one of the birds laid this egg, and the shape, the swirl pattern on the tip, and the wrinkles has me curious. is a funny looking egg like this one just something that sometimes happens, or is this an indication of something wrong with the bird? the shell is hard. is this egg safe to consume?
i'm gonna try to capture some vids of the geese making the various noises they make, and would love some opinion about the vocalizations and or behaviors.
any ideas on the winny sound?
Our two 11 hour old Silkies!
I went out to candle the 6 eggs that the white Silkie had been sitting, and lo and behold one of them was pipping. This morning, I went to check on the eggs and once I got hen out of the way (she DID NOT want to move) I found a black AND a partridge chick staring...
the phirst egg!
I just couldn't put it off any longer. Some eggs were given away, some chucked into the woods because we didn't collect them for a week, and the rest started filling up the fridge. I had to eat one. Plus, the kids wanted to try one, too, but only after I had (how...
Well, in 6 days I've lost 3 birds. The first vanished without a trace. The second involved some blood, and a trail of feathers. The third had several blood spots, multiple feather piles, and something resembling a carcass. Thanks to the recent snow and ice, I also have raccoon tracks. I...
When I make a mistake, I own it. A recent post I made was offensive and unnecessary. For that, I am sorry. I let a lapse in good judgement impose on other's enjoyment of the forum. I apologize, and it will not happen again. Thanks for reading, Phickle.
A few pics of our dogs for the dog lovers out there.
This is Cocoa, a Terrier of unknown breed. She was abandoned on the side of the road, and rescued by the owner of the local feed store (non-corporate, family owned) that we frequent, where they were being offered free to a good home...
This is Shadow, our rex buck.
This is Sophia, our newest adult doe. Beautiful markings, but I have no idea what breed she is. My friendliest doe, she will fall all over herself to come out of the cage for some luvin's.
Snow White, aka snow-wad. Oldest doe, great mama, and I believe...
My two goslings. The left one meets all the criteria for an african goose, but the right one is unidentified. It is turning white, though, something that I thought was bald spots inside the house. They are a few weeks old, but are quickly getting very big very fast. They are the clumsiest...
a group photo with our 2 ducklings. These were bought from the feed store as straight run, so they are both probably male, LOL. The right one is a white crested, we think, due to the puff on its head. They are enjoying some outside time in a makeshift run. There is a 250 watt heat lamp out...
Our tiny flock is growing it seems. Just a few pics to show off our poultry beginnings.
Most of our chicks. They are a/an: buff orp f, barred rock f, ameraucana f, 3 black silkies ?, blue silkie ?, and a partridge silkie ?. 2 silkies are about 5-6 weeks and the other 3 are about 4-5 weeks...
My name's Dave, and I live near Tyler, Texas.
We are new to chickens, only having them about a year. We bought 2 New Hampshire Red chicks last spring (coop MK 1), as part of an ongoing experiment with self-sufficiency, only to lose 1 to the neighbors dog (coop MK 2). A month later the same...