Well winter is back for a little while, cold north wind whipping the light snow around. Had planned for some incubating but best to postpone now, the crocuses and warblers almost had me sucked in.
I use a different approach. I wear shorts and spray my legs and shoes down with a Picardin repellent. If they hop on at least I can see the little devils. Fortunately we have few deer ticks up here, mostly Brown Dog Ticks.
Sorry Mary, hope you feel better soon!
I agree, young birds should be acclimated to cold. They are fully feathered and old enough to take that temperature, but not if they're used to temperatures not less than 60.
I think it's important to remember that it's not just what is possible, but what is best for the birds. Think about how...
And my battery was dead this morning, had to get a ride to work and then a ride to get a new battery. Since my doors were frozen closed I had climb in through the hatchback and kick the doors open from the inside. Whoopee.
17 with a 20 mph wind gusting up to almost 40, the trees around my yard are thrashing wildly in the wind. Roads are a sheet of ice from frozen sleet, and most people around here had trouble getting in their cars this morning.
My sister lives down near Chicago and they had tornadoes near her last...
I scored a beautiful leafy bale of hay, after I cut it open I split it into four or five piles in the run and the girls are having the time of their lives
Speckled Sussex are calm, friendly, handle confinement well, and are decent layers of generally medium sized brown eggs. I have not had trouble with frostbite with the hens I have had. They are very easy to tell apart. They are also one of my favorites, and I always have a few in my flock. They...
Read the article. Hourly wage alone is not enough. Hours worked should be part of the equation. These companies hire many more workers than they need, so that they can keep hours low. They care nothing for the people who produce their profits. Health insurance should be part of any company...
There is an article in the New York Times about how big corporations manage lower wage employees. Specifically how while their wage may be good, the company will never allow workers to work enough hours to qualify for benefits or to earn a living wage. They deliberately hire many, many more...
Oh boy. Another amateur expert.
There is actually a list of veterinarians in the state that will care for bees. Maybe the Ag Extension would have that?
Any rooster around here with a questionable temper is immediately and humanely put down. Too much risk of injury, and who wants to pass those...