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Two mallards showed up in my yard yesterday. no mama, no papa. I called fish and game and they said either put them in the lake up the road or raise them and release them. I told the lady, they will drown or get eaten and that I will raise them as mama/papa till they get a good bit of feathers...

Good day to you lovely. I have logged in to share a random thought. Am I tripping to think petting the chickens makes they lay better? So I am down to 17 birds and I am getting 13-16 eggs every single day, yes my neighbors hate me, I am shoving eggs down everyone's throat. I have noticed that...

thank you all for the kind words. As for eggs, my hens just started laying. well two of them are laying every day. I have identified one Rhode island red but the other I haven't seen lay yet. but i'm sure it's another RR, because it's a brown speckled egg. I doubt the buff orpingtons are laying...

That is a great question and I'm sorry for not clarifying it earlier. This hen's name is Splash. It is a kind of a funny story. when she was about 10 weeks, I was filling the 5 gallon bucket of water for them and before it fully filled this dumb bird tried to jump on the rim of the bucket and...

^^^^ agreed- Roo

yes buddy. keep is off the ground about a foot to 4 feet. I have roosts that are four feet off the ground and the birds love them, but I also have roosting bars attached to the nesting boxes that are only a foot off the ground as they are stacked. your poop tray should be centered. if not run...

for the larger breeds, you will want a 10" to 12" per bird. of roosting bar. this will allow them to cozy up in the colder nights and spread apart in the hotter days. same rule applies for the nesting boxes. However two birds will nest in the same box if they have enough squeezing room

this is my white EE hen(Splash) from what I have read, they are a very unstable breed. So lets say you take my spash and breed it with another EE rooster. you will end up with babies that are not EEs. you will end up with birds that are the dominant breed of the parents. so if the moms was...

how many birds will this coop hold. about 10 inches per bird is the roost. how old are these birds? 2x2 inch is the standard size for a roost. some birds roost facing the wall, some roost facing the open area. the poop catcher should be as long as the roost. if the roost is attached to the...

Good morning and good day to you all. I haven't logged in for a couple months, but I have been watching from the shadows. Last I posted here I had 26 birds, now I am down to 19 birds of which I don't think there are any roosters left. Now let me get on with what I have been up to. I got sick...

ahh man. frozen sour cherries with salt are great. Yes, That is how I ended-up with 30 pullets. Do you like winter sports?

Looks like a natural go getter. Awesome.

I sure do. Do you like frozen cherries with some salt?

wooohooo, welcome! I'd love to see some pictures of your chickens and your coop set up, it sounds awesome.

Heck yes I do. do you like Toblerone?