Where are you exactly? We have some here for $10 in Northern Ky. They might be mutts but their markings did prove true. (Rooster had the yellow spot on head) Might be worth a trip.
Agreed about the use of dogs and the fact they can be turned around. Our first summer with my border collie/chow pair, Hank and Patsy, they chased and killed 6 of our goslings. That behavior was modified immediately when I whipped 'em with a belt. BTW, that was the first and last time I've...
I'm also feeling your anxiety. My Pilgrim has laid 25 eggs so far by the back door, which annoys Everybody. One did bust, but I'm concerned that she's isn't sitting on them yet. She hatched all that I hadn't messed with last year on April 15. Here it is March 22 and she's still just visiting...
Hello and congrats, it is exciting! I live in Northern Kentucky and the mild weather is also fooling my bird. My pilgrim took a week to lay her 9 eggs last year at the end of March then sat on them for a month for our first "family" I found her this morning in my front flowerbed that had a...