Reviews by Debbie292d

Good story with some good tips. No pictures though. I'd take a few pictures of your mallards and put them in here.

Also, you could link an article about mallards for folks wanting to learn more about them.

You've covered all the bases here! We border a forest and have everything from bear down to weasels. Dogs and motion lights are the two most effective for us.

Excellent information for all poultry owners who have lost, or possibly face losing a precious feathered friend.

This is just a few pictures to show it but no instructions of how to build it.

Nice coop. Would have liked to see the finished version with the roof put on it.

Some good instructions for some of it. Gives at least a good example if someone has an idea like this.

Very nice coop and loved the story behind much of it.

Nice but there's not much for explaining how this was built. A materials list would help too, as well as a few more pictures demonstrating some of the vital elements of building it.

What a great coop! Load of pictures and explanations of step-by-step.

A blueprint or measurements and a materials list would be helpful.

This needs a better main picture, and a couple more to demonstrate and explain better how it was built.

This is a great resource piece! Nice job!

Very insightful with direct knowledge of raising different breeds of quail with parrots or other usually caged birds. A lot of great information, pictures, and tips.

I would love to see a couple of links if you have gotten any material from a source or of sources for further reading for anyone wishing to combine quail with other birds.

Nice but butted up against a forest, this should definitely be made out of 1/2" hardware cloth. Also, varments will dig under that so it needs an apron, ie. dig down 18" and put HWC or bend it outward at the bottom and bury it then cover with rocks. I'd hate to hear you lost ducks, as this just looks like a trap at this point.

This doesn't explain how you built it or a materials list with lengths of boards and posts, which would be extremely helpful.

This looks like a wonderful brooder, and pretty cheap to build. The directions seem pretty clear for most of it.

It definitely needs more pictures, if you have any from when you built it. It would be great if you could divide your explanation between the pictures.

A good overview touching on incubators, comparing breeds of layers, and feed.

I would note where "mash" is mentioned, most of us call their crumbles or pellets mixed with water "mash," so I was guessing your mash is made of scratch maybe as otherwise, there's nothing to pick out of the traditional mash. Mash is a staple with all of ours, as they're spoiled.

Also, I would add where you say extra roosters may have to be culled or rehomed.

You could add that after 12 weeks (or from the day they hatch), all-flock is a choice as it's better for roosters due to less calcium and it can be fed from day-old chicks to old chickens. With that you have to provide an oyster shell to laying hens. That's fine explaining how you do it, but there are options in a few places that would enhance your article.

If put together with the same fonts, without big gaps, and broken links, it would be a pretty good article. I found it not a smooth read as is, even skipping the links.

Great list for us parrot owners. The only thing is that your last topic heading, "How do I get my parrot to eat vegetables," never answers that question. I'd love to know. Mine will eat baked and sweet potatoes though. I've had them over 20 years so forget them eating anything they don't want to. They're macaws.

I was looking for your aggressive chick article and found this. Ironically, there were two simultaneous posts, one needing help with a bully chick, and another needing help with a hen being bullied. Both of your articles got pasted to each respectively. Thank you!

I suppose in a pinch or for temporary housing, but that wouldn't last a week here. The almost daily wind would destroy it, or the varments would get what we had inside. 1/2" HWC is a must for something like this. More instruction/details about building it would be helpful too.

It looks nice and roomy and a good tip about the height being shortened if anyone builds one.

Step-by-step instructions, measurements, and/or material list, would be helpful.

Very nice little tractor for ducks complete with build instructions, diagrams, pictures, and a materials list.

This is a cute little brooder for ducklings! The only change I would make is to have something better for their feet. The HWC is a good idea for drainage, but them walking on it for weeks could possibly cause bumblefoot.