If I get up in the middle of the night and turn on the kitchen light, my rooster crows. I think a light turned on in your house is all that a rooster needs to say hello. My Rhode Island Red says hello at odd hours.
I hear him crow right when I turn on a light, any light.
Its like he is...
We have the electric shock fence around our bird's run and the neighbors dog tried to get in. He ran like the dickens after getting shocked just once and we never had a problem with him since.
We also use bottle rockets to keep him at bay, our yards are so close.
The chicks dont seem to...
does it matter if the yogurt is expired? I throw it away, but I guess I wont do that anymore if its ok to give to the chickens... wow I sure learn alot from this website.
Yesterday it was cold and yukky outside and they ate the sunflower seeds I threw out right away this time. Other times...
Im 60 miles south of St. Louis and I
have lived here all my life, its neat to meet people from all over who have chickens but I have been wondering for some time if anyone else lived in Missouri, thanks for the topic!
Im having the same problem.
My 5 hens love my neighbors yard.
Beautiful landscaping. I panic everytime but they have not complained, but we always run over there and "heard" them back to our 2.6 acres of suburban property. (no fence)
SO...we built a shack. We put up a 5ft fence 10x20 area...