Set 5 eggs in my homemade incubator 2 weeks ago. Lost power on Monday while we were out. When I got home late, the eggs were cold. Temp in Bator dropped to 50 degrees. Power was off since early morning. Bummer. First time incubating. Cracked open one & little chickie was cold too. So sad. :(...
Today of all days (Thanksgiving), my duck takes her first day off from laying. I need her egg! She's been laying for a couple months straight. I know it's still early morning, but I've found her egg every morning before 7. Hopefully I'll get some from the chickens too. Ive been averaging 3/6...
Came home late last night & did a head count on my flock. Everyone but my lavender guinea hen was accounted for. Was really sad about that. Went out this morning to feed & still didn't see her. No feathers or anything. Picked up a bucket and there she was! Wind must've blown it over and...
The one night I forgot to close the coop. 4am a neighbors dog came over and almost got my ducks. My drake hid under the shed but his girl wasn't fast enough. She was injured as a duckling and can't run very well. But I was woken by the ruckus and got to her in time. Good thing is that she...
I think God played a cruel joke on us by creating goat heads. Anyone know how to get rid of them? If you don't know what they are, consider yourself lucky not to have stepped on one in the middle of the night!
Our 20 week old bantam black cochin boy is really mean to the girls. Grabs them by the neck or back of their head. The girls squack up a storm until they get away. Very sweet otherwise. Is this normal "teenager" behavior? Will he learn to be nicer? My 1 yr old roo is very nice to his hen &...
This print was found on a neighboring property. Any idea what made it? It's about the size of a ladies hand. 4 front claws. One is realky hard to see. We live in central new mexico. Only print we saw.
Bought at feed store. They had runners and Pekin ducklings. Our pair of "runners" don't have the bowling pin look at all. What breed are they? Male is the black one & grey is female. They are 16 weeks old.
My guys are about 16 weeks. I had run out of feed & the feed store only had layer feed. Will this be ok with my guys for a few days until they get their shipment? I have 6 pullets, 3 cockerels, 2 ducks & an adult hen & roo.
Ugh... 4-5 ft bull snake under the coop. Will it kill my chickens? He went right through the yard amongst all the chickens and my mare. Everyone looked at him slither past, but no one seemed alarmed. I was alarmed! I