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Sorry this is late. I have never ordered from Johnson's Waterfowl, but I have been there twice to look a ducks. I live close enough to do that. The first time I came home with three ducklings. The second time was later in the year and I got three more ducks. Both times the ducks were healthy and...

I have the cold chicken thing covered, but what about the ducks. I will normally keep the water outside in a heated dog dish, but what about those days when the temp is a high of -20? The first duck I acquired live the winter in a doghouse with no water eating Cheerios. He did lose a toe before...

We are building a combination chicken coop and duck house this summer. It will house 6(10) chickens and 4(6)ducks. The coop I have now is 6'x6' and has six chickens. This is a bit small for the long Minnesota winters. The new coop/house will be 8'x12'. I plan on having nesting boxes 18' off the...

Don't believe everything you read. I had two Broad Breasted White straight from the factory farm. I got them at about 4 months old. They are almost a year now. I think. They didn't come with any information. They are fat and happy living with a relative because they did get mean and scared the...

You learn to watch where you step. Or invest in poop shoes.

Can you bribe the turkeys into not doing the "big and bad' thing. I have a coffee can of corn they seem to really like. Back off = corn. I have two BB white (maybe) I won in a raffle. Straight from the factory farm. Fun to watch but short in the brains department I'm sorry to say. I like the...

ThankYou!! As a lacto-ovo-vegatarion/former farm kid who knows where food comes from, I thank you. I have been (for 25+ years) been defending my life and food choices from the uninformed masses. I do not and never will try to change your food choices. Hubby and the Young 'uns.eat meat but are...

I use the temp/sunshine/someone home method. Yesterday was a high of -9, sunny and I left the house at 6:45. The ladies stayed in until someone came home about 4:00. Today is going to be a balmey 9 degrees, sunny, and I'm home until 2. Ladies will go out when it gets light. 5 minutes ago. I must...

Having to explain to a bunch of nursing students about eggs but no roosters. I finally said "chicken periods." These people are going to be nurses?!!

When you forget your wallet at home and have cash for chicken food or milk. You stop and think. I went with milk but cleaned out the fridge for the chickens.

A light bulb. Well, half of it. Pepparoni pizza, whole thing. I've stopped saying "Don't feed that to the Ladies! It'll make them sick!" Now it's just "Run fast to the compost heap before they see you!"

When a neighbor takes care of your critters for a few days and knows what "Tucking in the Ladies" means. Then asking (with a straight face)if they have blankets with their names on them. Maybe I could crochet them before I leave. Hmmm.

I plan on heating my coop. I have the problem of too warm. We are going to have it hooked up to the outside wood boiler. It keeps the house at a balmy 75 all winter even with bad windows. Even with ventilation but no thermostat it will sit at 80 or more. Way too warm! Is their a thermostat that...

Pizza. Especially pepperoni.

My absolute favorite thing about chickens is having to get up, every day, and take care of them. On my bad days I can hardly get out of bed and function. Nobody else is going to feed them and tuck them in at night, so I have to. They can't take care of them selves. They helped me out of many a...

I think the people on this posting are all a bit cracked. So I'll join you. The funniest thing I've ever heard about chickens is from Hubby. "You're not getting any more chickens are you?" I answered "Noooo." Four of them. "You are NOT!! getting the neighbors ducks!!" Two turkeys later....

This was an experiment of sorts. As of yesterday we have had no problem with bugs or mice where I keep the feed. If bugs become a problem then we invite the chickens to eat the bugs. They have been eating the ones in the garden, yard, wood pile and where ever they can find them all summer. No...

I have been trying to get bugs in my scratch bag. Protein and whatnot. Left it open all summer with no luck.