I’m writing this story because after I told it to my daughter, she couldn’t stop laughing out loud and told me I needed to share this story with all my chicken enthusiast friends. So here it is!
We bought Matilda the Marans three days ago as a companion to our teenager rooster Mario. Mario’s...
PS. Here's a basic list of things to feed chickens and to raise in your garden to feed chickens:
Poultry:
Cooked summer and winter squash
Cooked or raw root vegetables
Milk from our cow and whey from cheesemaking
Bugs and worms if birds are allowed to free range
Painted Mountain corn...
Sorry but I disagree with part of that 9 point list and I'd like to elaborate on a couple of the points. Old timer chicken raisers like my Mom who as far as I can remember kept chickens and never had a sick one always feed the potato peelings to the chickens. Now I'll grant you our potatoes...
I think yours is the best advise of all. Roos will be roos, and by doing the "Walk of Shame" your letting him know your in charge but not his enemy. So far all my young flock are friendly but as they grow and come into their breeding age I will keep your advise in mind. Really like that "Walk of...
I go by the fact that in the wild they would be eating grass, weeds, of all lengths and bugs. Not only do I give them clippings but when I weed the flower beds and garden they get the weeds. They love them and I rake the out the next morning so as not to make their coop messy with rotting...
It is amazing how different each and everyone of them are. My Mom had chickens when I was a kid and I helped her with them, but I going back 50+ years in my memory as to what to do. I remember things everyday that I had long since forgotten, but now that we are retired we're enjoying watching...
How long can you leave those leg bands on? Do the other chickens peck at each others leg bands? Honestly there is only one out of my ten that I can recognize, that's the littlest scrawny one, who is the friendliest, smartest, and bravest. The first one to try everything and always stays with me...