Search results for query: *

I have 5 ducks, two Blue Swedish and three Cayuga. I am pretty sure one if not both of the Blues are drakes, and I think one of the Cayuga is a drake. I read that the females develop the deep quack sooner than the drakes, and the drakes tend to have the peep for a little bit longer than the...

*The big white one She's the biggest of all of them. I got a number of breeds 11 weeks ago, she was one of two really light colored babies (my profile pic). The other one died. Speckled Sussex?

When I started looking into breeds to get, I considered getting a Guinea or two to help with ticks and fleas (I have a marmot colony on my property that I am working on evicting). I decided not to get any when I got my chicks, because I didn't want to annoy my neighbor. Most of the lots out...

I'm building my coop, expanding off a 8x8-ish sized shelter that was used for goats and a pig. I'm basically adding 12 feet out to the side, to make a 20 x 8 -ish coop. I will have about 40 chickens and a few ducks. I am going to make the original 8x8 part a food/water area that can be closed...

I searched and read a couple threads on clicker training, and I find it fascinating and thought provoking! I keep Belgian Malinois, and do a variety of training with them. I was listening to a podcast (Working Dog Radio) with Mike Suttle (Logan Haus) and he mentioned in his training classes, he...

I work in retail, and one of my customers and I got on the subject of new property projects, and he said he had a chicken coop he was going to gut out and use as a shed for yard tools, etc. He said I could have the stuff inside. It included a built in feeder box, box for oyster and a couple...

I've been looking into other foods you can give chickens, and was wondering how early you can start introducing other foods to babies? (Mealworms, acceptable veggies, etc). Pic of one of my adorable chicks :)

I'm new to chickens, and still learning about the different breeds. I recently chose some Ameraucana's as one of the breeds I want to raise and picked up some chicks yesterday. When I got home with my little flock, I was looking at the babies with the list of breed descriptions and matching...

My name is Heather, and I am new to keeping chickens. I inherited my father's property, and will be setting up for chickens in the near future. I live in unincorporated Spokane County, and am having trouble finding specific regulations for keeping chickens. Is there anyone in here that lives in...