Posts by CountryKitty

Quote: Originally Posted by CuddlesDuccles  Another thing I noticed is that my rooster lays in the nest box sometimes, is he confused? LOL he always stays near the hen when she lays or gets ready to lay. Like he's there...

A neighbor's tiny old english hen decided to join my flock last year...she was the size of a pigeon. My New Hampshire Red rooster Rusty made a couple of advances---she ran screaming the other way! My birds are free range--I have 4...

My cats... 'Linda' was a womans name, and also the spanish word for 'beautiful'---perfect for a pure white long-haired cat with one gold eye and one blue eye. She grew up to be an incredible huntress and honed her skills to a very...

My big New Hampshire boy Rusty (RIP) eventually grew some fairly large spurs--I think he was 2 or so before they became an issue, cutting into the hens backs. I wound up getting a set of dog nail clippers, getting Rusty off the perch...

I agree with the other posters--breed has a lot to do with it. I don't agree with swapping out hens when the production slows though, as my hens produce less but noticeably larger eggs, so I tend to get as many pounds of egg per bird...

So sorry about your precious Scout. Poor girl--her and you both. I bawled when a red-tail finally got my big red rooster Rusty after a long 10 year tenure as head of the flock. Some people may not understand the attachment we have...

When I had muscovies, I would occasionally get a HUMONGOUS double-yolk egg from them. The sheer size of them had me wincing in sympathy.   BTW--I noticed in your tagline that you have a Muscovy drake named Elvis--I did too!...

If she's your only EASTER egger, how about 'Bunny'? It's occasionally used as an affectionate term for a girl in Eastern Europe...   ...then again, this is coming from someone who found a starving tortoiseshell kitten on the...

That very erect tail reminds me of pictures of Japanese bantams. As for a partial crest, I had a lovely fellow that had the same feature--he also had an extra rear toe on each foot--both the extra toes and crests are typical for...

I kept muscovy ducks and chickens in the same coop with a small wading pool for the ducks to swim in/chickens to drink from. The ducks made it quite nasty so I had to dump and refill every couple days, but otherwise they pretty much...