Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. Recent content by Doodlemom
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Show off your Orpington's
Gold Lace boys 7 mos. old #1 Bee and Bop 2 mos. ago when they were 5 mos. Old #2- Doodlemom
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- Forum: Online Poultry Show
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Show off your Orpington's
This is my Isabel/Buff crossed boy, Aye Heart- Doodlemom
- Post #58
- Forum: Online Poultry Show
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Topic of the Week - Raising and caring for goslings
I just got my 3 Roman Tufted goslings on Friday. 2 girls and 1 boy. First time raising geese. I have English Orpingtons and Red Dorking chickens with a few ducks. Will be following this to make sure things go well with Ralph, Alice and Trixie. -
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November Hatch-A-Longs 2017
Day 20, 9 out and stumbling around. 4 more to go. 2 of which are pipped and 2 I can't tell.- Doodlemom
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- Forum: Hatch-A-Longs
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November Hatch-A-Longs 2017
So I just came up to go to bed and did my nightly check on the eggs and to my surprise one Dorking egg and the Cochin/Buff Orp egg have pipped! A every now and then there is a chirp! This is day 19! Now I won't be able to sleep!- Doodlemom
- Post #75
- Forum: Hatch-A-Longs
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November Hatch-A-Longs 2017
Lockdown initiated, 72 hours and counting! 11 Red Dorking, 1 Olive Egger/Orpington cross and 1 Cochin/Orpington cross. Candles all and have 12 babies cruising around but the darkest egg can't even see in. Can't wait till Friday!- Doodlemom
- Post #68
- Forum: Hatch-A-Longs
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Duck Breed Focus - Muscovy
my hen decided to hatch out some kids about 5 weeks ago. Had no clue she was even sitting until I got a picture from my husband of the proud new mom and the just hatched babies. She waited all day for someone to come home so she could show them off. -
Most butiful chicken contest!
- Doodlemom
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- Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
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November Hatch-A-Longs 2017
Set 15 Red Dorking eggs (Did not think my roo was doing his job) well he was! Out of 15 I have 11 set to hatch on the 10th. I threw in one Olive Egged x English lemon Buff Orpington and 1 Cochin x English Lemon Buff Orpington. Lock down is on Tuesday!- Doodlemom
- Post #61
- Forum: Hatch-A-Longs
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Duck Breed Focus - Muscovy
I like them to but not being able to enjoy the pond that's different. I think we'll bring the back hoe home and dig out the creek maybe they'll go down there. We have a lot of land to bring back under control after it being left to do it's thing for 10 years. -
Duck Breed Focus - Muscovy
My kids watching mom put netting over the chicken run. -
Duck Breed Focus - Muscovy
Here in Trumbull County you are allowed to shake their eggs but I would have to call fish and game regarding chasing. This pair makes their nest or did in the past by smashing the cattails down off shore until there was a lovely big mound and then she laid her eggs. I figured by riding the 4... -
Duck Breed Focus - Muscovy
The farm we bought sat empty for 10 years until last summer when we moved in. The same pair of geese come to the pond every year and raise their family. I don't want to harm them and I don't want to wreck their nest once they build it but someone has to give. I was told by a couple of people...