Recent content by dalepres

My father-in-law is raising chickens and we're the beneficiary since he won't eat their eggs. We only get by there every couple of weeks so the eggs are pretty fresh but I have some questions about them. The chicks are whatever variety the local farm store was selling but they all lay brown...

Uncle Sam might have been a fan of home chickens a hundred years ago but he passed away and Uncle Tyson and Big Brother are completely against it today.

The Feral Government, in its finite wisdom, has determined that Muscovies are now native to three counties in South Texas and, therefore, all Muscovies, anywhere in the entire USA, are now protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. They have "suspended" enforcement regarding Muscovies because...

I don't mean to sound mean but if you think the duck is in pain wouldn't it make sense to end the pain and replace it?

Roast and Confit

Shoot the dogs.

There's my chicken!!!! I want him back!!! . . . Just kidding.:)

Sorry, I wasn't trying to be argumentative; I was just trying to understand the options and effects. I'm duckless so you can know to pretty much ignore anything I say other than asking how to.

I have a question back. How much harder is it to breed true to breed than to just hatch anything? For meat or for eggs, wouldn't you want to start with ducks that are true bred so you know what to expect and to then build on that? Wouldn't random breeding of lesser quality yield lesser...

Well, why not post a pic of the duck and let's see if we can identify it for you. Of course it could just be a mutt.

Confit A La' Orange Roast Baked Those seem like good names for ducks.

krcote, I just finished scanning/reading the entire 36 pages of this thread. By the way, everyone - I read more of the ones with pictures and scanned over more of those without; garden pictures are always awesome to see! Thanks for sharing your work; I really have enjoyed the entire 36...

I know this is an old thread but I'm curious how things turned out for this bird. Any news?

Thanks for all the replies. I have to say that this is one of the most well-mannered and friendly forums I have joined. I'm looking forward to it.

Greetings. I have been reading here for many weeks and found the site very informative and interesting. I finally joined today so I could start asking some questions that might get me over the hump to getting my first birds. I have none right now but I am planning for some soon. I'd like...