Posts by gritsar

Quote: Originally Posted by Alaskan Dragonfly  It only lasted as long as it took me to see the GIANT spiders that lived with the goats! HA!

Quote: Originally Posted by truckguy  Last night I put them up on the higher roost and I checked on them before I went to work and they were still there. Maybe they got the idea they can go up there. Great :)

  Enjoy your new geese!     We have two ponds on our farm, though the one doesn't hold water well anymore and completely dries out in the summertime.   I do not let my geese or...

The ones that are habituated to sleeping in the nestboxes won't stop once eggs start coming.  Block off or remove the nestboxes until it's closer to the time they need them.    It's also important that your nestboxes...

Quote: Originally Posted by Miss Lydia   sometimes I think we'll just move out to the biggest coop or house and let the flock have our house,. THEN I could really get more. Some nights I go to bed and have...

Quote: Originally Posted by silverfox0786      don't need to   just give them the DHs room and space   That works too. 

Cool beans!  I always feel bad for the first time layers, so confused about what is happening. 

You can try placing her in a nestbox, dummy eggs or golf balls in the nestbox may help her to understand.  If she hasn't laid an egg by the end of the day I would give her a good lookover to be sure her behavior is not caused by a...

Hatching doesn't always take place the day you expect it to.  I don't use incubators anymore, but I've had hens hatch early, a tiny serama that always hatches hers a few days late and some that hatch right on schedule.  Give...

Quote: Originally Posted by Miss Lydia  I understand right where your coming from, Just to sell 2 Muscovy ducks last year I printed up a care sheet and told them if it didn't work out they could bring them back. I...