Hello, I’ve been looking at moving to Arizona after I leave college and I was wanting to start a ranch out there with chickens and ratites. I was wondering, what would be a good way to manage overheating in the desert? I’ve heard dugout and adobe buildings are an option, is this true? I’m...
Hello, I’ve been looking at moving to Arizona after I leave college and I was wanting to start a ranch out there with chickens and ratites. I was wondering, what would be a good way to manage overheating in the desert? I’ve heard dugout and adobe buildings are an option, is this true? I just...
I want some pretty quail to go along with a eggs and I was looking at these two breeds, do they get along? They live in roughly the same area in the wild, but are either one of these aggressive or mean? They're both expensive but I don't mind.
I know silkies are the popular choice, but can Muscovy ducks be used to hatch chicken, duck, or goose eggs? I hear that they're good mothers so I was wondering
I'm planning a farm with all types of poultry in which each species gets an acre, (an acre for chickens, an acre for ducks, etc) and I was wondering what chicken breeds would fair the best in this decently large area. I know of Egyptian Fayoumi chickens and I might get a couple of those, but I'm...
So I'm designing a wooden coop for my future farm and I was wondering if it'd be easier/effective to build a brooder inside each of the different bird species coops. Would there be any problem with having a brooder in the coop? I would probably using the lil mama hen warmers or something.
We recently got three new chicks, a Rhode Island Red, Golden Comet, and a Light Brahama. Our light brahma has had poop stuck on his down feathers below his vent which I can see opening and closing when I touch it, should I try and clean that poop off or can I just leave him. I assume they get...
I was planning my farm and I was wanted to have geese and I was wondering what would be the best goose breed to get. I'd like brown Chinese geese for laying (because I like their unique head knob), but are they a good laying breed? Also how much should I expect to pay for something like 10 brown...
We got some ducks that are all supposed to be female, however this one is confusing me. She has a brown beak but she doesn't really have a quack. Recently she's been changing colour, but she hasn't molted her first time yet. What could this be, and could it be a male? Also should I be worried if...
So I was filling up my ducks little pool that be have for them when I noticed they were all cocking their head towards the sky. I thought it was cute until I saw a large bird circling in the sky above. My backyard isn't too big and has some trees that come over the fence and one tree inside. Do...
We paid for 4 female duckling and our two anconas have been quacking for a while while our mallard and cayuga are making a weird noise. They're 9 weeks old now. Could they be late to the quack game or are they Drakes? We got a rooster from a group that was supposed to be all pullets so I...
Are they boys? If so thats not good since we only have two female ducks and quite a few chickens and I can already imagine the horrors of breeding season.