We have been waiting for our chickens to start laying and it seemed to be taking a while for some of them. Well that is because a whole bunch of them have been laying in an empty pot outside their pen! My cousin just came in with a good dozen of them!
So my question is how long does an egg stay...
We are thinking of getting 2 or 3 ducks as pets/layers. We heard they will keep the fly population down around the pigs, anyone have any experience with this? What is a good breed to keep around as pets or egg layers? Can we keep them around the chickens safely? I think my feed store can still...
This is my 7 week old dutch (not sure of sex) that is injured, I think it might have happened while moving the tractor last week. It has energy and looks healthy, but is less and less mobile. It can flap and tries to run, but falls to one side, eves eats and drinks laying down. I brought it...
Introducing our new babies; three 3 day old Royal Palm turkeys. These are my first and I am surprised how much more active and curious they are than the chickens. They dont seem as "stupid" as rumored. They found their food and water right away. I got 3 chicks (Wyandottes) to be with them as I...
We picked these up at the feed store, the last two chicks there. He said they were frizzles, but they have dark feet and beaks, one buff, one gray. Are they silkies?
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