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Wintering my Queekers
I've been busy with my flock well kinda. Made a house for them in my barn. I got a huge bale of straw over a 1000llbs put down a tarp put a layer about a foot deep then stole my daughters tent n buried it in straw. Mmmmmm warm ducks love it. Lots of south facing windows. But they still want to... -
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muskoka
The piggys name is Marmite she's almost 4. She's a rescue. Gottengen she's about 60lbs smart! And funny and very persistent. I will try n post pics today. Thanks for the welcome back everybody. I tried a thread called muskoka but it's empty. Waaaaaa lol- beaucock
- Post #31
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Wintering my Queekers
This will be their first winter we've had frost a few times. But they are still very keen to run around I the long grass n pond. Thayre free to do as they please n come to the front door when they're ready to come in. But I will keep an eye on them as it gets colder. I'm gonna get the bales... -
muskoka
Hello everyone it's been a while since I posted. So the chickens I had were not nice or friendly so I gave them to someone w others. Henry is gone too I was very sad he went south I guess. He/she didn't come back in the spring I call her name everytime a flock Flys over. So last spring I got a...- beaucock
- Post #27
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Wintering my Queekers
Ok cool I am keeping my eye out for a kids playhouse or coop already done I have lots of insulation n access to bales which are awesome for many things. Maybe I will throw together a staw bale house it's like Lego. Thanks again my wife will be happier lol -
Wintering my Queekers
Thanks for the reply it was helpful. At the moment they're living in part of my living room (sectioned off) I live northern Ont Canada. I'm not as prepared as I wanted to be. I have MS n love my birds but now my wife thinks I have too many lol. I jus think it will be too cold for 3 mo to go... -
Wintering my Queekers
I am new to this n love my birds. 8 runners n 2 sebastepols. The geese are house geese so no trouble there. It's my runners. I admit I should of dealt w this earlier but I gots MS. It gets cold here -30c lotsa snow how cold can they take comfortably? I have garage I can make space in. I suppose... -
muskoka
All happy day but it's HOT henry went swimming. He dive a lot n swims across pond underwater like a loon. Gone for 15-20 seconds. Is this normal?- beaucock
- Post #26
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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help re: pip over 30 hours ago
That's terrible I'm sorry as I said I'm a newb n learnin on the fly so to speak lol I lost one cuz I didn't leave it in the incubator long enough it seems w the heritage breeds things arnt herd and fast for time. It makes sense things just arnt perfect in nature. Unlike the poor battery chickens...- beaucock
- Post #14
- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Advice on keeping a single gosling happy...
Thank you. There is much love here. They are all funny we have 5 dogs 3 cats 5 chickens 1 goose ( who needs a friend). Sorry 6 dogs I always forget Smidgen (4llb yorkie-poo) much to my wife's chagrin. 2 teenagers n a boyfriend Argh lol. All livin in the house lol. Oh n Marmite the piggy in the... -
help re: pip over 30 hours ago
Not a prob thanks fer da props lol. My posts started the same way. We ended up savin a Canada goose (henry) a girl she came swimming on the river w us today w many strange looks. We feed her but she's free to go whiich she did a couple o days back. There's pics onvmy post. I will post a pic of...- beaucock
- Post #10
- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs