Posts by v.cyr

Quote: Originally Posted by Wolftalk  That was a close call! And no, DOGS ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED!!!!   depends on the dog...my  parent's one shepherd(the small female) is the only one of the 4 dogs...

in the aftermath of our worst hatch ever(only 2 out of 36 set on 3/11), I zipped over to Frog Pond on my lunch break and picked up these lil'meepers....  got 3 buff orp pullets and two pekin ducks in a box on my desk......

Quote: Originally Posted by thatbethchick    Blue Orp Roo x Buff Orp Hen he's a nice looking bird

Quote: Originally Posted by silkiechicken  Ah, didn't really read through the thread so didn't see that link. I'll have to browse through the article. I was just thinking in terms of really early times when people...

  Quote: Originally Posted by silkiechicken  I would also wonder if prior to the advent of barn lighting and specalized laying breeds, if ducks in the past were seasonal layers more so than chickens. We have...

  true, but IIRC, duck and other waterfowl feathers had more value to earlier civilizations too... the down was a much better insulator, and the primary feathers were valued for arrow fletching (goose was the best for that, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by larkflying   If all you are used to is the store eggs, then duck eggs would be a shock!  : )     people used to store eggs find even farm fresh chicken...

Quote: Originally Posted by RaeRae2  I just watched a cooking show the other night where they were using different types of eggs.  They had some duck eggs and said that you have to be careful cooking with duck...

wow... turned out to be our worst hatch to date... 30 made it to lock down, we were so psyched... but only two hatched ... the rest dead in the shell... looked like they didn't make it past day 18 for some reason... not really...

  Quote: Originally Posted by larkflying   Right now I think people in the US prefer white meat . . . don't know when that trend changed.   because the cornishx( with its greater ratio...