Posts by LilRalphieRoosmama

I'm surprised yours haven't started yet.  They usually start mating shortly after the males get their drake feathers.  Egg laying starts probably a month, maybe two months later.  Our runners that hatched late July/early...

We went through that last winter with our ducks.  We took the worst one to the vet who put her on antibiotics and metacam (anti-inflammatory) but I don't know if it really helped.  We soaked her foot in saltwater, then...

There's a bunch of free patterns on any yarn website (Lion Brand, Paton's, etc) as well as www.Ravelry.com.  I found this one on the Lion Brand website (Pattern #: 40534K).  You could use hats you already have and knit the...

Here's a website with a bunch of great hat patterns:http://www.allfreeknitting.com/Knit-Hats/31-Knit-Hat-Patterns-for-the-Winter

These feeders are AWESOME!  No more wasted feed!

I'm CSzabo on Ravelry and I have a children's hat pattern on my project page.  I knit them for my nieces for Christmas and they were easy and quick.  I forgot about the search engine but yes - it's a wonderful feature!

Check out www.ravelry.com - it's free and they have a ton of great free patterns.  I've found alot of easy hat patterns there and have learned alot.  If you want to learn how to do a specific stitch, just do a search on the...

You won't be disappointed!

Good news!  Jim is still making these feeders and joined BYC!  Here's a link to his auction!http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5080225#p5080225

YES!!!  These are awesome!!!  Jim, welcome to BYC!!