We have a Jersey Giant hen who, after weeks of 'practicing', finally laid her first egg approx 2 weeks ago and we were all thrilled..! However she has not laid another egg since. I know that with this breed things take longer to happen/establish however I was wondering whether a delay after...
Yesterday we finished the new run and moved the hens into their new enclosure/house. I made them a ladder (as shown) yet they don't seem to know how to use it!
We moved them at night (yesterday) so put them in the house ourselves as it was dark. This morning they didn't use the ladder but...
I have an S4 and am able to from my phone so I should think an S3 can do it too. I use the phones browser to access the forum and in the reply box there is a square icon (3rd one along) which allows you to insert a picture.
Our current coop has a roof (its the same as the pic of the one you...
We are in equally sunny Norwich, Norfolk. We have 2 Silkies, a Jersey Giant, a Frizzle, a Polish and as of this afternoon 2 Mandarin Ducks.
Loving keeping poultry, it's proving rather addictive! :-D
I will try and get a picture of them tomorrow. If they stop flapping for long enough. I've read some conflicting past threads on here regarding the same issue so I guess I will have to persevere and hope I can tame them a little. :-)
Thank you. This is what we do with our new hens although these ducks seem a lot more skittish than any new hen we have had.
This afternoon if you got within a few feet of their enclosure they would make a noise, flap frantically and jump up against the netting on the roof of their enclosure in...
Hello, this is my first post as a newbie to this forum :-)
Today we picked up my pair of Mandarin Ducks. The previous owner hatched them late 2012 so they are a little over a year old.
He seemed a very nice/genuine guy however he mentioned that they were a bit scatty but that they would calm...