This will be our first winter as chicken owners. We have three adult buff orp hens. We converted an old outhouse into a coop for them when they were old enough to live outside. Here it is:
It has narrow rectangular vents covered with hardware cloth on the top and bottom side walls. You...
I take my 3 buff orp girls out for short excursions on warm sunny days, like today. When I take them out, I give them my full attention making sure I know where they are at all times. So far, they are very good about not straying too far. This morning as I watched them play, I contemplated...
Hello again BYC! I joined early last year when I became the happy owner of an American Buff gosling named Jupiter. Sadly, she passed after being on this earth a mere 14 weeks.
It's nearly a year later and so much has changed. Jupiter inspired us to make a radical lifestyle...
Good Morning Everyone! We just purchased a homestead and are looking to start our first flock this spring. Local breeders are my first choice. We are looking to pre order a pair of Buffs, a pair of Toulouse, and a pair of Embden. Friendly genetics much more important than show quality...
The most lovely angel wings I ever did see :)
Hope everyone is having a great summer so far. The sun finally came back here in the PNW. Jupiter and I have been spending most of our time outdoors. I recall a post someone asked about what to do with goose poop. Water down the mushy ones...
All these stories recently on the DOA ducklings and gosling today has me wondering. What is the survival rate for goslings and ducklings? Will all waterfowl thrive as long as properly cared for or are losses inevitable even under the best of conditions?
Hello, all. My name is Camlin. My husband and I live in Bothell. We are a 40 something couple. Kids are grown and out of the house. We have no pets. In a couple of months, I will be a devoted momma to an American Buff baby gosling. Learning about house geese pets such as Oliver the Goose...