Guest guest Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Jasmine, that's the problem, isn't it? What should the labels say? I didn't mean to imply that every place that labels their eggs as cage free and free range doesn't do exactly that. The problem is how do you know? Anyone who gets our eggs can come here and get them themselves if they don't mind dirty hands! But that's just us, and we're not a huge conglomerate with 50,000 hens laying. Those guys have a totally different set of problems than we do. I have no other idea how to verify what's on the label anymore, especially since they have been loosening the requirements. Good luck. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Debra, yes, without a doubt a coon will take a hen, but in my experience it is either a fox or a possum. I've had possums climb vertically straight up a wall to the roost before. Luckily I was around and it died rather suddenly, but otherwise we just make sure our girls are all locked away each night so nothing can get to them without eating away the wood door or walls! Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Debra, I'm sorry I forgot to add cats and owls. If the whole body was gone it could be a feral cat(or not so feral), or an owl. I've seen owls fly right into coops before and all that's left is a few feathers! Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Barb, luckily for us most of our girls have trained themselves to lay in certain nestboxes, although we have a few that prefer to be 'out there' somewhere. Makes for an easter egg hunt daily. Our dog usually finds them if we don't. BTW-we trained our girls when they were little by keeping them locked in until about three PM, then let them out. Before long we could let them out at dawn and they'd return to the house to lay in their chosen nest that day. Twenty nests and everyone wants the same one! Ever notice that? Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Lisa, oh my goodness but you're full of questions! All good ones too, by the way. I have a suggestion for you that will make this an enjoyable experience for you and yours and make chicken raising simple. Join the called (of all things) Chickens 101. I love this group and there isn't one question you can ask without half a dozen experienced chicken folk jumping in to help you get your answer. You train them to their new home (coop of some type-they aren't particular) by keeping them locked up for awhile(depends how old they are-do they have to un-learn their old home or not?). Then you don't let them out till late in the day and be sure they always know that's the place where the food and water and treats are(day old bread is candy to a chicken!) at and be sure they go inside each night and before you know it you'll be 'a chicken ranchin'! Go ahead and join Chickens 101 today and ask away. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Bob, That's how we trained ours as well. And yes, funny about those boxes! Debra - sandyloopfarm herbal remedies Tuesday, February 28, 2006 2:33 PM Re: Herbal Remedies - Digest Number 4410 Barb, luckily for us most of our girls have trained themselves to lay in certain nestboxes, although we have a few that prefer to be 'out there' somewhere. Makes for an easter egg hunt daily. Our dog usually finds them if we don't. BTW-we trained our girls when they were little by keeping them locked in until about three PM, then let them out. Before long we could let them out at dawn and they'd return to the house to lay in their chosen nest that day. Twenty nests and everyone wants the same one! Ever notice that? Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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