Recent content by palowlander

Thank you

All my normal recipes for hard boiling eggs and having the shell come off without any trouble seem to not work at all on my farm fresh eggs only store bought. Was wondering if anyone had any tricks to a good farm fresh hard boiled egg that you can get the shell to peel..thanks:)

Scratch they only get a very small handful every other day for what was 26 now 25 chickens

Ours only get some scratch, a flock block,their feed and occasional veggies and whatever they might find in their run like bugs etc.

No wet feed, everything is protected, no mold, and I saw no spiders or need any where when I examined the coop and run area.

No...Im not going to be able to do one..Weak stomach. She was fine 2 hrs before when my daughter left them all out of the coop. We feed them a layer mash from our local feed store, it's what we have always feed our hens for years. She didn't feel overly fatty in abdomen...felt normal. I felt...

They have a huge run,their feed,a flock block,scratch and oyster shell.. Nothing new to get into:(

I just took this pic of her yesterday and she was fine:( She is the Barred Rock in front

I realize that, just wondering if anyone had any similar situations and if maybe they found the cause is all

Today at 9 am I went back to the cool to gather eggs. I found Walker my one barred rock hen who is about 6 months old dead on her side. No injury,not egg bound, abdomen was still warm but legs were stiff, eyes closed. :( She was one of my kids favorites not sure how I'll break the news to them...

Thank you...love all my animals...do not love this part however. Love living back in the woods but hate the predators:(

Thank you...I am the owner of a mini farm..lol.. we have 26 hens, now 3 ducks,2 goats,a rabbit, 2 dogs,2cats.. (and a partridge in a pear tree..lol)

Sorry that wasn't suppose to post, new to this. What I was trying to say is they have a good sized run, no good way to cover it all...and it's already 6 foot fencing. Currently Frass is in a pen with Cracker and Webster, two other drakes and also with 2 Nigerian/Pygmy cross goats. Hoping the...

He is totally unharmed physically ...emotionally not so much...it breaks my heart to see how much he misses her..they have been together since babies..almost 2 years .