Hi everyone, i currently have 2 sick buffs. I'm not sure if both sicknesses are related or 2 different illnesses.
1 buff i noticed yesterday walking around with a crooked neck...i followed her around today & noticed that her neck won't straighten, she keeps it to the side. I haven't noticed...
Living in Cabool, MO. Have a great, beautiful, bantam silkie rooster. He is free-ranged...idealy, I would like him to be able to free-range wherever he is located, as this is what he knows/understands (not cages or fencing - unless it's a large fenced area).
Is a fantastic rooster, feeds &...
I would love to share our adventure on the BriColie Homestead & about brooding our chicks without electricity (heating lamp that is).
My husband & i bought property last spring to homestead on. We live totally off-grid (think of it as poineer-living ;) we cook on a woodstove in the winter &...
Hello everyone! My DH & i have decided to get ducks for our homestead...& 3 kids ;)
We are totally new to ducks!
We are currently looking at khaki Campbell & pekin...i, personally, don't know much about ducks. What are the difference between the 2 breeds...& which breed would you recommend...
Hi everyone...I'm sure this topic comes up often, but i need some advice.
We have 1 silkie rooster that is becoming aggressive to my 2 year old son. I've had this happen before with a buff orp, & we did cull him (firstly bc we had too many roosters, & secondly because we do have chickens for...
Hello everyone! We are super excited at the BriColie Homestead today as we have new layers from our first flock & pullets. :D
We have 3 buff Orpington (Claire, Katie aka Freckles, & Marida - though, i can't tell them apart except for Freckles because she has little black markings on her tail...
Our Buff Orp layed the first egg yesterday late afternoon (sometime between 3-4pm)! From our first flock! Exciting times!
Though, i do have some questions for y'all....
Well, we actually found the first egg on the ground...crushed. We aren't sure who laid it (we have 3 buffs, 2 rir, & 1 barred...
Hello everyone! I'm new to the site, homesteading in the Ozarks of Missouri for almost a year now - living totally off-grid with my husband & 2 children. We are working our way on being totally self-sufficent - we started out with just chickens, & now have rabbits, will be getting even more...