I know hatchery birds are no where near the quality of breeder birds....BUT I was thinking of picking up a Welsummer or two, or possibly a Barnvelder from my local feed store who buys from Ideal to add to our layer flock. My husband really likes the looks of them, but I am hoping they at least...
Ok this one is stumping me....body says girl, but comb is really throwing me. I have one deff roo, and two deff pullets, but what do you think? It is splash with no color leakage (yet at least). The one in question is the splash in the single comb pic, and the bottom left of the collage. Bottom...
I used to keep Muscovy, but we free ranged them and lost most of them to Black Headed Vultures. It has been years since, and the vultures have moved on, We are finally getting ducks again, however this time we are not getting Muscovy, but Magpies, and we now want to build a new duck house and...
Hi everyone! A few years back we had Muscovy, but are wanting to try “regular” ducks that don’t fly. I have been doing research, but having trouble picking a breed! Also, not sure how many to start out with? Below are a few traits we are looking for, any breed recommendations would be great...
Hi everyone! My name is Laura and I live in PA. I have been keeping chickens for 9 years now, and still have one of my original chicks (a 9 year old Polish hen), who is the best!
We live on a small hobby farm and have a mixed flock (mainly Ameraucanas) and currently have some Bantam Cuckoo...