this was on a local poultry add website. what a suprise.....
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5 Easter Ducks need them to go. Free to good home.
Herriman, UT 84096 - May 10, 2009
We bought 5 ducks for Easter and have decided it is not our thing. 8 weeks old living outside for 1 week. Must go ASAP...
I was just reading another post who said that their rooster lets the hens eat scraps first. It reminded me that Ive been noticing that when I feed the chickens, the rooster always walks around and doesnt eat anything, while the girls are gobbling up everything in site. I thought he was just...
I have 5 ducks, 6 weeks old. Today I dug them a little watering hole about 2 feet wide by 1 foot deep that they can climb easily in and out of. They have been in and out of it all day. What if they dont get out tonight? will they freeze? Night time lows of 40. They are so happy I can tell...
I would like to add a few ducks to my flock. I need to know the differences in raising ducks as compared to raising chickens.
first and foremost:
do all ducks need water, or can it be provided to them occasionally for entertainment. My main question I guess is, can they have a pool all...
I know everyone says to be careful about mixing polish with the other breeds because they will get picked on, but I was wondering, In the spring I plan on turning about a 30' x 40' coral into all chicken yard, (plus they already have two other 15x8 chicken yards, all would be combined) into one...
I posted the other day about the 12 week chicken that I found wedged upside down between perch and wall for who knows how long out of the heat.
Well, I put her in the hospital with heat and food and water, and then she was chirping, moving around a bit, and eating and drinking. Tonight we got...
I went out this morning to feed and water and found one of my polish babies wedged up-side down between the perch (made out of a sawhorse) and the wall. I thought she was dead but saw that she was barely wiggling a foot, and she was out of the heat from the heat lamp. I dont know how long she...
We made reservtions at a bar several weeks ago because all of our friends were, $25 cover each, and neither one of us wants to go out now. We would rather sit at home and watch TV. Isnt 38 years old a little early to want to start doing that?
Im going to probably have to cull my hen who has a severe prolapsed vent. I just dont see any progress, and if anything, I think its coming out more. What is the best way to do this? I dont want any part in it, my husband will have to do it. Im trying to find suggestions on here but cant...
OK, I just lost another hen last week, to what, I dont know. Lice I guess. Who knows
Now tonight, I went out to dust them all while they are roosting, and I got it right up good on my BRs vent area when I noticed a round cherry looking thing coming out of her vent. Well thats gotta feel good...
OK, went out to the coop today and noticed one of my hens wasnt acting so healthy. I fed them, she didnt care, was sort of slumped over. I put her in a bird cage and brought her inside. did some research and decided that i would put her in a warm bath and try to clean her vent area, because...
I love how chickens garner such respectful old dignified names. It seems like everyone names them things like
Rosemary
Frances
Betty
Martha
Hazel
Wilma
Agnes
etc.
rarely do you find a Brooke, Kayla, Mackenzie, Kaitlyn, Jenna
I was going to spray some weed killer around the property, and I will for sure be spraying it in the spring. What should I do about the chickens? I had this problem a little while ago when I had rotting pears all over the ground under the pear tree and it was overtaken by wasps. I wanted to...
Im trying to avoid buying egg cartons, because for one thing, when i give a dozen eggs away, it cleans me out for a while. I would love to be able to give 1/2 a dozen away at a time, but Im trying to come up with a cute packaging idea that doesnt cost a lot. Any ideas? I thought about little...
I was out with my baby chicks (7 weeks) and I was right down close to them while they were drinkng water and I noticed that one of them (crevocoeur or black polish) was making a loud wheezing sound while she/he was breathing. Then I noticed that she has an extra hole on the top of her beak...