28 degrees in Milliken Colorado this morning. The last egg I got was on 1/5/2013. I was getting 5 to 6 every day before that. I have 2 RIRs, 2 BOs, 1 Americauna, 1 Delaware, 1 Gold Laced Polish, 1 Silver Laced Polish, 1 White Crested Black Polish. I really am missing our eggs and so are my...
What a rescue story! Thank you for sharing and thank you for being such a wonderful guardian angel to these three beauties! I am sure that they are very appreciative that you came to their aid. Enjoy your babies, I sure enjoy mine and would do anything I could to make them as comfy as possible.
This is a very interesting article. I rather like snakes, and I do believe that they all have good and bad to them (who doesn't right?). My husband subscribes to the philosophy that "the only good snake, is a dead snake," so I try to keep him away from the poor darlings or he goes "Red Queen" on...
Your girls are beautiful! I know what you mean. I started with 2 RIR's and 2 BO's. I took them home and surprised my husband (understatement). Well, after the initial shock wore off, he caught the fever and went down to another feed store in less than a week. I got a harried call from him while...
This is a lovely set up. NC woods are just beautiful. I can hardly wait to make another trip to your beautiful area. My family and I had one of our best vacations ever there!
Thank you for the reference link. It was very interesting reading.
Once again, I am conflicted by the reports, but I'm leaning toward the don't do it side. My girls are predominantly layers, so therefore the citric acid vs calcium logic makes sense to me and I don't want to take the chance of...
This made me smile so much! Thank you for sharing. My girls give me so much pleasure and entertainment and it sounds like you are being entertained equally as well. Enjoy your posts and your wonderful pictures.
They are absolutely precious. Where did you purchase your chickens and ducks? Since I am in Milliken, I was wondering if you have advice on a good feed supply store in the area close to us. Thank you.
Hello from Colorado, USA
My girls (12) favorite treats (they are only 7 weeks old):
1. Mealworms/Earthworms
2. Kiwi Fruit (absolutely loved it, but left the peel untouched)
3. Quinoa w/spinach
Least favorite:
Haven't experimented enough to know yet; I will let you know as it progresses...