Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today - Page 2987

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Originally Posted by Iain Utah 

 

My geese free range with my horses.  Have you considered that?  How many animals do you have total and how many of each kind?

 

I do not want to tally what I have spent since I started this new hobby/obsession last December, but I know it is a teeny fraction of what I spend on my horses.

I thought about combining horse pasture with duck and goose pasture, but I was afraid my birds would get killed by the horses.  Have you had any problems doing that?

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Originally Posted by country_girl011 

Always willing to help
And we sell the chicks
Never ate them tho lol
Grandma just likes them and they eat ticks
Id be more than willing to sell you or anyone else on here eggs for cheaper than ebay whenever we find another nest

Awesome, thanks!  They eat ticks?  Do ducks or chickens eat ticks?  I guess I just always assumed they did.  We don't have many ticks where I live.  Can ticks hurt poultry like they do dogs and cats?  LOL alot of questions....Sorry.

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Originally Posted by Goin Quackrrs 

Great photo!

 

Thank you!  My lovely ladies....

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Originally Posted by bakingintherain 

wow love the set up! hubby would   if i did that to the garage

LOL  That's exactly what I thought when I saw that pic.

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Originally Posted by Eyeheartquail 
 

Oh, OK.  I swear there was someone who lived really close.  I really like Portland - lots of fun things to do.

Thanks, guys!  The ducks in the garage seem a lot calmer since I gave them the extra space. I think the goslings will like their new set up too, when it comes time to bring them inside for the night.

Jaz, we have an old girl too and love taking her to events in town.  It is nice having them in their calm, sensible senior years.

Christine, so far I've only turned out my africans with my pair of ganders that came with the property.  I have not have any problems.  The geese have a good sense about them when it comes to horses, and my horses are used to dogs & cats running underfoot.  I expect the anconas will also have a good sense of self-preservation around them too, when I finally let them out into the pasture.

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Originally Posted by ChristineR 

Oh, OK.  I swear there was someone who lived really close.  I really like Portland - lots of fun things to do.

Jaz does.

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Originally Posted by country_girl011 

Ive never seen a tick on the ducks or chickens so i assume they dont touch them
Not sure if they eat them either thats a good question.
I dnt mins the questions they are good ones =) wish i knew the answers
But yes guineas eat ticks

 

Thanks.  That is sweet!  Tick eating guineas.....

Well.... we do have a 2nd much larger garage on the horse property with a workshop (where hubby's disabled jeep is at the moment).  Besides, he's used to me bringing my horse in there... what's a few birds?

Hi everyone.  Sorry I've hardly been on today.  I went to pick up my dad for breakfast today, but he'd passed away in his sleep.  To say its been a rough day, would be accurate.

I'm his only child (but not my moms - he was her second of 3 husbands), so that pretty well leaves me alone to try to figure out what to do.    I'll probobly not be on lots for a few days.