Here is is December and I'm already planning for spring.
Has anyone ordered chicks from "My Pet Chicken.com"? They offer chicks in small quantities in whatever assortment you choose. You can get one Brahma, one Orpington and one Wyandotte if you want.
I was just wondering if anyone has...
On St. Patrick's day we brought home a darling baby goat we named Blarney. He was rescued by a friend of a friend from an awful situation (I'll spare you the gory details) and once we saw him, it was love at first sight. It is believed that he is probably 4-5 weeks old. Mixed mystery breed...
We raise turkeys for Thanksgiving/Christmas and although, they will ultimately end up on somebodies table, it is important to us that our turkeys have happy healthy lives while with us. They have plenty of space to run and when they are old enough- they have a huge outside space to run eat and...
(I originally posted this in the emergencies/diseases/injuries forum, but no one responded.)
Two of my (domesticated) Mallards hatched some adorable ducklings. They are about 3 days old. When I was bringing them in yesterday afternoon, I noticed one was limping. It is a long walk from the...
Two of my (domesticated) Mallards hatched some adorable ducklings. They are about 3 days old. When I was bringing them in yesterday afternoon, I noticed one was limping. It is a long walk from the brook to the coop and the poor little thing was exhausted by the time she got in. I'm going to keep...
We have domesticated mallards. Two of the females decided to co-nest in a nesting box together... together they hatched somewhere around 10 ducklings. The nesting boxes are old dresser drawers with shavings in them. I'm wondering if the ducklings will be able to get out of the box to eat and...
Moose (my dog), who has never shown any interest in my chickens before, caught one of my Brahmas yesterday. He stopped as soon as I yelled, and Bertha (the chicken) ran under the barn/coop. My husband was able to pull her out. We brought her in the house and cleaned the wound. I was surprised to...
On my way to work this morning I saw a Fisher. It was about a mile (or under) from our home. I've never seen one so clearly before. It was standing in a clearing by the road in the fresh snow. Should I be concerned?
I have 8 free ranging Mallard ducks- that can fly (we bring them in every...
My favorite hen Red, (that I believe to be a Rhode Island Red) disappeared last week. We came home late Friday night and when we went to close up the coop, all our other chickens had gone in to roost- but Red was not in her usual spot. Since she was one of the only chickens unable to fly, we...