I have two young roosters I need to rehome. They are almost fully grown (currently 13 weeks old, b. 30Aug) and have been hand-raised from a day old, so they are well socialised to humans. They are commercial Australorp crosses (mostly black with a small amount of red/brown on throat and wings)...
My hens are fed a premium organic layer pellet free-choice (and they eat a lot of it!), but they are also on pasture all day, every day, year-round. They've typically started laying at around 16 weeks of age and their eggs are fantastic, but I've noticed a decline in egg shell quality in my most...
My American Buff gander, approx. 15 months old (hatched April 2016), lost his mate a few months ago and has been wandering around like a lost soul ever since. I'd like to find him a home where he'll be used for breeding or as a companion for other geese. (Note: he's NOT for eating! Consider his...
Hello, all. I'd like to find a good home for my lone American Buff gander, George. (Alas, Martha was murdered by a raccoon a couple of months ago). He's a 2016 model, so currently he's 15 months old. He is well grown, in excellent health, and is well socialised to humans. I'm in central North...
A question for those feeding a chicken feed that contains fish meal: do you detect a fishy flavour to your egg yolks?
The only organic chicken feed I can find locally includes fish meal. I don't like the smell of it, and I'm a bit concerned that I'll taste it in my chickens' eggs if I feed it...