We’ve just weathered another storm! Anytime you have chickens or any type of bird you will always have to contend with predators. We thought we had a fairly safe set up. We have smaller wire at the bottom of the pen and electric wire running across the top. I am constantly monitoring for anything […]
Poultry care: Handling predators
This is a timely topic for me this week because we lost one of our new laying hens. Oh, my goodness there’s nothing worse then going to the chicken yard and seeing one of your beloved hens laying there dead in a very unsightly way I might add. After the initial fury and then sadness […]
Are you sure you want to raise chickens?
The day is bright and sunny. You saunter out to your beautiful back yard and take a peek at your chickens. You throw out a little seed on the ground and grab a hand full of gorgeous clean brown eggs to make for breakfast that morning. You watch them play and chase bugs around for […]
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