Recent content by gmtMasterB

Not to be silly but... do they quack?

My experience is sometimes yes....sometimes no. A couple of my hens are real stinkers.

Absolutely. Eggs slow a bit but I was getting 1-2 eggs per day from 3 hens during the winter.

Mine started at 24 weeks if I recall. I have 3 hens and a drake. I have all the eggs I can handle. We have had very good luck incubating the eggs. Hatched 6 so far this year.

It’s just for fun. Rough crowd.

So... I have buff orpington chicks that prefer to live with meaties. They look so annoyed yet so content. Enjoy.

Hey!! Didn’t know there was a Maryland thread. Carroll Co here. I’ve got a few Pekins and a few Buff Orps.

Definitely geese!

Looks a bit tight in there for the birds. Maybe it’s just me?

Wow... how old is that little guy?

Oh don’t worry about proofreading! What’s funny is as I was typing my reply, it took me FOREVER to get my phone to spell caponize because it kept changing back to canonize. Anyways, have a great day!

I first learned to process birds on YouTube a few years ago. It actually went pretty well. I wished I had someone to help first hand though. I canonize each bird after cooking them. Godly indeed! Just kidding. I don’t know anything about caponizing. Good luck!!

Hello! I am a new duck\chicken owner so I am thrilled about a couple success stories these past two days. First, my Pekin ducks seem to have taught themselves how to put themself to bed. I installed an automatic chicken coop door on a shed we are using as a coop about 7 days ago. Up until...

Good morning from Finksburg, Maryland! I’m new to backyard poultry too! I have 10 Pekins which are about 2 weeks old now. They are getting soooo big! I found BYC from Google and have been lurking for some time before registering. It’s been a great resource for me. Be safe!

Welcome from Finksburg, Maryland!