I also have just planted raspberries, blackberries, citrus, apples, plums, nectarines. I got a rooster and a hen, just got 4 chicks to raise. Five chicken were just wiped out by a dog or a coyote this morning.
Would anyone here know of an intact golden retriever male? I'll be in need of stud service in the next month or two and my search in other venues has come up with no responses. I'm located in the far, far, NW valley.
"Yes, I've been a bit disappointed that there are few/no classes or events for those of us who live way, way, waaaaaay out west. I'm another 10 miles further west than you, and much north, too, above the Carefree Hwy alignment. I've not been looking…"
"For stewing chickens, I'm a great fan of my pressure cooker. I let the last batch cook with the weight rocking ever so gently for most of an hour. The meat came out very moist and intensely flavorful and as tender as possible for older hens."
"My dogs also eat chicken and horse poop. Chickens eat horse poop (no access to the dog poop here for the birds), so I'm guessing that this is all normal. EXCEPT... beware what might be passing through. Years ago, we were feeding Rabon to horses to…"
"My own girls were doing quite well through the heat of the summer, but slowed way down about 8 weeks ago, down to 4 or 5 eggs for 17 birds. In the past few days, I started offering more treats from the kitchen waste, and a scoop of COB mix that I…"
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I also have just planted raspberries, blackberries, citrus, apples, plums, nectarines. I got a rooster and a hen, just got 4 chicks to raise. Five chicken were just wiped out by a dog or a coyote this morning.