Recent content by AmandaMBG

I am posting to say you really should be putting down birds that get symptoms of west Nile. Which can be equilibrium issues, tremors, and such. I didn’t and now my horse is exhibiting signs of it. Chickens can absolutely get it. Just like other species not all chickens will get sick from it but...

You can put a board a few inches from the end or a ledge wrapping the the inside edges where the chickens can have something to hop up onto if they start to get run over. This should be common sense and I honestly would never move one with a motorized vehicle ever because of the danger of...

I don’t freeze the duck eggs I freeze the cooked waffles. I found that when you freeze the duck eggs they get a weird texture because freezing pulls out liquids. The yolks defrosted to a cream texture and the whites were way weird.

Thanks for letting me know!! I was curious about this.

Your two ducklings both look like girls to me. No curled feathers on top of the tail. Unless they come in at a later age but I was under the impression they came in with their first set of real feathers? Anyone else more experienced with drakes know?

And for any boxed mix cake or brownie always do a 1:1 duck to chicken egg. I promise it’s amazing. I did a three layer chocolate cake with whipped cream blueberry filling and lemon buttercream for my daughters first birthday and it was the best cake I have ever eaten. And everyone else said the...

Really good use of duck eggs is German Pancakes! You use 6 duck eggs:1 cup flour:1 cup milk. And if you substitute the milk with protein almond milk they raise really well and make amazing protein waffles. You have the use the thicker milk though or it will not work as waffles. I’ve been using...

I have always done 1:1 no matter the size. My Rouens lay massive eggs and my mutt lays medium eggs closer to a extra large chicken egg. It may depend on what you are making but usually just 1:1. The reason for this in my eyes is that chicken eggs have more liquidy vs the gel like whites of a...

Any guesses as to what this thing is mixed with other than silkie? From a mixed bantam bin at Cal Ranch. Definitely frizzle or something too.

I am so excited to see this one develop!!! I love Sicilian Buttercups!! So curious what the comb will end up looking like.

Well I was on azure standard putting in the order a couple weeks ago and I saw Alfalfa pellets and was like hey maybe I should try fermenting those for the chickens, kind of like a non fresh chaff(so) hay for them. Picked up my order yesterday and decided to go on here to see if anyone else is...

I would try to fix it. Seperate out and use bandaids to put legs into a normal position. Change them out every day or two and check progress when you change them out. I had a chick that got it once and I did get him 2 day old bantams to keep him company since he really couldn't be with the other...

I would keep doing it until they are putting themselves to bed every night. Sometimes you will get one or two that just keep wanting to roost outside. You don't want to let them set up that habit. Once they all are going in alone for several nights in a row I would stop worrying about it. Also I...

Def not going to be actual pure breeds. Some hatchery EE can be pretty aggressive. I rehomed all 3 of my first EE girls because they became feather pickers and were just not nice birds. I replaced with two new EEs and they are really sweet still after a year with the flock. That being said that...

In my experience with three different bantams all were done maturing earlier than most my standard hens but I wouldn't say they grew faster. Just had less growing to do.