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I have 5 Angora rabbits I recently moved into the barn. They were supposed to be "house" rabbits but then we realized what a bad idea that was... Anyway, I was thinking of cutting into the barn and make a chute that drops their litter into a pile. We use wood pellets as bedding. While I...

We have 3 acres of this stuff... we ended up mowing it down but I'm thinking it's probably useful. I gave it to the rabbits and they liked it... the poultry not so much...

Anybody know of one in Oneida County, NY? Preferably the Rome/Utica area?

lol, so my $100 project turned into a $300+ project but it worked. We went for metal fencing because it didn't look as bad as my wife thought it would and ended up with about 200 additional sq feet. Thanks for the help. I bought some t-post brackets to create corners but decided to just put...

I was avoiding that because of aesthetics but then I realized this is supposed to be practical and temporary. So this is the way I am going to go... thanks for the advice. How many feet should I put between t-posts? I know standard is 8-10ft from the websites... is there a reason that the...

Our ducks ran off to the neighbors and destroyed their ornamental pond. We had chickens that we let free-range and we thought the ducks would be fine. They were for the last 4 weeks until they got adventurous and discovered the neighbors pond. Anyway, I need a cheap and quick fence. It's not...

Yeah, that's the way I'll probably have to go. I have a ton of fruit trees I need identified so I'll probably just take pictures and samples and bring it in the office. Thanks.

We haven't finished a full year at this house yet and are coming up with all sorts of surprises. I've never seen anything like this. They had white flowers a couple of weeks ago and now these appear. They're hollow fruits, no smell, and no visible seeds (see pic). I've asked around and no one...

I was looking at some of the grape plants at Lowes and saw this one. Can I make cuttings from this? I know, I'm being cheap. I circled the parts I think could be cut...3 nodes.

I guess if you're able to do it, maybe I'll take a chance. Here are some links: https://extension.umaine.edu/fruit/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine/rootstocks-and-dwarf-fruit-trees/ http://www.orangepippintrees.co.uk/articles/staking-fruit-trees http://www.uky.edu/hort/node/392 There's a lot of...

So I was going to buy some pear trees and preferred the dwarf variety. I just found out that you have to keep apple trees permanently staked if they're the dwarf variety. Does this also apply to pear trees? My intuition says yes but I also don't know much about trees. So my guess is that pear...

Hey DuckGirl, the same thing happened to us. What part of NY are you in? We're in the Utica area. Yeah, it wasn't freezing here the past week but it probably wasn't the best for young ducks either.

I just got my order on Wednesday. We ordered 12 but we lost one. I'm e-mailing Metzer now and they have a refund/loss policy. I'll let you know how it goes if it goes awry. The other ducks are healthy and happy. This is a picture from today...

I was thinking about getting the tank. I decided I'm going to build it for them since we can use it for chickens too. My wife wants to add to our 7 chickens.

Scrambled eggs. When my wife picked them up they looked like they were dying. She was told not to feed them medicated chick feed and she wanted to give them something ASAP since it looked like they were in a shipping box for 4 days. Anyway, I looked it up on here and then on several hatchery...

We lost a Pekin, but 1 Cayuga, 1 White Egg Layer and 9 Pekins arrived alive. Now we have to figure out a new brooder situation because we know they'll grow fast.

So I'm pretty new at this too but I've seen what Kerry said. Chickens like to be together. I'm not sure why they'd separate if there's room. When it's cold, ours will huddle in a corner together even though we have 60 sqft for them on the floor and plenty of roosting areas.

Disclosure: I'm new to this too and it's my wife's chickens. I just help out. We live in upstate New York and our coop is in the middle of a field. We don't run a heater either. I think they'll be fine as long as you let them feather out . They survived the winter with no problems and no...

I was just wondering the same thing 20 minutes ago. The search I did said there shouldn't be a problem. Apparently wild birds like to eat them too.

I can't believe so much time has passed since I started this thread. I'm glad I kind of took it slow. Ordered my ducks from Metzer farms and I'm expecting them this week. Decided against the Muscovies as they're considered "invasive" here. I took up several breeds for egg laying but I'm going...