Yeah, you need a pond or canal for a lot of ducks.Wonder how often they lay eggs, and what they taste like (the eggs, not the ducks)....lol
I'd think that ducks would be unhappy without a pond though. I like my animals to be happy.
I've waiting 2 weeks and no improvement. Today I'm going to put the chicken down. I'm thinking a .22 to the head would be easier for me. My neighbor usually does the deed for me, but it's time to put on my big girl pants.Sorry Gazrok. I have one in the infirmary with a hurt leg. No visible injury, but she hasn't been able to walk for 10+ days
I'm sorry that it's come to that.I've waiting 2 weeks and no improvement. Today I'm going to put the chicken down. I'm thinking a .22 to the head would be easier for me. My neighbor usually does the deed for me, but it's time to put on my big girl pants.
Thank you. I still haven't done the deed. Can't get the nerve.I'm sorry that it's come to that.
No, you're compassionate.Thank you. I still haven't done the deed. Can't get the nerve.
My neighbor that usually does it, is training flight cadets this weekend so I don't want to bother him.
I've killed raccoons, possums, snakes etc, but not one of my ladies. I'm a wimp.
I'm sorry.Well, i did it. Didn't realize the rooster woyld be so pissed though.
I guess that means he's growing into the job.
The hens are all in the coops yelling at me. I'm not their favorite person right now.
I'm sorry.
Sorry to hear about that Robin. But that's one of the responsibility's that go along with owning livestock. At least now you get to eat some fresh chicken.Well, i did it. Didn't realize the rooster woyld be so pissed though.
I guess that means he's growing into the job.
The hens are all in the coops yelling at me. I'm not their favorite person right now.
Sorry to hear about that Robin. But that's one of the responsibility's that go along with owning livestock. At least now you get to eat some fresh chicken.
The wife comes home on Monday and she's going to have to make a decision on her crippled hen. The only difference is that I'll be the one doing the deed.
Every type of predator or scavenger eats chickens. A constant varmit control system is about all that works . I set traps on any trail coming towards My chicken yard , and We have 3 dogs that alert when something stirrs up the chickens . And live traps close to the chicken house . I have to keep any steel traps away from the yard and use live traps baited with a whole egg because My Wife feeds cats outside and would be pissed if I hurt one . These are descendants of where Neighbors have passed away and Others have moved and left Their cats . They are near wild . But come up to eat and will hang out while We are working outside if We dont get to close . They are several Genarations without owners and act like wild cats but We never see rodents around Our chicken feed .
Well, I do see Raccoons out there. Just never figured they'd attack chickens. I still think it's a bobcat though. Sorry you had to put one of yours down. Wife won't let me kill and butcher the last one. She's like that. If it was like a post SHTF thing, she'd be OK with it, but otherwise....
We're getting a bunch of new ones next week, and keeping them in the coop vs. free-ranging. Still has to be separate from the last hen (as she'll kill them no doubt).
Iv had racoons rip 2×4 welded wire open and kill every bird in the pen . Just eating the neck and moving to the next one .
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