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  1. And Now We Have Cows

    And Now We Have Cows

    So now we have cows! Two to be exact. So our "Mini Farm" is slowly building. We have decided to truly join the agriculture community in our neighborhood and start dealing with cows. We just got our first two young steers to begin our herd. This is Stanley. He is a Braferd, a cross between a...
  2. They Have Grown

    They Have Grown

    Well the chicks have grown and now we can definitely tell the hens from the Roos. Right now we still have 4 Roos along with the 5 hens. Since they are now almost 4 months old, three of the roos will be gone soon. The one pictured below is Chester. I am keeping him. Chester He just began crowing...
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    The Pond

    THE POND Our pond covers about 1/3 of an acre. We built it ourselves from what started out as two very small overgrown farm ponds on the property when we purchased it. Now it has the appearance of a small lake and is a completely self sustaining ecosystem. View of northeast portion of pond We...
  4. Bizzeeb60s Page

    Bizzeeb60s Page

    Bizzeeb60's Home Page..... Hey there everyone! Well, this chicken raising is a brand new experience for me. I remember having ducks, geese and even a turkey when I was very young and my husbands grandmother had abour 900 chickens when he was a kid but this is our first go at it. We bought our 5...
  5. My Coop Page

    My Coop Page

    Well, here is my Coop page. I will do my best to explain the directions and materials list. We pretty much just "winged" the whole project. Front view of Coop We started with 4 10' x 4' dog kennel panels. On one panel we cut out a center section to accompany a 3' walk gate. If you have a kennel...
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    HELP! Do my chickens have lice?

    My chickens have seriously had a decrease in egg production the last couple of weeks and I noticed yesterday that the feathers on their heads are almost gone and they have what appears to be little "beads" all around their eyes an on there faces (see pictures). Are these CHICKEN LICE? How do...
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    Are Ducks Supposed to set on their eggs?????

    The geese have taught the ducks to stay close to the pond @ night, that way they can jump in if a predator comes through. Since the pond is almost 30 feet deep at the deepest end, most everything stays out of it. So far that works. The Coyotes got in one night ( before we got rid of the barb...
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    Are Ducks Supposed to set on their eggs?????

    So will the eggs hatch eventually?
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    Are Ducks Supposed to set on their eggs?????

    Hey there everyone. I am VERY new with the duck thing so I could use some help. When my neighbor passed away a few month ago, her son & daughter -in-law donated their ducks to us since we have a 1/3 acre pond on our property. So we now have 1 Drake and 2 hen mallards. The hens have...
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    Hens have stopped laying

    No they have a 10 x 10 enclosure. Too many predators here in our area of Florida to let them free range
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    Hens have stopped laying

    None of my 7 hens had laid an egg since August 31 (then I only got 3). They appear to me moulting again but they already went through one at the end of June beginning of July. Now the coop is full of feathers again. It has been very hot and I know this can effect them, but for ALL of them to...
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    Female goose missing..

    annette'spets : Hello, I don't know how far Frostproof is from Vero Bch, but I have 4 Roman Tuffed geese for sale at the feed store - they are 20 days old. They are getting big and I will bring them home tonight if they are not sold. It sounds like a bobcat if she is really gone. Last year we...
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    Female goose missing..

    Well she had a nest box we had built where she had been spending most of her time for the past month. However there were no eggs in it nor any sign of any having hatched. Our chickens are enclosed in a 10 x 10 coop whee nothing can get to them. My neighbor has had a full grown Mallard drake...
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    Female goose missing..

    When I went out ot feed the animals this morning, Bonnie (my female African Goose) was not in the "Goose Coop") where she has been spending most of her time. I searched the entire 5 acres and did not find her. The male (CLyde) is paciing and squawking. My questionm is, the male be alright...
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    My Geese had a visitor

    Quote: I think that is because hey are not "sleeping" in the coop, until the last day or two when she finally started to spend more time in it. Maybe she has realized that she needs to keep watch over the eggs more closly
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