Oh geez. All was well until the last week or two. We have a small flock of ducks - drakes included. The ducks were raised with our geese, a pair of Pilgrims, gander and goose. The gander has gone bananas. He jumps on chickens to breed them, he tries to breed the laying hens, everything but his...
Either we've been luck all of these years, or this is rare.. We've had egg laying birds for over a decade now. We are a small, mixed organic farm. Our present layers are a mix of heritage breeds. They've been with us for just over a year now. We have 18 hens and one roo. They all look happy and...