I would be very happy with that. We are thinking of making a 3 rd coop. A ratio of 9 females to 1 roo would be nice. I guess I should just wait and see.
I ordered from a hatchery, 5 buff girls and 5 australorp girls. I also ordered 20 mystery chicks. With my mystery chicks I received 10 that I believe are Dominique. ...they have the striping and what looks like a rose comb. I noticed that one chick is larger, lighter in color and its comb is...
No. To me the smell of the rain and "earth smells" are stronger smells. I live on a little more than an acre of land with kids,dogs,cats,ducks and 8 chickens that have a 200 sq foot run that is deep with the leaves from the oak trees in the yard. It keeps my chickens from slipping in this...
I live north of Houston, I use leaves in my run. About 6 to 8 inches. It helps keep the run from turning into a mud pit with all of this rain plus it gives the chickens something to dig through. They get all excited when I add new leaves.
My duck is doing weird things also. I have 7 ducks, one is broody. Originally there were 13 eggs and now we are down to 8. At first we thought it was squirels stealing the eggs but I don't know now. We pin up the ducks at night. I let them out at 5am. By a little after 6 am another egg...
I am an advid fan of ducks. ...we have 7....my mallard female is setting on a clutch of eggs as I type....I am very pleased. My question is how do you tell the difference between a call duck and a swedish duck? I have 1 drake and 2 females that are black and white. ..what other difference...
Hello perhaps someome could answer a question I have. I have a mallard duck who is laying an egg a day, I know my drakes have been affectionate with her so they could be fertile. She has made a nest and tends to the nest but she doesnt spend alot of time during the day sitting on the eggs...