Posts by Tahai

Thank you, Everyone, for the suggestions and commiserations!   I've worked out a way to house a few chickens with my ducks without everyone being wet or pooped on  :) So I'm going to keep my slug-ducks (who are doing an...

I'm in North-central PA with 1 year old Cayugas and Welsh Harlequins.   First eggs this morning from my Cayugas.  WH haven't started laying yet, but I expect them any day now       

Hi!  Good questions.  I can't answer for everyone, but I'm happy to share my recently learned knowledge.     I tried deep litter this last year.  I just cleaned out the duck house for the first time a...

Hi Leslie,    I'm about 3.5 hours north of you.

Thanks, Haunted, for the suggestion.  Unfortunately, I live in a rural area where there's not a wide market for such things.  And, if I keep the ducks, I can't have chickens, which means I'd have to buy my eggs from someone...

Hi All.   Yep, you read it right.  I'm intolerant to duck eggs.  How incredibly frustrating it is to have put all that time, money, and energy into beginning my flock, only to find, after eating a few eggs, that I...

I bought a portable poultry net electric fence from Kencove.  I'ts 40x40, so it never gets worn down and muddy like a smaller permanent pen would. I only moved it a couple of times all summer, and that was just so I could mow...

WHOOHOOO!!!!     Got my first Cayuga egg today!  It's the size of a large chicken egg, and the color of dark army grey/green.

I'm getting 3 eggs a day from 4 WH 1st years.  The frist started laying in mid sept, and the others kicked in in early October.  The eggs are about the size of Jumbo chicken eggs right now, and seem to be getting a bit...

It started out as such a good day...got duck eggs, life was good.  Fast Forward 10 hours.   Coyote, in broad daylight, killed a duck and a drake, and injured 4 other ducks.  The rest of the flock appears OK, but...