Finally here from McMurry hatchery after 2+ months of waiting they are all super cute, and look very healthy all 34 alive. What a Easter surprise they actually arrived a day early so we made a trip to the post office this morning after opening Easter baskets with the kids. We have Houdans...
This is a picture of out african gander we got a few weeks ago. We knew nothing about geese but have been doing some research since then. We are looking for a meat/egg geese with females that will be good moms. We have a nice set up on 1/2 acre with a pond fenced in for them. Should we stay with...
Heres a pic of the old gal, she is the only chicken I have at the moment, she is a cross from a Wyandott roo and Barred Rock hen. She hasnt layed an egg for over a year, and I don't know why she started back now, but she has layed 5 in the last couple of weeks.
There was a rooster (her father)...
I'v recently placed an order for Houdans. I think they look amazing, They don't seem to be very popular and I've never seen one in person. Is there a reason why or do I just have odd taste?
We just placed our first order for baby chicks. We have bought them from local feed stores before but not a hatchery. I'm so excited, we have everything ready but our order wont be ready untill the end of April. We ordered dark cornish manily for meat and a few pets. Houdans and Silver laced...
We got him a couple of days ago, he seems friendly, he gets along with the goats, and he is LOUD!
I think he should have a girl friend .... what do yall think?
P.S we are assuming he is a male, but we don't know poop from applebutter about geese LOL.
We are getting ready to order from the hatchery and they offer vaccinations for Coccidia and Marek. Is this something we should have done? We have had chickens before and are remodling their coop should we do any treatment of the area before we introduce the new babies?
Hello everyone, we are new here. We have had chickens before but are down to one old lonely hen "penny" We are planning on remodeling the chicken coups for the spring and would like to try raising some threatened or critical breeds and help introduce them into our area. We would like to have...