jersey girl - thanks! We had khaki's they layed great but not all that friendly. But maybe we did not hold them enough when they were little? We also had PEkins and they were very friendly.
hey folks,
We need all new ducks, just lost ours to a fox and I am trying to decide what breed. I have been reading different posts on personality but wondered what people would say. We want some great layers, a broody mother, & very friendly. I was thinking some khaki's, a muscovy and...
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I'm bringing mini lop/NZ bunnies, 7 weeks, 4 chinchilla, 4 chin/white.
I hope to see these and eventually might want to have meat rabbits but not sure if we are ready yet??? thanks:D
I found this on line, maybe will be helpful? Most of this info is also on here about raising baby ducks.
Precocial Birds - Ducks, Geese, and Others
Precocial birds are born with fuzzy down. They can generally walk and feed shortly after hatching. Several species of precocial birds can not feed...
I have some hens that lean toward being broody but I am not sure. Can I just seperete one with a pile of eggs and see if they go for it? Especially one that sits in the hen house nest for hours.
I would like for some to go broody and raise some chicks.