I have eggs in the incubator.....hoping to have some new babies to play with around the 23rd. Also introducing chicken raising to my friend who is so excited....has her hubby building her coop. She'll be hooked forever!
My muscovy, Quackers, was the sweetest and most social duck I've had. She would run to greet me as I got out of my car from work everyday and she would follow me around wanting to be petted. She did become "broody" like she had PMS once she started laying some eggs....even though they were not...
Awesome Trudy!!! The ducks look soooo happy!! Made me tear up seeing their joy. You may have to get a pool vacuum & suck up the poop ever so often from the bottom??? My two babies, Quackers & Mudpie, I think are going to be a white Pekin & a Mallard. They are very attached to each other and...
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This made me cry...exactly the way I feel. Sad but true... sometimes animals bless us with unconditional love much greater than our human counterparts.
When my new chicks were six weeks old, I noticed one of my Jersey Giants lower beak was beginning to turn to one side. After researching here and online, I found it a genetic condition called "scissor-beak." Of all my 19 chickens, this one decided she had to be with me everywhere I went. When...
Now that the "season" of bad stuff is out of the way...hope all calms down and spring brings cheer & beauty into your chaos!! And hope the fox realizes chicken chasing at your place ain't worth it!!
My hubby named ours "The Widow Hen Apartments" Foghorn Leghorn Super
I think Foghorn Leghorn was his favorite cartoon character and he was always after the Widow Hen!!
Yep....took some of my older babies out Saturday before this darn winter blast hit yesterday. So much fun watching them scratch & chase bugs like the big girls!! Just too cute....can't wait to enjoy them when I get them in the coop!
What a gorgeous handsome roo!! Awwww so sorry Amazing how attached we get to these beautiful creations of God! But our lives are blessed and they bring us joy too!