So I put a heater in the coop just to take the edge off for the chickens, really just to make myself feel better. Anyway, none of them huddled around it opting to just sit on the roosts fluffed up so I took the heater out and they continued to sit on the roosts all fluffed up. I guess the...
Leave it to the government to slap the giving, generous hand. They want to be the givers so they can then be beholden to, sort of like………….blackmail……..in a way.
I just couldn’t butcher one of our chickens so having this livestock auction nearby is definitely a blessing. I don’t think we’ll let our hens hatch out anymore nor do I think we’ll buy chicks again. We’ve pretty much decided to buy pullets in the future regardless of cost. Giving our chickens...
Took three young roosters to auction the other day because we had too many (4 boys out of 10) and the flock stress level was high. I don’t like auctioning them off but you have to do what needs to be done and culling is not an option for me. Anyway, just received a check today and each of the...
Well the cold weather has my rooster suffering with a bit of frostbite even with good ventilation and minimal drafts, and I noticed this morning one of the hens had a touch as well. Vaseline does appear to work for the rooster, having it applied is arguably the BEST part of his day. Decide to...
Yep, those of us who actually plan ahead and maintain a full and expanded pantry can sit back and enjoy the optics of crowds of panic buyers clogging the grocery stores. Sort of like watching the weather driven version of the ‘Black Friday’ nonsense.
Given this upcoming snow storm and the wide variations in, and frequent changes in, predictions I’ve concluded we are witnessing what I like to refer to as ‘Weathercaster Orgasms’ play out before our very eyes.