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Breeders, at what age do you pull your drakes and hens from your breeding flock? I've got a wonderful Silver Appleyard drake but he's getting older. I'm concerned about his fertility this spring. One of my hens is getting up there as well and I know her egg production has dropped considerably...

We got our first goose a few weeks ago. I was told it's an 18 month old Production Toulouse female. I've done quite a bit of reading on geese but we've never actually had one before. So far she has been doing just fine hanging out with our ducks but eventually I would like to get her a goose...

I've been breeding Silver Appleyards for a couple of years now. This year we've got one with a red head. They hatched June 14. I believe it's a female judging by voice. Anyone see this before?

I have a Cayuga hen who has been setting for five weeks. I assume the eggs she's been setting on are not viable. I have a group of week old ducklings in the brooder. Any chance she may adopt them? Or are they too old? Thoughts?

We had a Cayuga hen sitting on a nest of 9 eggs. I guesstimated they'd be hatching some time late this week (Friday-ish). The plan was to just let mama handle everything. She'd been an excellent broody. Until last night on her daily sojourn outside she was taken by a fox. It was horrible. The...

Does anyone else have trouble keeping their dogs out of the chicken feeder? Our birds free range during the day and our Min Pin uses the opportunity to sneak through the pop door of the coop and help herself to chicken feed. We use a hanging 5 gallon pail as a feeder. We feed ducks and...

I'm going to try using wooden eggs in my nesting areas this year. Does anyone treat their wooden eggs with anything? I worry about them getting dirty. Is it worth it to spray them with a clear polyurethane or use a food grade mineral oil (like I use on my wooden cutting boards). Or should I just...

We have Welsummer rooster who is just over a year old. Takes GREAT care of his hens. Used to dogs and cats. Has been free ranged most of his life and is pretty much fearless, very alert too. Beautiful bird just a little more assertive than I'd like. He's fine with my boyfriend but, for...

For all I know he's a mix... it's not that clear from the photo, but he does have five toes, which threw me for a loop. I've never seen a five toed bird before, at first I thought it was a particularly ugly spur but it is, in fact, a toe. Also, his comb is very smooth, no wrinkles or spikes...

Can I put both duck and chicken eggs under the same broody hen? I have a Buff Orpington hen that's gone broody and I'd like her to hatch out some babies. We have 2 Silver Appleyard hens and a drake and we have 8 chicken hens of various breeds with a Welsummer rooster. Can I put a couple duck...

Hi everyone, I've been lurking here for almost a year now...figured it's time to say "Hi". We live in northwestern Minnesota about an hour south of the Canadian Border and only a few miles from the North Dakota border. We have 7 ducks, 3 Silver Appleyards and 4 White Appleyards. And 12...