I recently been kicking around the idea of raising Ostriches for fun and profit. Plenty of Ostrich husbandry but not so much on profitability or farming markets. All the business info is from the 90's or South Africa. I have e-mailed the AOA with no reply. If someone could point me in the right...
About eight months. The Secondary Rooster EE is definitely taking on the roo role he's the protector and goes back in the coop and runs out the stragglers. The dominate roo a Guinea is just a mean sun of a cluck, and will become dumplings if he doesn't play nice.
Seems strange to me, I have three roosters in my flock of 20 birds two EE and one Guinea hen, and have yet to here one cockle doodle doo. I have tried demonstrating....and they all run. The last batch I had it was a constant contest, and got me turned into the city zoning enforcement. Has anyone...
Hey, It's been a while since I have been on here and was looking for other Delaware, Ohio chicken folks too see what experiences they have had with the county or townships. Mine are not so good. Partly this is my own fault. I was overly excited and read the law that chickens (hens) were OK. My...
Sunday night we had 7 out of 12 new arrivals. Yesterday I noticed one of the chicks would walk but not very far, sit, bob her head and go to sleep. Not always but most of the time she laying down sleeping. I first thought was dehydration but she eats and drinks. So I jumped on the learning...
Up date we made it. The first one before midnight last night (6-30-13), second by three. I just got up and have a total of five with one in mid hatch and another pip but quiet. So seven out of twelve so far. Thanks everyone for the help and reassurance I do appreciate it thanks. Can't wait for...
Just started the lockdown today of my first eggs in my home made incubator..... yeah. Went to work. Here in central Ohio we have been having pop-up thunder storms and the power went out. No one was home. We think it was for two hours. What my question is ARE MY BABBIES GOING TO MAKE IT? I think...