Stake, Thanks! I posted in this thread a few years ago, but not recently. It moves a little too fast for me to keep up with. I live near Boyertown/Douglassviliie/Yellow House/Oley. There's a little village down the road called Woodchoppertown!
Our lawn is still under a foot of snow. More snow is coming on Tuesday. I'm ready for spring. (Southern Berks County)
I currently have 3 Swedish Flower Hens, and 9 eggs in the 'bator. (I got rid of my roos 11 days ago, because DH hates the sound of roosters crowing.)
SFH are a good dual...
I'm looking for duck hatcing eggs for my sister in northern NJ. so if anyone knows where I can get some for her, either in southeast PA or north NJ, let me know. She wants breeds that would be good egg layers,
Thanks!
To be honest, about my predator problem, I'm not sure what has done it most of the time.
I had kept chickens for 8 years in a not-very-secure coop with no problems other than our dog.
Then, once I had something take a mama hen right off of her chicks in the predawn hours. What ever it was left...
I'm in Berks county. I didn't have problems with predators the first several years here. To be honest my dog was the biggest problem. He's gone now, and the raccoons and foxes have become a problem. I have a very secure coop right now, so as long as I close everything up at night I don't...
Mamasky, Welcome! Were practically neighbors! I'm in Earl township... I was just at Oley Valley Feed ,stocking up on supplies and looking at their chicks yesterday. They expanded recently.
Actually, That's the way to go. It is illegal to relocate a trapped raccoon in PA. And from what I hear, if you do release them wiithin a few miles of where you trapped them, they will find their way back.