I'm looking for opinions on whether or not I could keep a Mandarin duck with some chickens. I have 1 RIR rooster, 3 RIR hens and an additional mixed hen. The only reason I want the duck is because it looks REALLY nice. Would it be able to get along with the chickens? Would it eat the same food...
My neighbor just built a chicken tractor about 10' long by about 5' high for roughly $20 just by simply scrounging for materials. It's even got wheels. His backyard is already fenced though and he has 2 dogs that get along quite well with his chickens that'll fend off any predators so the...
I live right outside of Senoia, about 30 miles south of Atlanta. I got really lucky cuz I was looking for this breed in particular and a lady only about 5 miles from me hatched them so I got to pick them all up in person.
Well, I was gone from home for 2 days and when I returned I found 4 large light brown eggs whoohoo! I believe the NH Red hens laid them. I have 2 of them, 1 Holland & 1 Blue Andalusian. I haven't figured out how to post pics on here yet :-(
I've been lurking on here a lil bit, doing some homework, and now I've finally got some chickens. I picked up 4 hens Fri evening. I'll be posting pics of them shortly. I got them from a guy I work with, and he says they've already been laying eggs so hopefully by the time I get back home from...
I've been lurking on here a lil bit, doing some homework, and now I've finally got some chickens. I picked up 4 hens Fri evening. I'll be posting pics of them shortly. I got them from a guy I work with, and he says they've already been laying eggs so hopefully by the time I get back home from...