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What ducks are best with chickens
Over the last few week I have integrated me Welsh Harlequin Ducks(5) and my Dorking(4) +1 Cochin chickens together. I started by letting them be together during the day in the yard. Then over the weekend locked them up in coop (6 x 20)at the last min and out early. Now they are on there own. It... -
pilgrim geese
How about Muscovy Ducks? I had a few I was baby sitting. They were just about silent. I think they are super cute. -
pilgrim geese
This is my first year with Pilgrims. They are 50 ft from my bedroom window. They are quite at night and during most of the day. Their coop and day yard are next to the driveway. We live on a well traveled country road. Their conversation with me go something like this: Honks when I come out of... -
Can / Should I feed same food year around
Everybody has the crumples . I prefer pellets for anything other than babies. -
Can / Should I feed same food year around
As far as the chickens go ~ they are more for bug and snake patrol than anything else. They are cuties(Dorkings and a Cochin),but I am not breeding them. The WH ducks are going to be my main flock for eggs. The Pilgrim Geese are going to be with me for a long time and they are pretty darn cool... -
Can / Should I feed same food year around
There have been many threads on this subject, but somehow I am still confused. Kind of like the feeling I get when I go to the Shampoo aisle at the store I have a mixed flock and would like to fed everybody the same basic food year around, plus or minus additional nutritional needs (oyster... -
Pilgrim Geese breeder recommendation?
I am in N. Cal. I have Pilgrims from Metzer. I got two pair in April. They were healthy. They sell out quick. If you want to buy from them you need to email them and get put on the waiting list. I am hoping to have babies in the spring. I am located in Red Bluff. I know a few other people that... -
Aerial Mosquito Spraying tonight. Concerns.
http://www.plymouthmosquito.com/Duet%20Label.pdf This is what I found on the web. Is it harm full probably, are they going to die probably not. Call the company and ask what precaution you should take. Ideas could be: Bring them in to the garage for the evening. Pick up there food and water for... -
Question about rolled oats
I started to feeding oats at 8/10 weeks I forget exactly. I used the calculator for feed on Metzers site. I could only get crimped oats where I live. They did fine. I also mix it with my adult chicken feed. I feed oats in the later spring and summer to all my flock and then in the winter , add... -
Drought has dried up all my grass! What are you feeding?
Hey all ~ i was not sure if someone had listed this sprouting link. I also love his book http://www.themodernhomestead.us/article/Sprouting.html -
Welsh Harlequin
Well, I would figure that if you were breading to the APA standard then you would cull out(sell, separate breeding pen, what ever, ) the golds. I was under the impression that as you said they were the breed standard for UK not US. I will keep my one gold and see if I can't breed some more and... -
Metzer Farms???
I ordered for the first time from Metzers this year. I ordered 2 pair of geese and 10 WH Ducks. They shipped 1 extra duck. Order shipped when they said. Monday. I got a cal on Tuesday morning around 1000 from my main Post office hub(about 30 min away. She said we have your order. so I drove up... -
Heritage Breeds
Hello~ I am in Northern California. This year I got Welsh Harlequin. I love them , but them are more strong in eggs. Not a huge carcass for meat. I have a friend near Sac. She has allot of rare breeds(I think Rouen also) . She has some birds for sale. The ranch is called Yellow Rose Ranch... -
First Aid help for Bumble Foot needed
Thank-you Amiga for the reply. That seams right to dose with the meds in the water than take away. Ducks drink so much water, not sure if they should have the meds infrount of them all day. I figure the water is pretty warm. It is 102 deg here right now. do you wrap the foot awfter you put the... -
First Aid help for Bumble Foot needed
Well I am having my first Duck emergency. One of my 12 week old Wh Ducks Has a hard lump about the size of my pinkie on the bottom of her foot. I have isolated her during the day in a 6x6 kennel and dog crate at night. She hop around and it is hot to the touch and swam a bit yesterday. She is...