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I've always wanted a couple of geese and I'm contemplating getting some either next year or the following one. I've heard people say that geese need to be fed a vegetarian diet. Is that true or can they have some meat protein? I noticed the commercial feed I have in my area for waterfowl is more...

So, Steve's Friend, bob decided to go broody. She kept moving her egg laying area around and me being me, didn't pick up the eggs like I should have. She laid them in an inconvenient spot and I was lazy and kept putting off climbing around the duck habitat to get the eggs. :he Now, eventually...

So, a little back ground. Sorry it's a little long. I have a female ChiaPit (chihuahua/pitbull) who is the best dog ever in my book. She's about 23#s, is ~13 and a rescue so her exact age and "life before" are unknown. We got her from a high volume kill shelter so who knows what her previous...

It's been a while since since I posted...like 3 or more years I think, lol, so I decided to stop by and say hi and reintroduce myself. Rest assured, I'm still a complete and total Crazy Chicken Lady!:lol: Well, I've had chickens on and off for over 30 years and currently own a mixed flock of 16...

So, I thought I'd post this here in the "hobbies" section so I hope it's in the right place! Well, after many years, I've decided to take up sewing again. It has been many years since I've sewn. I honestly thought my old Singer (pre-computer chips) made my many moves with me. But alas, no it...

So, here is the deal....I am entering the vacuum purchasing market. Yeah me! What I forgot was just how many vacuums there are. yeah...me. I am going to need to replace or at least semi retire my current Dyson DC25 Animal. The thing is almost 5 years old, and while it works, it's not quite...

I have a question for y'all. Long story short, I was contacted by a gentleman who bought four of my laying hens a few months back. He sent me a note asking for help because one of the hens stuck her neck? through his wire fence and managed to break her beak. The break in right at the base of...

Hi all! How lucky are you guys! You get to spend...I mean "help" me spend my money on a new chicken coop!!! A little back ground on the Girls-I have 13 chickens, one of whom is a rooster. They are a mixed dual purpose flock made up of Production Reds, Barnevelders, a Welsummer, an Asil...

Hey all!! We are busy planning a Bash/party/Get Together in the Southern part of Wisconsin. We have just started the preliminary date and place fact gathering so once I know those I will post the info. Do you want to spend a fun filled day with fellow chicken fanatics? Talking all things...

Hey all! I'm wanting to set eggs in my incubator and I'm having trouble with the humidity levels. It is about 89% humidity here and my incubator's humidity is about 63%ish. It is dry -no water in the tray. I have a RetiPro 5000 so to my knowledge there are no vents. It's a cabnet type self...

Wooo Hooo! My new incubator came today!! The ReptiPro 5000! Im so excited I just had to post pics! I feel so Si-Fi and Star Trekie! I've only ever had Hova Bators so this will be quite the step up into the 21st century! My hubby is already online looking at eggs. He was so funny-the first...

Well, this is what happened when I went to a ABA sanctioned show a couple of weeks ago. I was not going to get any chickens until spring. In spring I am going to get Orloffs again, so I was trying to be very very good!! Anyway, stupid me walks by the sale area and sees a beautiful Barred...

Hello! I've been checking out this forum for a while and finall decided to join! While I am a newbie here, I not new to chickens. I raised many a chick for show, egg production and meat production. I have had standard and bantam breeds both as well as a couple of ducks. I grew up with thre...