Posts by jtbrown

I got my 3 packages of bees, 2 for my house and 1 for my dads berry patch. I am so glad he let me put a hive at his house, I think he will notice a difference in his 'farmers market' retirement berry patch. I was so nervous, even...

Thank you! I am really excited to get my girls!

Hi there. My bees are coming Friday (excited, a little nervous, excited again!) I need to make sugar syrup, can I make it today and have it be ok for Friday? Or is it necessary to make it the day you put it in the feeder?

Welcome, sorry you are having a hard time. There is a duck section on this site and you may get a quicker answer from that part of the forum. There are many of us with ducks and chickens, so you may get an answer here, but many...

Great pics, they are really fun at this age. So cute and fluffy, glad you are enjoying them!

Wow, I am just letting you know, I read the post with great interest, although I have no input that I think will help.  I will be watching to see what kind of reply you get.  I have never had the experience of adopting ducks...

I have had birds for 3 years, and I have seen this but only in the first year.  I told my husband I thought one had a tumor and would probably not live, and it happened to be the only one my 4 and 5 year old at the time...

TimM   I love my bantams, but I have a large coop and the bantams are kind of 'extra' just for me because I love them.    In Ohio, my bantams have typically stopped laying in November and don't resume until...

very cute.

I forgot to add -- they were from the pullet bin too.  I have not always had the best of luck with the sexed chicks, so not keeping my hopes up.  Seems like I typically get the ones that are the small percentage of "error"...