Thanks, @OhZark Biddies , @BantyChooks , @Stick Chicken ... I agree. Greats posts.
I think it's a learning process and the amount varies depending where you started from; Outcome must be that you get much more practical as things evolve or you fail in some way and the flock suffers. I don't...
LOL, not yet, glad you remember Deb... still on the fence. Life was so simpler 10 years ago; now it's about finding the perfect intersection of "good schools"+"what the wife wants/think she wants"+my sanity...
But I gotta say you make Cal border sounds fun and exciting... :).. seriously, if we...
Great post Deb.. my favorite part is "...and people" :)
I like your approach. it is, beyond what we do daily, out of our control. I've relocated plenty of critters too. I had a raven too stuck in their run once. Caught him and let him go in the front yard. They're pretty smart and I read...
LOL yes..
My wife's grand-father who's 91yo and kicking (he's coming next week and will probably spend 3 days trimming the palm trees) says "if you name 'em, you can't eat em... so don't name 'em"... OldShool :)
When my Dark Brahma "SilverStreaks" passed in Jan I went apesh*t... She showed...
For many of us, our flocks are more pets than "stocks" and I'm sure we have a different perspective.
Don't get me wrong. I grew up on a ranch and my dad, although a cop by day was into "production" and never really showed emotion like I do.
When I restarted my flock 18 months ago, I was less...