What did you do in the garden today?

[Jenessa_096]

Beautiful! Interesting how the Wyandotte (is it a wyandotte?) has lacing that “disappears” at her chest area.

Yep! And her whole butt is white too! I don’t know if that’s normal for her breed but her feet are all black and her butt is all white.

 

[Jenessa_096]

I was outside with Max a few days ago and a very large red tailed hawk swooped down to check him out. I’ve heard coyotes in the woods early in the morning also. I worry about the local gang of wild turkeys. All the predators are hungry.

Oh yeah I’ve gotten 3 hawk attacks over the past couple of weeks, they live in the trees right above us.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Oh yeah I’ve gotten 3 hawk attacks over the past couple of weeks, they live in the trees right above us.

I hear this hawk near our house, comes back often, but so far, nothing bad happened. I hope it stays that way!

 

[Jenessa_096]

I hear this hawk near our house, comes back often, but so far, nothing bad happened. I hope it stays that way!

Do your chickens free range?

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Do your chickens free range?

Not very frequently, as they have a run of their own.

 

[pennyJo1960]

My birds free range most days but great Smudge blue marans rooster and lots of cover they have 1/4 of the property they wander daily

 

[Liz Birdlover]

In the garden...well, we had snow & it was heavy, making the nearby tree branches bend & many broke. I have a Magnolia tree near the coop & pens, so today I trimmed back that tree. The next time it snows, no heavy snowy branches will be leaning on their pen.
In spring, I will get out there with a ladder & shape it better. It looked good this past spring...dang that thing grew!

 

[Jenessa_096]

Not very frequently, as they have a run of their own.

Mine have a huge run but my mom insists on me free ranging them as she thinks they are “sad” and “locked up” in the run although they are spoiled and have more than enough space ..

 

[Jenessa_096]

This is the photo I managed to get of the hawk, can’t tell which kind it is

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Some winter visitors...don't worry, my flock stays safe