Animals
Last week we had a chicken tragedy. It seems, that at some point in the evening as the chickens were out free-ranging, two of the neighbors' dogs came onto our farm and had a killing spree. Several of our beautiful layers fell prey to these frenzied, blood thirsty canines. Upon finding the massecre, a call was placed to the police and the neighbors were contacted about the attack. The neighbors were ordered to replace the dead chickens as restitution.
Well, hopefully after a few weeks, these girls will start to look a little better.
- I Need An Answer
I have a question for you...something that has me worried. Here it is..... At what point does one qualify to be labeled a chicken hoarder? Seriously, I know I am not a hoarder,but my flock seems to be growing as the years pass. My problem is this.......
- It's A Mystery
A couple of days ago, while I was feeding my youngest flock of chickens, I heard a familiar sound from inside their henhouse. It was the sound of a young rooster, trying out his cock-a-doodle. Now, I was quite shocked to hear this sound from this particular...
- Chicken Mystery
Every morning, and pretty near all day long, you can hear Handsome Hank crowing his beautiful fully developed "Cock a Doodle Dooooooo". But, lately, there has been another sound coming from the fancy chicken pen. It sounds as though another rooster may...
- The Long And The Short Of Egg Production
Currently, we have about 30 layers....producing about 15 (plus or minus) eggs a day. We have a dozen more Rhode Island Red adolescents that will begin to lay later this winter. The amazing thing to me is the variety of color and size that we get in any...
- Why Do Chickens Take Dust Baths?....and Other Mysteries Of Life.....
I spent a few hours the other day painting one of our run-in barns which happens to be located directly behind the chicken house. I probably could have finished the painting much quicker than I did, but our crazy chickens put on such a show, I just had...
Animals
Not All Chicks are the Same!!
Last week we had a chicken tragedy. It seems, that at some point in the evening as the chickens were out free-ranging, two of the neighbors' dogs came onto our farm and had a killing spree. Several of our beautiful layers fell prey to these frenzied, blood thirsty canines. Upon finding the massecre, a call was placed to the police and the neighbors were contacted about the attack. The neighbors were ordered to replace the dead chickens as restitution.
On Friday, twelve chickens were delivered to our farm as replacement. I am sad to say, however that the quality of these chickens is poor....nothing like the quality of chickens that we keep here on the farm.
Here is a pictoral comparison of one of our chickens and one of the new replacements......
Ours: (notice the nice feather and comb colors....also notice the condition of the feathers) 
Now, here are two of the replacement chickens: (the thing that is most striking is the condition of the comb. Notice how it folds over and is so very pale) Whoever had these chickens before, did not care for them by the same standards as we do. And these two chickens are the best of the bunch!
Now, here are two of the replacement chickens: (the thing that is most striking is the condition of the comb. Notice how it folds over and is so very pale) Whoever had these chickens before, did not care for them by the same standards as we do. And these two chickens are the best of the bunch!Well, hopefully after a few weeks, these girls will start to look a little better.
Oh, and speaking of lovely chickens. Here are the babies.....continuing to grow....more stunning every day!
- I Need An Answer
I have a question for you...something that has me worried. Here it is..... At what point does one qualify to be labeled a chicken hoarder? Seriously, I know I am not a hoarder,but my flock seems to be growing as the years pass. My problem is this.......
- It's A Mystery
A couple of days ago, while I was feeding my youngest flock of chickens, I heard a familiar sound from inside their henhouse. It was the sound of a young rooster, trying out his cock-a-doodle. Now, I was quite shocked to hear this sound from this particular...
- Chicken Mystery
Every morning, and pretty near all day long, you can hear Handsome Hank crowing his beautiful fully developed "Cock a Doodle Dooooooo". But, lately, there has been another sound coming from the fancy chicken pen. It sounds as though another rooster may...
- The Long And The Short Of Egg Production
Currently, we have about 30 layers....producing about 15 (plus or minus) eggs a day. We have a dozen more Rhode Island Red adolescents that will begin to lay later this winter. The amazing thing to me is the variety of color and size that we get in any...
- Why Do Chickens Take Dust Baths?....and Other Mysteries Of Life.....
I spent a few hours the other day painting one of our run-in barns which happens to be located directly behind the chicken house. I probably could have finished the painting much quicker than I did, but our crazy chickens put on such a show, I just had...