Posts by urban.friendly.farming

i finally found an all-vegetable poultry pellet that they really like.  it seems to be doing the trick.  she has nine eggs in her nest, as of this morning, after i "stole" the first six (which are now in the incubator with...

What's the issue in Fountain?

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When will these eggs ship?   Thanks

I got a young (hatched in spring of last year) pair of African (brown chinese?) in the late summer, and she layed an egg every other day for about 3 and a half weeks in November and early December.  She was about 8 months old at...

OMG - have a friend just over the hill west (in Old Farm) that's waiting for me to hatch some chicks for her to keep in her back yard.  Wow, the coops ARE everywhere, and getting more popular by the day!

Have an "urban farm" (a tenth of an acre of poultry and produce) in Deerfield Hills, near Astrozon and Jetwing.  Lost a hen to an unknown invader last week, so now have just seven chickens of assorted breeds and a pair of African...

I inherited a young (still less than a year old) pair of African Geese in the late summer.  They happily foraged in the garden through the autumn and early winter, but now I'm pressed to know what to feed them as an essential diet...

My three Red Stars all layed their first on the same day(!) at 18 weeks, and have rarely missed a day since. Yesterday morning it was -22C here in Colorado Springs but the Stars still had a beautiful, big, brown egg each.  Love them...

I got three Red Stars as month old chicks in the spring.  They all layed their first egg on the same day(!) and continue to lay very consistently so far this winter, even though it was -22C yesterday morning here in Colorado...