Need some help. Not wanting to use poison so trying to figure out an electric fence set up. Does anyone else use an electric fence for the purpose of deterring rats and if so can I see a picture of the set up. Thanks in advance.
We raised 3 chicks, one fell in our pool and died so we attempted to place an older Golden Comet in with the remaining 2 Wydonettes. The 2 picked on her so we bought another Golden and those 2 paired up but picked on the Wydonettes. They eventually leveled out. As long as no blood is happening...
So my 4 hens will not eat the layer pellets I bought or the oyster shell. They free range all day and LOVE the scratch mix I put down in the run for when they are inside. They follow me to the run after I have let them out and wait until I pit the scratch down. I have mixed the pellets and...
We lost one of our 3 wydonette today. She drown in our swimming pool due to my carelessness. Now we would like to get another hen because we want 3. My question is the other 2 are pullets now and would they accept another teenager or am I asking for trouble.
So my 3 hens free range in our back yard . I have found earthworms, tossed some to them yet they nibble it and the move on to eat GRASS! Are my girls vegetarian? Whatbis up with this. Part of the reason we got them was to eat some bugs in our yard!
Yes they run up and down the ramp. Lol. They seem to come out when I go outside and stand near the coop and when I go inside my house they seem to find their way back into the coop. Are your hens protective? I watched one of them chase a wild bird away from the outside of the run. I'm praying it...
Great information. Thank you so much. I had chickens as a kid however we lived on a farm and it was my dad and older brother taking care of the animals. LOL.