Chickens exist for more than bar-b-q meat and egg laying. They are here on this earth to keep us humble. Even though they have brains the size of a pea (not scientifically verified), they keep us constantly guessing about our own view of the world and the predictability of natural phenomena. Some people have pondered that […]
11 Reasons and 9 Ways to Kill a Skunk
Okay, girls. We need to talk about something. Real life skunks are not AT ALL like what you see in cartoons or Disney movies. In real life, they are not even like what you see in animal lovers photos. There is some photoshopping going on. I have now seen 3 skunks in real life trying […]
Chicken Butchering as a Pre Winterizing your Flock Strategy
If you let your chickens run free at all, it is easy to hang on to some of the extra roosters during the summer. But come winter time, you will have to feed them. Let’s face it. There will always be an excess of roosters, so it is better to cull them when they are […]
Chicken Herding Update – Mother Hen is Clapping
All my concerns about hawks hunting my chickens have recently been confirmed. Twice recently, the now about 3/4 grown chickies have been out and a hawk has been seen hunting directly overhead. Both times, I was the only one immediately available to try to herd the chickens to safety. In the moment of urgency, I […]
Creative Solutions for Supplying Electricity to Chicken Coop for Winter Should Be Worked on in Summer
Talking about chicken water heaters, chick brooders outside, and lights for extending egg laying are all fine and good if you can get electricity to the chicken area. Possibly you can do this with extension cords from the house or shop, but you will probably run into difficulty. With long term exposure of extension cords […]