Solely because of a video game, Untitled Goose Game, I convinced my husband we needed geese.
I ordered 2 Roman Tuft female gosling's these from Metzer's hatchery back in April, and they arrived today!
I can't tell you how elated I am to have babies again! It's been 2 years since we got our Rhode...
So my Rhode island red pullets have started laying! They were born in February. I have no roosters, but I do have guinea fowl (males and females). My miscovys haven't started laying.
So I have a few egg questions. I am very new to birds and have only had my birds free in their run since we June...
So when my husband and I first moved to our rual, 127 pop. town, we formally asked if we could have chickens. We were told no and had the state ordinance printed off for proof.
Well, it's been 5 years since then, and in that time, I learned a few things. First, a longtime resident has chickens...
So yesterday, I decided to take a friend's Chocolate Muscovy male duck and add him to my flock. This duck was my friends' daughter's that she got in spring. She got 3 ducklings and it turned out she got 2 males and 1 female. Needless to say, this boy I got was in a losing battle. He is missing a...
Sothis past weekend was run work. I put posts in the ground to make a 32x10' run. My husband and I made the ceiling out of old cattle panels, so his 6'5" frame can walk in the run. We also put horse fencing around the perimeter. Today I am digging trenches and putting chicken wire around the...
So I've been lurking on this forum for a few months now and decided to join now that spring is here (or at least supposed to be here).
My husband and I are completely new to birds. We have wanted chickens since we got married, and this past fall it finally happened, with ducks. We got 3...