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DuckDuckDuckGoose, Thanks for the warning. I live in central NC in an area that has lost most of its rural charm due to a better than average job market (tech, big pharma, med, ed, gov't) resulting in suburban sprawl and accompanying zoning restrictions. My property has two water sheds which...

Thanks. I have a neighbor who owns a construction company and keeps some equipment at home (backhoes and such). This winter, he buried a cow for me. I know the hole was 8 feet deep and it was on high ground so no water. Wish me luck.

I have decided that I like ducks more than chickens. (Better foragers, quieter, better tasting eggs, better layers). I like the flavor of duck also, but I don't think I would eat it as regularly as chicken. Getting to the point. I have been thinking about a pond. I have low lying land and I...

I have a beautiful silver appleyard drake who is very aggressive. He is OK with the two hens I got him with. They have been together since hatching last year. This spring I got two campbells and a welsh harlequin. He has been relentlessly harassing the campbells to the point that they are...

I have had a trio of silver appleyards about four months. They are about 8 months old. I recently introduced 3 new hens (Campbell, harlequin, Cayuga) to them. The new hens are 6 months and have just started to lay. The problem is that the SA drake pesters the new hens constantly. Is this...

I am ready to try my hand at ducks. Must be good forager, excellent layer, and good mothering instincts. Not interested in runners or muscovys. Anyone raising anconas, appleyards, or welsh harlequins? What has been your experience? Thanks!

What kind do you have? I have French guineas that I processed at five months and some I recently did at eight months. The last ones were 5-6 pounds and as fatty as a duck. They grilled up (gas at low temp) just fine after an overnight marinade. Frenchies eat a lot gain weight and are not...

It is very hot in central NC this summer. I covered their tractor with a tarp for added shade and let them out during the day to free range. Should I treat all my chickens? At times they are all out together and intermingle. My other hens are layers. What to do about eggs if I use the...

Thanks to all for your advice. It is easy for a novice to get discouraged as this chicken business becomes more complex the more you learn about it. For now I will just concentrate on keeping the ones I have healthy and wait and see what kind of eggs they will lay.

I would like to keep the also. I purchased them from local sources I found on craigslist. One is a NPIP guy who got them from another source (supposedly Jeanes) and the others were raised at home by a small producer (supposedly Davis). I must say that the Davis are the most outstanding and...

They are 12 and 10 weeks old. I feed them Countryside broiler now. It is organic and not medicated. I used Terramycin powder in the water a couple of times when a few were sick a couple of months ago. I have not seen any blood in feces. It seems like the ones that were sick and recovered...

Does anyone have suggestions on raising BC Marans? I have lost almost half my chicks this summer to some unknown illness. Plus, some are aggressive. Was looking forward to those dark eggs but the future doesn't seem too bright. Anyone with suggestions would be appreciated. Sorry if this is...

I got some BC Marans this spring from two different sources. There are about two weeks difference in ages. From the original 16, I am down to 9. A couple died in their first two weeks. I lost both roosters from each group at an early age and then about one a month with two in the last two...

Bleenie, You say you have to spray the yard. With what and how many ducks are you running and how much space do they have? I live outside the city on about 15 acres. Have a subdivision next to me but there is woven wire fencing separating my pasture from OPP (other people's property). There...

Quote: I am in central NC. I see plenty of ads for muscovys, locally, on craislist but no WH or cayugas.

Have chickens and guineas and now ready to try ducks. Really can't decide on breed. Torn between welsh harlequins, cayugas, and muscovys. Like both the eggs and meat. Do cayugas lay colored eggs? Would drakes fight each other like roosters? If I wanted both egg and meat should I raise them...

I raised 30 from keets. Two weeks in the brooder in basement then four weeks in a screened enclosure in the barn then into the chicken coop. And this was in late December here in NC. They took to the top roosts in the coop even though the chickens which were about four months at that time...

I have had two hives for about two months. I don't notice the guineas standing around eating them, although, bee are evrywhere there are flowers. We have a lot of white clover and several varieties of blooming trees, herbs, and shrubs. When I checked my observation window it looks like my...

I have a cockoo marans hen that went broody this past Friday. I have another hen and a roo. Question is could I place eggs collected from a few days prior under her to hatch (I already have) and for how many days after her going broody could I put the other hen's eggs under her and expect them...

If you go to the Countryside Naturals website, they will have a listing of resellers by state. I live in Wake County (Raleigh) and the reseller here takes orders once a quarter. Her next order will be in early June. She did not say she had a co-op, but because she has large orders, shipping...