Our 14 year old daughter bought these at an exotic animal auction in Nebraska. She did not even see the tag she just loved them a bid.Now it is time to take them to fair and we cannot find a lot of information as far as breed standards. The info we received with the birds are Ohiki Phoenix...
Curious what kind of ducks we may have? The two in the back are similar but the one in front is a little different. We just love them and they were free so we were not picky. Now I am curious what they might grow up to be.
We moved to our home in the country in May 2012 after living in Omaha for 8 years. Our first priority was getting the coop fixed up and adding those fluffy yellow chicks. But in June the stores were limited to four black-sex links and two Rhode Island Red. Our kids 10 and 7 were in love. I...
My 14 guineas are 1 1/2 years and I switched them from crumbles to pellets. I made the crumble/pellet mix and they left the pellets and ate all the crumbles. Then I saw them eating the dog's food so I decided to mix a little cheap cat food with the crumble/pellet mix. They ate every bite. I...
We are new to chickens having just moved in May to a small community in south central Nebraska from Omaha. I LOVE having chickens and guineas and we are just starting to have walnut sized eggs it is so exciting! Also have bunnies, dog, and cats. We had two large gardens and sold for the first...
I love the idea of the cookie tin water heater but have a few questions before I build one for our chickens and one for our bunnies.
Does the tin get hot to the touch or just warm enough to keep the water from freezing. I would hate to burn fingers or have a bunny burn its nose.
Do I...