White leghorn rooster almost 5 weeks,
Welsh Harlequin male will be 2 Nov 2nd,
Silver Appleyard male will be 2 Nov 2nd,
Saxony/ Appleyard cross male will be 1 y/o in October,
Saxony / Cayuga cross male will be 1 y/o in October,
Welsh Harlequin/Mallard cross male will be 1 y/o in October...
Last year we had a mallard drake stop by 4 days in a row. He would fly in and hang out for an hour or so, have a bite to eat and a drink and fly off. I wonder if he was someones pet. He had no fear at all and if I was out doing chores he could have cared less. The wild mallards and wood ducks...
The first year we had chickens, 2008 I think, There was a commotion outside and we ran out and 2 foxes were killing my chickens. They were like a pack of dogs. They were in an absolute killing frenzy and did not leave when we went outside. They would kill one, get another ,kill it, get another...
I have 2 Cayuga ducks that came from McMurray hatchery. At their one year molt they grew white feathers. Whats up with that ?? They were a beautiful emerald green/iridescent black prior to this molt. Here are photos. She gets Purina duck food. Sometimes Neutrena All Flock. She gets to go in a...
People should do whatever they need to do in their own situation. I don't judge if someone wants to get rid of all predators
that come to their property. I have solved my problem for the moment. I am super happy the rabbits are disappearing as they are so destructive to all my shrubs and...
The bobcats were killing mine and most of the chickens on my side of town. As a result the rabbit and vole population was insane. The first 7 years we lived here I never saw a rabbit and had no critters tunneling. Fast forward to everyone around here getting poultry. So much easier to kill a...