I was recently startled by a female mallard duck, as I unknowingly got to close to her nest. Up against the side of my house, behind my dead brush from last years mum plant but also in my main garden. She is sitting on 8 eggs.
A couple questions? One, I know when I till next weekend, it'll...
Hi ! I have had chickens for 5 years now. Still so much to learn and a lot to share. I currently have: 1- 4 yr old Tetra tint, 1- 3 yr old Americana, 2-1 yr old barred rocks, 1-1 yr old Columbian Wyandotte, 1-1 yr old golden laced Wyandotte, 2-1 yr old white leghorns, 2-1 yr old Golden buffs...
Hi! I have 10 hens, 8 are a year old, varying breeds, and 2 are about 3, yrs/4 yrs old. A few weeks ago I noticed almost all of my ladies had bare bottoms, from the vent area down to their under belly. I started spraying them with a natural remedy for mites/lice. Nothing seemed to help, I...