Yes. Static images can be deceiving. I handle my roo a couple times a day. I have banded chickens for many years. In anticipation of the four production pullets, I've chosen a color for each bird. It's the record keeper in me. If I raise another roo from a chick, I will double band with the...
I use this simple setup during the winter when the weather is dirty and he can't go outdoors to forage or when I'm away and he is confined for a few days time. I have pulled up plants roots and all from the garden and kept them fresh this way or like now with winter coming on I put a cheap head...
Easy fix. I use a cheap little pail from the paint department in the hardware store with a bale. A simple little cup hook screwed into the wall holds the bale. No tippy bucket.
You are absolutely right. These pullets may not be sexually mature as well. They will first go into a quarantine pen so that I can observe their individual health and condition. They will go on the FF and romaine lettuce, and UP/ACV first day. I'll band each pullet with a different color, dust...
Yes. I bred, raised, and had show quality bantams and LF many years ago but my barns have been vacant after my four children left home. I rescued my roo a year ago. He and two other cockerels were abandoned in a large field. He and I are buddies. He follows me everywhere.
In two weeks he will...
My roo goes free range all day after getting a serving of FF feed each morning all he will eat in one go. I planted collards, lettuce, and beets in the veg garden late summer so they will be available to him in fall. He gets his fill every day. The collards are now gone (his favorite) and he is...