I was wondering if this could possibly be an ideal design for a backyard chicken coop. It looks like it could be made of that spray foam that many use to make homemade coolers. Or, start with the standard framing and round it with spray foam...(after placement of windows, doors and ventilation...
A few weeks ago, I had a hen (buff orp) go broody. So, to keep her busy I stuck a couple of "refrigerated" call duck egss under her until my calls started to lay again. I gathered 2 more call duck eggs and put them under...3 days later, a friend gave me 3 RR eggs to hatch out. Well, on friday...
Want, need, borrow or whatever!
I have some fertile OEGB bantam eggs and some fertile call duck eggs that I'd like to have hatched out. I would like to either borrow or buy an incubator if anyone has one. Also, I'm not against letting YOU hatch them out for me if thats an option. I would be...
This is my male duck "doing" the dog....
I was able to finally capture this on camera! He has been pestering the dog endlessly. Chance, the dog, seems oblivious of him other than the fact that he will pinch her nose and eyes if giving the opportunity. Most of the time the dog ignores him...
Pics a lil blury but this is the first one to hatch this evening on day 21.
Wasn't expecting them til tomorrow at the earliest!
Another egg has pipped when I looked under the hen. I've set up a brooding pen here in my 'puter room and have been waiting for this event.
Both the cat and the dog...
These are the incubators that were put in use...
They both refused to break the broody cycle and I was lucky enough to have set aside half dozen for them.
Candled on day eight and saw the eyeball in one egg. So far its looking good to go! These girls are new to this process and have found an...
http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/2007/06/silkeh-chick-ko.html
Found this today and wanted to share .
This is one of my fav websites to visit and rarely does it have a chicken pic....but today it did!
Sylvia
Hello fellow New Englanders! I'm looking for a new home for my pet silkie roosters. Price is negotiable. My poor pair of hens are being constantly bothered by so many roos. They are white, feather-footed silkies. Two have the beards and one is not. The oldest one is almost a year old and...
I'd like some info on building a walkway for ducks to enter my coop. (width, heighth, depth) I have (hopefully) new ducklings coming this month. I'm in the process of redesigning our chicken run with an option of sectioning off the run into 2 separate areas. 1 for the chickens and 1 for a pair...
I just bought some silkie chicks from a lady in NH. They are wonderful and I'm very pleased so far with them!
My questions are/ is:
How to tell them apart?
Should I tag them, and if so, how?
Could I "redneck" a tag somehow from some kind of recyclable plastic laying around the house?
Could...
I live in southern Maine. This is the only site that I know of where I can get my chicken talk out of my system!!! LOL I would love to hear from other Mainers who would share their love of chickens and ducks! If anyone nearby is in Maine or New Hampshire, I'd love to locate call ducks and...