacked by an older hen. They were living side by side the past few weeks and she must have been let in by my daughter last night. She pecked Zip badly. I cleaned the wounds as best as she would let me and used some triple antibiotic cream. She is in the...