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Hello all I am beginning a massage therapy program in Lancaster California at the end of July. I am looking for property to keep my camp trailer on for the next nine months, I will be camping out two consecutive days a week for the duration of my nine month program. Since I will be commuting...

here's his baby pic, though I found a small brown egg today so maybe it's a lady chicken afterall :). Miracle chicken looks like a maran now, so pretty.

what a great list, thanks! I'm planning on planting Broombrush, and I came across this link: http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19420701343.html;jsessionid=73001E3143CE52EECD2C14FD0B476437?gitCommit=4.13.20-5-ga6ad01a It says that a few pounds can be lethal to sheep. Does anyone know what a few...

I hope that things work out for you and your goose. On my second scare with egg binding my girl actually started to overheat from not taking in enough water. At that point I began force wattering her, just as much as she would lick down since you don't want to aspirate their lungs. Fr a moment...

Thanks Miss Lydia. I hope you never have to do it either. She's okay now, but she did have trouble with the first egg. She's the one who I thought had been posioned. Turned out it was egg trouble. Maybe she's just got bad genes ya know? Hopefully year three will go off without a hitch.

I wore tight fitting nitrel gloves and got the olive oil all over them as a lubricant. I actually went in and carefully guided the egg out. I used one hand on the outside to help guide it towards her vent. as I understand there is a high risk of infection if you damage the egg or the bird so...

On the last page people were talking about grazing. There's very little natural fodder where I live so last year I made a grass bed for my geese. I found that the cheapest way to provide abundant nutritous grass for them was to buy a bag of unrolled horse oats and plant them. The lawn was...

I've never had to put down a goose, but we have had a few chickens that needed it :( My family uses a gun, with good aim I feel confident that it's a quick death.

So sad:( I'm not sure if someone already posted this, but I had success with an eggbound goose last year by soaking her in a warm bath and then going in with olive oil as a lubricant. It's dangerous, but my girl was obviously not going to make it on her own. You have to be very careful not to...

My gander is pretty violent too, it really shook me the first time I saw them. In the pond is one thing but n land it seems like a lot of force. The ladies don't seem to mind, I guess they are exceptionally tough.

Thanks! I ferment the feed that I give to my chickens. The geese aren't into it, I think they're being stubborn. Has anyone here ever fermented feed for their pheasants?

Has anyone used fermented feed for Pheasants?

High Flyer, thanks for that pic. That is probabaly what my setup will look like. I'm thinking a Kiddy pool with cardboard all around as a windbreak in place of the tubs. In a drafty barn do you guys think that that is sufficent to keep them safe from cold nights? We can expect one last frost in...

Is gamebird ration fine for chicks all life stages, or should they be fed a different feed as chicks?

I'm scheduled to receive 35 Ringneck Pheasants from Meyer in April. I will be raising them for meat, except for a few which I will keep. A neighbor of mine would like to buy a trio. Given that they are hatchery quality birds and they will be a few weeks old by the time I sell them, how much...

This is my situation, exactly. Have you found any resolution? I am currently tending to the woulds of an unseen battle royal. I'm thinking that it may be the last dance for the more severly injured roo. He's just now starting to grow his spurs and I'm taking it as a bad sign that trouble's...

Marwyn is so great! He looks just like my Timmy, but obviously not a jerk. And thanks for that link. I've re read that thread a million times, do you guys have any experience with taking the mean out of a bird that went bad? My Timmy is okay around me most of the time, but it's really hard for...

LOL, thanks! I definitely will. They are Desi and Lucy :) I really messed up with my last gander, I coddled him so much that when he matured he thought that he was MY boss, and still does on occasion. I'm excited to try the cold shoulder technique :/ lol, is it possible with a gosling??

Thanks! Those spots are paint from the hatchery, they are indeed to indicate sex. Here's Grimm learning to be a mommy. <3 My other lady goose has zero interest.

Here's my contribution to the African family. Another BYCer identified them as production Africans. I'm SO happy that I get to spend another spring with goslings!