We have raised our first 2 pairs of mixed breed gooselings. The first two are fat, friendly and well bonded on each other and us at 2 months old now. Then we got another pair from the same source, same blood lines and at 3 weeks old the larger/week older one started off paranoid and antisocial...
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Newbie here, altho I've been lurking for years. As my title says, my 20 [just starting to lay] chickens were slaughtered by a couple of my neighbor's dogs [separate story] and I found some replacements on CL that are about the same age but need some TLC and more space. I asked the...
I started building a coop and run 16x25' for my 20 unsexed chickens and just as they moved in, a friend gave me 7 ducks [I couldn't say no] and wondering what considerations I should have. coop is raised 2 ft off the ground and was going to house chickens above and ducks down on straw covered...
Aloha from an old newbie from Hawaii!!
@ 73 yrs old, I've had lots of chickens over the years and now, I'm getting back into it again because it's getting harder and harder to get decent eggs at the store and this covid monster has inspired me to get more self sufficient. I received my 30 'day...
Home Depot has borate treated framing wood and I always use it for it's insect resistance and safety for human handling, but before I start my coop build, I thought that I should ask you experts if for some reason that poultry critters could be harmed any any way by the use of it. Not to be...