I am having trouble deciding on which to build. I like the idea of a tractor a lot so the grass will grow back. I will only have 3 hens. My property is about a little more than an acre cleared. Will they destroy the grass with a tractor? I want them to help the yard not make it bare! :) Advice...
Today I processed 2 birds. The first one I didn't see any bugs on him, but the second one had lots of these tiny red bugs on his legs. I checked a couple of my other chickens and a few have the same thing on their legs and butts. No one is acting sickly and everyone looks healthy otherwise. What...
Here is a picture of them. They are 5 weeks old. I don't know how much they weigh because I have nothing to weigh them with.
I don't think it has been overly cold at all. It has been very rainy the past couple of weeks.
This is my first time raising CX and I admit I was expecting lazy, Godzilla size chickens. They aren't! The hatchery the feed store ordered them from is Ideal. Before bringing them home, I thought they would be ready to process the second week of July. They are not very big right now, so I am...
I think you could go ahead and butcher the ducks. I would wait for someone with more experience to comment on that first though. As for the chickens, it is really up to you. Personally, I am not a fan of americanas, so I would butcher the crosses and keep the RIR.
I just got my first dozen this past Friday. I haven't noticed any smell...yet. I have been feeding them FF twice a day and letting them roam when I'm home. When they get big enough to stop squeezing through the poultry netting, they will be able to stay outside all the time. I raised Delawares...
Got my Cornish x on Friday and started the fermented feed yesterday. They loved it! Mine are being raised by my silkie so they are with my laying hens, and they all loved it too. I think I will continue feeding this to my layers.
Any Muscovy owners here who want another female?? https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/779557/brown-female-muscovy-new-hampshire I'm hoping I can find her a good home.
My male Muscovy was taken by a fox today and I need to rehome my female now. She is very sweet, but a bit wild as she does enjoy flying around a little everyday. I would like her to go to a home with other ducks and not be eaten please.
I feel your pain. A fox has been stalking my house and took my male Muscovy today. I'm sure he was defending his lady friend. He has survived an attack before when I left him outside one night (he wouldn't let me round him up), but I doubt he would survive the attack today when I was at work. I...