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I have a few surplus Indian runner drakes and was wondering if it was worth itto fatten them up to eat,

At what age do geese become sexually mature and are able to breed, both female and male and if it differs by breed I'm most interested in pomeranian geese, Thanks all

Hi all, I have heard people swear by the electric hen versus the light bulb for chickens for many reason, - Running costs - Fire safety - Stronger chicks and many more, But I have also heard that the heat bulb is better for water fowl, what are people's experiences here with waterfowl and...

Not sure if this is even worth putting in here as I'm not sure if these makes of incubators are available in the US but sure no harm in asking, Hi all, quick question for those in the know, a Covatutto 54 automatic egg incubator for 140 euro or a Brinsea octagon 20 Eco incubator with...

The shell was very soft (they get grit all the time) and the inside looked like this, any ideas...

Title says it all really....

I currently have Ducks and chickens, and i'm thinking about getting quail, (will keep separate to chickens and ducks), but i suppose my main question right now is whats the different types of breeds people here are keeping and why did you choose that breed? if it makes a different i'm living in...

Hi all, Anyone recommend a pump that I can use that would be able manage the dirt at the bottom of a duck pond???

Will an Indian runner drake breed with other types of ducks, I have 2 Indian runner ducks, 1 penkin, 1 chiltern, 1 khaki Campbell, 1 Aylesbury, and 1 magpie, If I get an Indian runner drake will the IR ducks be over busyor will he also visit the other breeds of ducks,

So went out to put in my free ranging ducks and only 3 out of 5 were in their enclosed pen ready for the door to be shut, After a short search I found the khaki Campbell beheaded but body was unmarked, I then looked a bit more and found my Aylesbury, it is a younger bird then the khaki but...

Just thought I'd post some pics of my finished chicken coop (finished??? need to add a window) and duck coop, and as title says mini secure runs, I also let them out into 1/3 of an acre to free range in it,

Will a peregrine falcon take a fully grown chicken or a 80% grown duck, I had one hanging around the chicken coop this morning,

About 4 weeks ago I got 10 chickens, all in and around 20 weeks old, (18-21), the day before yesterday I got my first egg and then 2 eggs yesterday so 2-3 are laying, should I switch to layer pellets now even before the rest start laying or is it too soon???

Hi all, I've two khaki Campbell's and a magpie ducks, all three are starting to try to fly, Does anyone with experience of these ducks flying away or am I safe enough??? I also have two Aylesbury ducklings, I suppose I better ask the same question about these little ones for when the...

Hi all, went out this morning to buy some 18-22 week old ducks and of course I picked up some 3 week old ducklings as well, not overly prepared for these so have a few questions, Will ducklings this age eat pellets. I've got pellets (not sure what they are called but they are between chick...

hi all, I'll apologize now for the essay!!!! I'm planning on getting 12 chickens and 4-6 ducks (was going to be 2 at start but the whole duck math thing as already kicked in,) next month, i'm hoping to get 6 diffferent hybrid chickens (2 of each) and 2 khaki campbells and 2 aylesbury ducks...

Looking to pick up a heat lamp for a brooder i want to make, there is a uvb lamp for sale and i was wondering if this would work as is quite reasonable, see link http://www.adverts.ie/5460264

Ok, so i built my coop quite close to my house was just handier for when i was working on it but now i need to move it. i did think about this before i started and i had a guy with a teleporter ready to do it for me but he has since left the country. so my next idea is to buy soem cheap car...

hi all, Just wondering is sheep wire ok for fencing chickens, i'm not overly worried about keeping foxes out jsut the chickens in, the coop is very secure and during the day there will be dogs outside around the coop,

Hi I've build a choop and I'm starting to put together a run. I'm wondering how many chicken people think would be comfortable in the sizes that I've given, the coop is 7x11 feet and the run is 25x40 feet, I know by reading thus forum a lot of people work out how many chickens they want and...