About a week ago, I hatched 3 silkie-frizzle hybrids! They are super adorable, and I can't wait till they can leave the brooder. Somehow I was dumb enough to never consider that these guys might be picked on for their size when they join the flock. I've introduced newbies before, put them in a...
When my chickens are old enough, I will put up a sign in front of my house and sell eggs for food. But, I'm considering breeding some of my chickens and setting up an online store to sell to people. The problem is that I don't know whether to ship eggs or chicks. Even with proper packing, the...
I have 4 Pekin ducks. They are 7 weeks and 4 days old and live in a very spacious run with some chickens of the same age. (They get along well and there's enough space so the ducks don't trample the chicks.) I only recently stopped putting the chicks and ducks back in their separate brooders at...
This morning I noticed my favorite chicken, Rosy, was missing. I looked all over for her, but couldn't find her. I was getting really worried, and my heart sank when I saw a trail of feathers leading to under the shed. I checked there, and I found half of her. A raccoon probably took the other...
I don't plan on getting any, and I don't think I ever will, but selling peafowl chicks could make me a decent amount of money if I ever need a side hustle. I wanna know if peafowl, especially peacocks, can be nice, or if they're just mean and protective. I know this is a question for Google, but...
I have a couple chickens in my backyard (loads more being raised right now) and a female wild turkey decided to lay her eggs in one of my bushes. She spends most of her time on her eggs, obviously, but she seems to enjoy the chickens' company, and she even crouched for the rooster, who then...
i love chimkin. and turke. and duky. and goos. an kwail. and ever tipe of birb. inkludin g chuk wil's wido. very mush undisrvd hat :(
In all seriousness, Hi! You may call me chicklenuts. I love all but 2 kinds of birds, and just under all poultry, Chuck will's widow is cool as heck and I wanna...