Stinky Acres Farm

[Canadian Wind]

She's a troublemaker. I'll like her more if she hatches eggs for me this year.

She's a scovie. Hard to stop them! The Silkies of the waterfowl world!

 

[StinkyAcres]

She's a scovie. Hard to stop them! The Silkies of the waterfowl world!

That's right! Willoughby especially is hard to stop. This'll be the first time I set chicken eggs under her though. Hopefully she treats them like her own AND she doesn't break them!

 

[Canadian Wind]

That's right! Willoughby especially is hard to stop. This'll be the first time I set chicken eggs under her though. Hopefully she treats them like her own AND she doesn't break them!

That's the big thing, not breaking them. Duck and scovie eggs have much thicker shells!

 

[StinkyAcres]

That's the big thing, not breaking them. Duck and scovie eggs have much thicker shells!

I plan to give her very fluffy nesting material and hope for the best. haha

 

[StinkyAcres]

RIP Seana, Silvia, and Cauliflower. They had escaped from their unfinished pen and were all killed by a red fox this afternoon.
Thankfully, it spared my two 9-year-olds, Snowflake and Ladybug.

Seana

• StinkyAcres
• Feb 7, 2024
• black and white brahma brahma hen feathered feet hen large breed light brahma

1 1/2-year-old Light Brahma hen

Cauliflower and Ladybug

• StinkyAcres
• Aug 28, 2024
• easter egger ee hen light brahma white hen

My 2-year-old Light Brahma and 7-year-old Easter Egger foraging together.

Silvia's Roost

• StinkyAcres
• Feb 20, 2023
• black and white feathered legs light brahma pullet

7-month-old Light Brahma pullet

All afternoon I worked to put up more electric fencing and build a permanent gate. I hope the fox won't find any more chickens outside the fence when it comes back...

 

[Callender Girl]

How completely horrible! I am so sorry that you lost your beautiful girls.

No doubt, Snowflake and Ladybug will be traumatized, but thank goodness they were spared! I hope that wretched fox doesn't bother them again.

 

[StinkyAcres]

How completely horrible! I am so sorry that you lost your beautiful girls.

No doubt, Snowflake and Ladybug will be traumatized, but thank goodness they were spared! I hope that wretched fox doesn't bother them again.

Thanks. It's very sad, especially losing Seana. Snowflake escaped too, but I found her blissfully foraging on the complete opposite side of the yard. Ladybug was hunkered down in the coop - she is definitely more traumatized.

 

[StinkyAcres]

This coincides with my neighbor getting rid of his chickens. I really think the foxes were taking advantage of his free range flock and my chickens are harder to get to so they left them alone for 7 years.

 

[Callender Girl]

Snowflake is one lucky girl. And, even though Ladybug will be traumatized, at least she will have Snowflake to help her through it.

Best wishes with your sweet survivors!

 

[StinkyAcres]

Snowflake is one lucky girl. And, even though Ladybug will be traumatized, at least she will have Snowflake to help her through it.

Best wishes with your sweet survivors!

Thank you