Hi Susan, they are Rhode Island Reds, (the standard bred Heritage kind) and light brown leghorns that sported out some white leghorns. some breeds throw "sports" when breeding, the sports do not usually conform to the breed standards. my old Light Brown leghorns sported black leghorns i stil have on...

pics of almost week old chicks.

lets not forget that chipmunks are still rodents that can carry and transmit disease. we dont want them in our coops any more than we want rats. I seem to recall possibly O Shamo's chasing down and eating rodents whole. ;-) https://i.pinimg.com/736x/db/16/60/db166085d63fd938e1f1bb0a6bdbdd59--chicken...

im hatching some LB (+sports) leghorns, a couple EE's and RIR'S!!! Thanks Kathy! yeah its a younger bird that hasnt fully fledged, theres no white on it at all. its Huge! it happened out in the bean field, no marks on the body at all, head severly damaged, throat ripped opened and breast consumed. t...

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Thanks Jaye! Lizzie did read up a bunch on the flemish giants and the heat....they are a huge rabbit and are unfortunately more prone to heat stroke than other breeds. like you suggested Lizze has already given them some frozen water bottles and ice in a water dish. she also cooled them down with a ...

Good news??? Sure WE HAVE CHICKS HATCHING!!! 3 out with 31 more to go!

badnews??? a bald eagle just killed our last turkey hen. :-( we also lost one of our rabbits due to heat stroke! man they are in full shade all the time, i dont know how else to make them more comfortable?