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Okay, so my duck was limping this morning and we took a look at her feet. One spot looked a lot like bumblefoot. Black scab, hard swollen spot, the works. We put some antibiotic on it and her little hot pink shoes. I research ad nauseam and prep for surgery tonight. I did look around for...

I took my dorkie old beagle to the vet today and found out that not only is the lumpy spot on his leg cancer, but that he also has a mass in his abdomen. Plus, his back issue (a compressed disk) is acting up again. He still seems happy and to be enjoying his favorite things in life - us and...

I have 2 sets of ducks with staggered ages. 2 of the ducks are about 5 weeks older than my drake. Though they aren't laying yet, they are becoming much more "amorous". Today when I filled up their pond they immediately started head bobbing at my drake and flattened out their wings. The poor...

We had a visitor last week: A Polyphemus Moth. I had no idea that we have them around here. Her wingspan was over 6". She left my husband a parting gift as he relocated her: She obviously thought he makes a great stick. I would LOVE to see what others have around their areas - got...

Every year I put together and hang a number of hanging baskets. They look lovely every year, but they have never looked nearly as beautiful as they do right now. The flowers are huge, the foliage is filling in, and the leaves are bright green. The only difference is that every week I am...

This is my 3rd poultry coop. I would have to say that this one was the easiest and went the quickest. The wood on the siding is 140 year old barn wood from a barn down the street. Most of the nails in it were square. Surprisingly when I was sawing it, I found that the wood was in excellent...

My DH took the ducklings outside today for a photoshoot. Marvin and his pet chicken. We tried to give it to my broody and her chicks that are the same age, but he's bonded with the ducks and now has a bit of an identity crisis going on. These guys have been so much fun, we are...

I had one little khaki campbell hatch. There was a problem with my egg turner, and I am afraid it may have been wonky for a while before I caught it. So, French Hen was kind enough to give me some of her extra babies, Mallards, to keep him company. They are a bit big for him now, so they are...

Thinking that I had all of Saturday to get the brooder set up, imagine my surprise when I looked in on the eggs this morning and saw a major pip and a rocking egg. I had just put them in lockdown the day before. The little duckies aren't supposed to hatch until Sunday. So, today I spent...

We have spent the past 2 weekends (and me a few days in between) moving compost from the bottom of a hill up to the garden beds. Initially, we had 5 cubic yards delivered for it, but after an hour or so, we looked at it and realized that it wasn't nearly enough. It ended up taking 15 cubic...

I just reserved 2 little nigi doelings. The breeder has 3 does due in May and June, and we get first dibs at the doelings! We won't get to take them home until they are 8-10 weeks old, but she will send us pictures when they are born. We are also going to make a trip or two up there to visit...

Thanks to FrenchHen, I now have 10 beautiful khaki campbell eggs in my trusty old hova bator! I will be updating this page as we go along. Her ducks are adorable, and I am very excited to add their offspring to my menagerie I'm planning on keeping the humidity at around 65 until the last few...

So, another BYC member has asked me to run a test hatch of her Khakis. Always willing to help another chicken enthusiast out, I have selflessly agreed Never having had ducks before, I was wondering how noisy they are? As I am looking at where to place them, I'd love to know how far away...

My crazy silkies decided to go broody and hatch out chicks. 3 out of 4 silkie pullets went broody at the same time, here is the result: Daddy is a partridge silkie roo and mommy is either a white or a splash silkie. All 4 eggs were fertile, 3 hatched. The mommies are doing a great job...

This struck me as hilarious! Methinks someone is annoyed at their neighbors: http://corvallis.craigslist.org/grd/1538433576.html Here is the ad: WANTED ASAP---AS IN YESTERDAY!!! I know this ad will come across very strange, but email and I will fill you in more. But for now, lets move on...

I am definitely an overly involved fussy chicken owner. I have hatched out several batches, kept them inside until they are good and ready (feeding them homemade yogurt throughout) and have generally babied my chickens. So, when 3 of my 4 silkie girls went broody at once and I decided to allow...

And to thank the members and staff here at BYC for hours of entertainment, education and virtual companionship. I am officially off to listen to cheesy Christmas music, bake pies for the neighbors and to bake many many cookies! -Angie

to the fact that my beloved cat may be gone. Charlie is an indoor cat, who escaped from the house last Saturday. We haven't seen him since. We have fliers up, spoke with neighbors and filed a lost pet report with the Humane Society. There simply isn't anything more we can do. My dark...

One of my chickens went broody and hatched out a group of chicks a couple of months ago. She was in a separated area of the chickens' run the entire time. When I reintegrated her, the other girls were definitely working really hard to make sure she knows her place in the pecking order. They...

We moved a week and a half ago, so things got a bit chaotic. The chickens all seemed to be fine, then my youngest (and most sensitive) son found one of the silkies dead yesterday. I looked the rooster over and found bloody stool. We have clay earth, so I didn't see it on the ground at any...