Just an observation I have made with the chickies ever since I saw my wee 13, week old silkie Fluffy McNugget kill and eat a snake !!What a horrible thought, are you awake? Or are you fast asleep and having a nightmare
Awwww she is a pretty gal lovely colourWe must have been typing at the same timeView attachment 3003827
Grackles, messy birds bit very pretty. There are also Starlings which do a similar thing but they are smaller.
I am intrigued by that too for those really, really cold nights. I have been a bit shaken by the frostbite incident. I could hang it from the ceiling maybe.
Yes - I looked them up - I think they are indeed Common Grackles.
Sadly they do have their favorites.
That is one pretty egg.
That's what it looks like here most of the time in February.I would love to help but… as you can see we had a slight weather pattern issue here too. Rainforest… tropical paradise, temperate… my chickens said “heck no!” So weather whining taxes may have to wait until this afternoon when the “white stuff” is gone. And it had better be gone by afternoon…View attachment 3003667
What a difference a year makes!Well I would like to gloat, but I know you're having enough 'fun' out there. So I shall commisserate with you - at least you will get mild tho! Not so here it seems.
My poor chickies are very glum, and I have been calling home to remind mum to 'check for eggs' so they don't freeze.
This time last year I never had a thought on how to deal with stopping eggs from freezing!! Or what chickens ate, or roost height, broody bunch, and randy roosters!!!
Mine eat tomatoes, not tomato plants!
