Hi, Good article! Question: My American Buff loved their mash all summer and Fall. Now that there are 4 ft. of snow and not a single blade of anything green to be had they are not eating mash. They will eat scratch but i am seriously concerned about their nutrition. If I make a gruel of...
Let's all cheer and celebrate!!!!! The Wonderful and Beautiful Lady Thelma gifted me with 359 eggs in 365 days!!!!! She is 16 months old and quite the leader of the pack... she was and still is the smallest of the group and lays the largest eggs. She is a Golden 300 breed. Go, T, GO!!!
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Hi, My Duck, not my Drake, is aggressive toward the chickens! She runs at them and will peck at them if she can catch one. I have 4 Ducks and one drake and 8 hens. They seem to otherwise get along except for the Golden 300 Khaki duck. She is the top duck in the duck family. She even bosses...
I have my ducklings on sand with paper towels over top........ they eat the paper towels also!!! I don't use newspaper (ink ???--- no good) They are happy and healthy and I have them on waterfowl feed from Mazuri's and other things like grit and some veggies .... but they really like that...
I use sand in the brooders and the coop. It dries quickly and the day old chicks seem to love it. I retrofit a cat scoop with very small mesh wire (screen) works great!!!