Posts by CTChickenMom

I like the idea of working with someone like Mark who has the presence to bring attention to backyard chickens.  My concern is the massiveness of FB and some of the less than savory stuff that often shows up there.  ...

I think you have a turkey vulture too.  They only eat carion.  Out near farm country you'll see them a lot.  They can be quite big too and what you have is too big for a hawk.  I had one perch on my clothes line...

I have a black on white Muskovy drake who is lonely for some female company.  I will be building a new fenced in area for Martin and his new girls as well as a larger house as Martin is currently by himself.  Color isn't...

Oh no, I just bought my 3rd bag of that brand, with the Omega 3s in it.  I've got a chicken in my kitchen, in a laundry basket, on day number 2, with a soft, watery filled crop.  Grrrrr......

Here's my submission! 

I'm in!  I've wanted them for a while and this would be a great place to start!

He looks like a Hamburg cross.  The roo I had was spangled but otherwise looks the same.

Have a friend looking for African geese.  He currently has an African gander in with 3 or 4 Toulouse geese but is looking for more of the African girls.  I live in southern CT.  If you are in CT or the Albany, NY area, I...

Quote:Originally Posted by Amiga For what it's worth, I read in Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks that sometimes ducks lay as early as seventeen weeks, more often around 24 weeks.Mine started laying today, at 16 weeks.Thanks Amiga...I...

I love my girls!  We will be converting my rain garden into a duck pond for them.  I'll post picks of them tomorrow!  It is funny seeing the 2 of them together.  I bet that 'scovy is nearly 2 feet long, beak to tail...