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Thank you for the information about bad moms. I was blessed. When one of the hens in my coop hatched out an egg (only 1 hatched) she was a great mom, but even better, all of her coop mates turned into great moms. All the hens actively took part in helping to raise the chick. No scuffles...

Thanks for the reply Molpet.

My lack of experience with broodys is showing, but does it mean that once a bad broody, always a bad broody? Can it mean she knows they're not her own chicks, or that she's on the young side, and not prepared to care for them?

No, not vaccinated. It wouldn't help in my situation anyway.

I've been MIA too. The chemo brought on a case of shingles. I've been out of commission. I never thought I'd say it, but the shingles are worse than what I've experienced with this new chemo. Of course, I'm fairly early into the chemo, so that could change before it's done.

Thank you! :hugs

My goodness, so many things have happened. So sorry to hear about Chicka. Wishing the best for rjohns too. Grammy, I hope you get into your new house soon, and that it meets your needs perfectly. Oh, I hope the move goes super smooth too. Having moved multiple times, I can honestly say I...

I too am so glad your side is being heard. It's an emotional roller coaster for sure. I pray it all turns out the best for the kids, and you too.

I have a grandpuppy named Marshmallow.

Fishy, https://www.sweeterheater.com/ They're the safest way to heat your chickens in the winter, with minimum risk for fire hazard. I think it was Ron Ott, but it may have been Sourland that suggested them to me. Of course, there were other more pressing, money draining things that had to be...

Dh got 2 of the Sweeter Heaters hung up. He'll probably finish up with the 3rd one tomorrow. Bring it, Winter. LOL

Nice hearing from ya. I'm so glad the fosters, and the things are doing so well. Sorry to hear about your boar, but glad you are able to replace it without a hitch.

Check into electric fencing. Not for the entire place, but for your chicken area. I know it's somewhat more costly, but works best as a long-time solution. Mine has done a wonderful job. It's protected my chickens from stray cats, dogs, opossums, raccoons, coyotes, a wolf, a bobcat, and a...

All I can say is, you'll have to empty it more often during those times in the seasons when the dog is shedding more. At least it has decent suction, and a decent charge time, which is more than I can say for most of the others.

I had one of those broom type thingys. It worked pretty good for pet hair.

We have a heavy duty iron filter, and a softener. The iron in this area is off the charts. On one end of this county, where we live, there is really high iron. On the other side, it's high sulfur. There are areas with good water, but that's not where we live. I have to say, the aerator does...

Our water quality has been going downhill for awhile now. The new water equipment people, are out here fixing it now. They were talking putting all new media, and rebedding it. I thought we had only lived here about 4 years, so the medium was only about 3.5 years old. Nope, Dh checked, and...

I woke up seriously congested. I've been fighting allergies like crazy, this year. Of course, Dh and most of my neighbors are out mowing. Yes, that'll help my allergy situation (sarcasm).