Seriously?Someone could EAT one of those?
It's like a pet dog, it's on a leash!
Poor little tiny cow!
Not sure how far Pyxis lives from you, but she sells fertilized eggs and I am pretty sure she has leghorns, ee's, and marans, but I will wait for her to chime in
Mine lived theirs too and I also have a rectangle one that I got at Home Depot that is meant for mixing cementBaby Hughie, George and Priscilla enjoy this little thing. Well and mud puddles.
Oh Lynzi! We are realizing that someday our little ones will have to go outside into the world! We are thinking of building the Cluckingham Palace only because it's too cute! But those hoop coops are really nice too! We have to have our chicks hanging out in style.when it's a little warmer out. For right now, they seem happy in the tub.
Your lavender Roo is spectacular! Absolutely stunning bird.
LuvMyChicks, I'd love to visit a farm and really understand all this farm stuff more but where? I took out, and read, every book from our local library on chickens goats and cattle. So, on paper, I could draw you a picture of what the fences for cattle is supposed to look like, and recite some of the diseases that the animals can get. I've watched tutorials on you tube but they're homemade and it's hard to find "Part 2's". Hands on experience is going to the NY State Fair and asking a few ?s. Some people talk to you, some don't. Cornell Extension on occasion has "trips" but these seem few and far between and if you are busy on that day your sol. How did you learn about all this stuff? What farm allows one to "volunteer"? There's some young farmer's program. We aren't young. This is our retirement plan. We've waited a lifetime to get out of the city. We just don't want to make too many mistakes. It's why we are meticulously repairing the barn and outbuildings, maintaining the property the best we can, and attempting to plan the infrastructure so that we have a "system" in place that is productive and sustainable. If the barn should have a heat/cool source, we should know now, so we can tie in the geothermal system. If we need a water system it must be in place with a plan for maintenance, and repair. It would be wonderful to know what successful farms are doing before we develop a system that may not work. We keep going to TSC and reading their books, too. We want to do what we can to be organic. We don't want a lot of animals, we want the healthy eggs to make healthy food to sell. $ isn't in a dozen eggs, $ is in a dozen slices of quiche! Love your input! Keep it coming!
