The Middle Tennessee Thread

[Raven1]

Stunning! Big fluffy butts!

 

[pickledchicken]

Stunning! Big fluffy butts!

I like big butts and I cannot lie

 

[pickledchicken]

Donna how much gum do have on hand I would like one of these for X-Mas

 

[TinTennessee]

There's a whole lot of gum in that & a whole lot of spit. Somebody had to chew it.

 

[chelleigh]

I lost my first chicken today. I am guessing it was a bird of prey. When I walked out to find where all the chickens had gone to, I saw a big grey bird fly off from the area and a murdered chicken nearby. There was a concentrated pile of feathers in one place and the body in one piece was maybe10 feet away picked down to the bone, even the eyes. I am assuming if the neighbor dog had visited there would be a bigger mess, right? Does that seem like a hawk may have done this? I am relatively new to chicken keeping, so am wondering if I have to worry about a hawk coming back for seconds? and thirds? I like free ranging, but this makes me want to lock them up!

RIP my little roo, Mack.

 

[BMaverick]

I lost my first chicken today. I am guessing it was a bird of prey. When I walked out to find where all the chickens had gone to, I saw a big grey bird fly off from the area and a murdered chicken nearby. There was a concentrated pile of feathers in one place and the body in one piece was maybe10 feet away picked down to the bone, even the eyes. I am assuming if the neighbor dog had visited there would be a bigger mess, right? Does that seem like a hawk may have done this? I am relatively new to chicken keeping, so am wondering if I have to worry about a hawk coming back for seconds? and thirds? I like free ranging, but this makes me want to lock them up!

RIP my little roo, Mack.

Once a bird of prey tasts blood from an area, it will be back more often than ever. It will become a feed ground for it.

If your area can be penned in, run barb wire in a pattern or criss-cross to prevent hawk diving or owl diving into the pen area. Tin plates and such only work for a short period until the bird of prey gets wiser.

Depending on how bad it gets, there are other methods too.

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

DMRippy coe on now don't tease us! Where is this new swap page at!lol. I too would love some tolbunts,they are proably one of the rarest breeds going.

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

Whats up who all is going to the show in Sparta ? I may just go to see what I can pick up on my shoes

I can't wait to get some splash babies out of these ladies it's driving me nuts.








Momma B with her poor little bandaged feets

hope those fully butts aren't too sad about 2 of their sisters being gone.

 

[chelleigh]

Once a bird of prey tasts blood from an area, it will be back more often than ever. It will become a feed ground for it.

If your area can be penned in, run barb wire in a pattern or criss-cross to prevent hawk diving or owl diving into the pen area. Tin plates and such only work for a short period until the bird of prey gets wiser.

Depending on how bad it gets, there are other methods too.

That's what I was afraid of. Thanks!

It was really sad at bed time. One of the girls kept waiting for him to come home. Eventually she went up, but it broke my heart.

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

Quote: Looks like Momma B could lay any day now Chad!