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Easter Egger

How much do you pay your pet sitter per visit on average? I know there’s not a one size fits all answer so feel free to leave a reply with the number and types of animals you have and any random special needs or considerations. Does your sitter charge more for other random services? What do...

Looking for clever names for my new chicken trio. One male, 2 females. If it helps with inspiration the rooster is an EE, one hen is an EE that lays green eggs, the other hen is a blue laced red Wyandotte. The last 3 girls I got together were named after the powepuff girls.

No. I picked up a few chicken hens locally from someone moving, but no female ducks.

I would focus on the 5 you have and get more at a later date. I love having a staggered flock and being able to add a few ever other year or so. They molt at different times, quit for winter different times, go broody different times. By having a mixed breed mixed age flock it seems to ensure...

Current situation. Even the cranky old dog tolerates the new golden retriever puppy. Puppy, now 8 months old and large and wild.

So the golden pup is a typical golden pup and tolerates all the things a toddler could throw her way :lau things like forced sharing of toys and food and being grabbed and attempts at a dog riding rodeo. The toddler has learned how to let the puppy (Rebel) out of her crate so it’s hard to...

:frow It’s been awhile. Hoping to see some familiar peeps.

Agree! Pullet!

I think often if they allow chickens they allow ducks. The ordinance will be written about small fowl and should state what that includes. I would check with the city itself before committing to anything. Also ask about regulations for an accessory structure. There may be size restrictions...

My favorite chicken is a bielefelder. There are a few people that breed/sell them in CO. I know every chicken is different so they might not all be like this, but she has been my most prolific layer over the years and laid the largest eggs. She is larger/heavier bodied than most other...

CO has a lot of micro-climates, so I’m not sure how long/harsh your winter is. I like to try and get birds with heavier bodies and smaller combs and shy away from game birds and leghorns etc.

I have not read all replies, but I love them in summer, not so much in winter.

I’m up in the mountains in Park County. I’m gonna pass on hatching eggs, but thank you! I’d love to see pics of your flock.

With those yellow legs I can say he isn’t a pure Ameraucana, but could be either an EE or OE cross, so really could produce offspring that lay just about any color egg out there depending on his lines. Probably won’t produce pure white layers or pure blue, but that still leaves a lot of...