Recent content by mike harrington

I went through my run 3 times and zip tied every little opening/loose wire I found. Went from 5 Hens to 0 in 2 weeks. No weasels in MD it's a racoon got him on the trail camera. May go with a HOT fence 24-36 inches up along the bottom of the run or maybe over lap the fencing some more. They...

In the past week I have came home from work to find 2 of my Hens with their heads chewed off and part of their backsides chewed on. I know it is a raccoon most likely as there is a big fat one wondering around my property. The only problem is my coop and run in enclosed all around with chicken...

So since I've gotten my flock since early this year I have slowly lost 99% of them and the last one lost being just a few days ago. That leaves me with 1 hem left and she was the escape artist who showed the other how to escape and by fly through a small section. Since I am down to 1 I have...

So coming up on my 1st year of having a flock there was a lot of learning processes. I originally started off with 4 what I thought were hens and 2 ducks. The 2 ducks turned out being drakes and 2 of the hens ended up being roosters. It was fun watching them grow from little chicks to where...

I haven't seen them any more since I buzzed that ones tower with my .22. The gray one that got attack died this morning.

I just had a run in with 2 red foxes. Got home from work let the ladies and their man so they can forge around the yard then not even 5 minutes later all hell broke loose. 1 girl was badly damage and 1 MIA and 3 others ended up coming back from housing in the woods. The Rooster was perfectly...

Mines just started to lay 2 weeks ago. I'm assuming since its their 1st time the eggs are smaller and will gradually get bigger right ? Thanks

We don't have any females ducks. The 2 Drakes I have were suppose to be females but as our luck is going we are being over ran by males, 2 drakes instead females and 3 Austalorp Roosters instead of Hens. Have been trying to give away the roos but no luck

No I don't. We are over ram with males now. 2 male ducks and 3 roosters and only 3 hens....been working on getting rid of the roosters l, slow process, luckily they are only about 2 months old

Yeap.....got the curly tail and raspy quack. Same goes for my blue swede too. They will kill the chicken hens by accident by trying to mate with them correct?

I got a KC here but could someone help to Id the gender?

I have 3 black australorps suspecting 2 are males. Know for a fact 1 is since I heard one of them crow the other day. About 2-3 months old Thanks

Ha don't think she knew that