I am now raising 2 month old ducks- and I have to tell you- I will NEVER again try to do this during the winter. Just too cold and the babies are too unprepared.
Let her have her fun come spring...
Ok.... The white leghorn roo makes sense.... I just checked the hatchery's website, they don't list Minorca but they said they would be updating come middle to late Jan.
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Actually no... But I could just be really, really slow...
CA whites are mixed to begin with. If I want to hatch the offspring- what do I use for the father to keep the egg laying as high as the first round will be?
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Easy Peasy...
I wait until an hour from sunset and then let them out in the larger yard. Come bed time/sunset - they are all back in the coop...
Goodness, I hope my ducks will be as smart....
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Hi guys...
Ok, I know you get a california white leghorn by crossing a CA grey leghorn with a white leghorn. My ? is that I am ordering california white leghorns from a hatchery and I want a rooster so the line will continue. I already have a wonderful rooster who is quiet, gentle= really...
Ok, that raises a great question. I have a yard and let my chickens out to forrage late in the afternoon because I know they will put themselves back in the coop when it is dark.
How do you get ducks to go back in their pen? I have ferral cats in the neighborhood and good hiding places if...
Hi all,
I just placed an order for 10 WH from Metzer. Did I make a really bad mistake? Have they improved on their feather for WH at all?
Thoughts?
Thanks,
DesertSkyNM
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I noticed yesterday my roo was very lethargic... Mystery roo of mysterious age (craigslist give away). When let out to free roam yesterday, he sat to drink water from a running hose... He never does that.
This morning noticed he had trouble walking...
Tonight I brought him...
Hi FaykokoWV,
That is a gorgeous!!! egg.
So the hatching eggs I get, when they grow up should produce that beautiful color?
How do you ship (priority mail?), etc...
Can I send a MO or do you prefer paypal?
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DesertSkyNM
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