no actually I was wondering the best technique to shoot a fox. Since by the time I show up, the fox I know is always long gone. He hears me open the door and then quickly skedaddles!
Wondering how much time one has to invest in shooting a fox? Lie in wait for hours -and hope they appear? They are incredibly wary and will run as soon as they sense any person approaching. Seems a big live catch box trap would work best.
I found these worms frozen on the ground outside my chicken’s shed in the bitter cold (5 degrees F today here in Tennessee). What are they, what harm do they do and how do I get rid of them? They are about 3 inches long.
What I do with my roos is, while they are still young, move right up to them, put your hands on your hips, lean forward, and move forward, getting into his space, and making him move away from you. You just have have to do this a few times, and he will then move away from you, and won't dare...
one of my chicks collapsed. It’s been very hot. The chick can not stand. Any ideas what might be wrong?. It eats and drinks a little but has to be hand fed.
Early this morning our chickens began to alert to some kind of danger. My wife and I went out to check. We thought it was another hawk alert but everything seemed OK there. Then my wife looked into the chicken nest boxes and saw this four-foot long snake curled up in one of the nest boxes...
Here is a hypothetical survival question: A single chicken represents how many days of food for an adult human?
I know there are many variables like size/weight of the bird and the number of people eating it, but based on my personal observations, a single chicken will feed a single adult...
The way I do is is I have a “killing cone” made of metal with openings on both ends , one end is wide and the other is narrow. The cone is nailed to an oak tree with the narrow end down. I carry the chicken to the cone, thank the chicken for its service, and and drop the chicken head first...
Yes we added 12 new hens July 2022 and all are doing well.
I gave her some electrolytes/vitamins in her water over the past month and she seemed to improve some, but not completely.
Our flock is about 40 birds and this white Delaware hen is the only one who has these symptoms:
* unsteady...
One of my older hens (5 years old Delaware) started to stagger and have problems with mobility. It got worse until she could barely walk. She also seems to make unusual darting motions with her head, over her back and to the side. She also seems to either have vision problems or problems with...
How do I keep hens from spilling/wasting food? I feed them via bowls on the ground and some days there is more food on the ground than in their crops. How do I correct this? Any suggestions are appreciated.