They do lay in other places besides nesting boxes. We found a clutch of eggs in a lily bed on the other side of a chain link fence. The hen would hop the fence, lay the egg and then find her way back in with the flock. But when our pullets started laying we got some weird eggs ranging from...
My original reasons were eggs, meat, and bug control. Until I got them, I had no idea how much they would teach my children to be responsible or how entertaining they would be for us or even how much of a calming effect they have especially at dusk when they finish pecking at whatever gems of...
Love this thread! here are some of my mutts... and their mutt mother!
The eggs came from Red Sex-links and Amber-links the father is an EE. I guess that makes these Pure Mutts
This is red neck, we bought her as a California white but are thinking she`s a amber link
she`s a year old on April 1st. i`d get a better pic but she`s setting on eggs.
I already have that. I have a shallow pond and a tool shed currently not in use we are in the process of making preditor proof. I figure, if you can't care for the animals, you shouldn't get them. CelticOaks, that is good to know about the cords. Sounds like a challenge, I'll have to see what I...
WOW!!! The way I was reading on-line, they are LOUD and NEVER quiet down. Going Bhonkers, your video gives me some encouragement. I was debating between geese and turkeys. There are good and bad for each, but the geese are free for me. I know they are different animals (no pun intended) than the...
That's great to know. I didn't think of that. I need to look into what in or around my yard would get them excited. My neighbors have commented about my chickens, that they love the occasional rooster crow when he gathers the hens for the night (We sound proofed our coop so they don't hear him...
I'm still fairly new to backyard flocks. We've had chickens for a while now and now a friend wants to give us two chinese geese. I like the idea, but I would like to know what I'm going to be getting into. I've talked with him about land requierments, diet, water for swimming/drinking, and...