Hey All
I don't normally post, but have been reading for quite a while. thanks to all for the knowledge. I had an experience the other day when I offered to let a neighbor raise a hen at my house for his daughters 4-h interests. I thought after that it may be another good data fact for chicken...
I had this same problem, since I wasn't able to keep them in 2 separate pens at that time and I just got a new young drake that I liked the colors of , I put it in the freezer and ate it last weekend. It was good too, problem solved.
Mine did this when the Muscovy hen was sitting on the eggs...
I have my first pair of breeding ducks and while I know my ducks are mating and producing fertile eggs, the hen has yet to set on the nest at all. Because of my inexperience with ducks I simply don't know what to expect.
I let the eggs lay in a pile until 8 eggs were accumulated and then ate...
Birds see color, an example:
when I deer hunt, I wear orange and the deer don't see it.
When I turkey hunt, I have to wear full body camouflage with no orange or even exposed skin.
Dogs see black and white, cats see some colors but built for night time hunting, ground hogs have bad vision and...