The past 2 years, I've stopped at people's houses and asked them when they are done decorating with their pumpkins (Halloween, Thanksgiving) if they do not have a plan for their pumpkins, winter squash, and hay or straw, I "volunteer" to pick it up. My chickens LOVE pumpkins. They do love...
If they wind up in our hav a heart traps, we "put them out of their misery"! We have a local park very near us and don't want rabid raccoons threatening to hurt children;).
I am pricing electric fencing. That is something we are highly considering. We toohave an outside cat. Our yard has...
I'm so sorry and totally understand. We have had BAD problems with raccoons. 2 years ago every night for 2 weeks we were either killing a raccoon, or they were killing my flock. One of my hens even died because she got caught in a snare, it was all SO AWFUL. We took turns standing guard...
My friend went through the trouble of shipping me a chicken from several states away. The chicken is beautiful and has a great temperment. It was suppose to be a CCL cockerel. I am thinking that this is a bielefelder pullet. What are you opinions? Either way, I'm keeping it and it has been...