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Oh, it was. He charged straight for it with hackles raised and when it didn't respond he picked it over for bugs. It was a knotty piece of wood and I suppose with a little stretch of the imagination, it had a similar shape to a rooster with a big tail so naturally, it really needed to be...

My current boy is one of those good guys from the start. I didn't get him until he was 5 months and he hadn't yet reached the age of interest in the girls. There was one day around 7 months that he was a little aloof, charged a piece of firewood but lost interest when it didn't respond and was...

Some of my hens get really overzealous when getting handfed treats - particularly those who are the most people-oriented but that's when Ichabod becomes even gentler than he normally is...if you can imagine that!

Your description of Apollo's temperament reminds me very much of Ichabod's. He would be my first choice but he also does have a 9 week age advantage over Hector. Time will tell. Stay safe with those tornados!!

Thank you for posting that thread. That's loaded with information. I've been keeping a flock for 7 years and never used anything like that on anyone; trying to stay as natural as possible. I lost one hen to egg binding a couple of years ago and one more recently who was going through a molt...

I haven't but thank you for the info. To my knowledge, I've not had an infestation and do take preventative measures. I have seen abnormal droppings a couple of times if my flock has been stuck in the run for an excessive amount of time instead of getting out to range but droppings were back...

I've had great results with just a handful of pumpkin seeds a few times a year.

There are two cottages and a main house on the property here (as well as a barn with water outside) and we all share the same well and the cottage nearest the house shares the septic with the house. The only time sharing the well has been problematic is when there's been plumbing work done in...

If you have space for a small cottage on your property, maybe you could have someone live in it in exchange for helping you and your husband with work around your homestead...

Trying to regulate the use of wood stoves and solar is ridiculous and how can solar be an eye-sore? The panels are rather discreet when mounted to a roof or the side of a house, barn or shed and they're anything but sloppy looking no matter where they are. I love the idea of wind power as well...

I've been making my way through this thread slowly but still haven't made it all the way through. I am one of those guilty parties of not being ultra-prepared but I also don't panic. I grew up on an island, completely off the grid and as long as I have a woodstove and plenty of firewood...