Posts by m.kitchengirl

They do come around despite the banjo.  Most humans won't even do that.   And they come & stand in the middle of the jam looking at us all.  One day they launched a mission to inspect the stand-up bass. ...

I was just laughing because another friend said, "What are you doing?  You must be doing SOMETHING!"  (her chickens & ducks are not great layers) and I am not doing anything really - just what you do.  :) I will...

My friend at work just told me the saddest story about the day his Rouens flew away when he was a boy.  It was heartbreaking. Clip a wing, to be safe.

Good to know, Tahai!  I'll have to invest in some extra ice cube trays.  These gals are nuts right now!

I look at it as a real test of my will power.  Especially today - I made a Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake with Marscapone & Dolce De Leche.  It has a shortcake crust & a strawberry compote worked into the filling...

Huh. I am not making them lay at all.  Actually, I wish they would slow down!  I can't keep up!  I do all the usual stuff - feed, water with some ACV, peas, let them have time out of the yard when I am out there. ...

Somehow I got 16 eggs from 3 ducks between Monday & Friday last week. Saturday - 7 eggs from 3 girls.  They have been laying more eggs than I have ducks for weeks now. I have one Buff & two Anconas.    I...

I have a few pools scattered around the property.  I range my ducks in different areas to keep the garden pests under control.  If a bed performs poorly I keep a pool in it when there is nothing planted there, let the ducks...

I have not seen anything like this, but I hope to give you a bump. A topical antibiotic cream would probably do her some good, or at least a warm bath, maybe spot clean the sores, and put some honey on them.  Honey has some...

Sounds almost certainly like a Niacin deficiency to me.  They sell tablets at the Pharmacy, which you can break into their water, or sprinkle on their food.  Brewer's yeast in their feed is also a good thing. Good luck, and...