More Garden “Helpers”

Well, the hatching experiment was 50% successful. Two broody hens (hens that want to set on eggs –  one Buff Orpington and one Cuckoo Maran)  12 eggs and six chicks later, we’ve got quite a little crew. Broody hens and new chicks have to be separated from the rest of the flock, because the others […]

So Motley, the rooster, had a band on his leg from when I tagged him this spring. His legs are now adult sized and the band was too small. The leg skin started to grow around the band, which would have resulted in him losing a leg (I should have removed it months ago, but […]