Recent content by T-Amy

thank you!! I may try it. Debating whether to do some under the broody chicken hen, too.... just in case broody momma duck isn't cooperative.

Anyone, anyone? :)

Anyone have experience pulling the ol' switcheroo on a duck hen? My almost 1 yr old Pekin has been broody for a few weeks now & is on ~20+ eggs. Only in the last couple of weeks, however, has she really been super dedicated to the nest; she left them before for hours so I think some got too...

great advice, thanks!!

Thanks- not having much luck in the buy-sell-trade section. Worried people will SAY their eggs are darkest to sell them & I won't know for sure.

Looking for reputable hatcheries that sell the best and truest genetic black copper marans. If you have them, how often do yours lay? Do they breed well? And if they cross breed with other chickens, is the dark chocolate brown egg dominant? Thanks! Cold hardy? (worried about that big, beautiful...

We made a huge pooper scooper out of a pitch fork wrapped in green mesh wire screen- hooked with zip ties. Notice the box shape (elevated sides) with the tines sticking out a bit (helps with scooping stuck on poop). Don't 'butt' the mesh up to the points, need it back at least an inch or 2. It...

I'm probably crazy but am planning to hatch ducklings this winter and wondering how to increase my success despite the expected cold weather. I hatched some of my current ducks & now that they're finally laying, I decided to save some & try to hatch. Unfortunately, they'll be due to hatch...

Just got ours from PoultryShrinkBags.com- we got the bags apparently that are intended for whole chickens but for pieces & parts, does anyone recommend something to cover the sharp parts so the bag doesn't puncture? Like that squishy pad that comes under a bunch of breasts when you buy them in...

Can you tell me more about this? Cornerstone is out of stock on poultry bags in the sizes we'd need. I can find the shrink wrap but how did you crimp/seal it?

That's great- I know there are conflicting theories & I'm sure people have had both good & bad results with both options (leave her with them the entire time or keep separate til they're bigger) I just went out & noticed momma appears to be trying to lay an egg- the babies are off on their...

Currently I have 2 fenced-in pastures: Pasture 1: 29 Layers with ~4' high poultry netting (has big openings whereby chicks could fit through, but if the larger ones wanted to escape, they'd need to fly over if they want to get to the other side, which one does daily). Pasture 2: Includes...

Good questions- yes, when I moved them from the brooder to the tractor at ?3 wks old, they were kept inside for, gosh, over a week or maybe 2 before I opened the door so they could come & go as they please so they would know that as home base... It's nice that it's elevated so if it rains, or...

We tried to free-range our CX's last year but they just didn't have the energy- just wanted to plop down as close to the food/water as they could. We decided to try the FR (are Red Rangers the same thing?) this year as we heard the meat had more depth in flavor & they free-range, which, to me...

They just lay on the ground & we have to chase them around, pick them up, & put into the tractor at night. It's fine with the ones on the outside of the chicken pile, but we have 100 & as we get down to the last 20, they go UNDER the meat tractor where they've been all day, pooping & it's a...