I got a roo a while ago despite not knowing his breed because he was the only local option. I wasn't too worried about it anyways, but now that I know I'm keeping him it would be nice to know. Any ideas?
I had a hawk kill a duck as well as a hen a while back, and it's been coming around just about every day since, usually around 3. More and more lately, crows have been coming around and chasing it off, which has been a huge help. I have to wonder if they think our black australorps are just...
Baking is always a good use of eggs, but I've been intending on trying my hand at homemade mayonnaise, eggnog, and meringue. I currently have cured egg yolks drying too.
Does anyone happen to have a rooster they can part with anywhere near Elmira? Of all our six chicks we got two straight runs figuring it was a safe bet, but they all turned out to be hens. Another batch of chickens would be too many, and I have been watching on the rehoming part of byc, but it...
I have six younger chickens and four ducks, but she's made it clear she doesn't want any of them too close when she's laying. :idunno I'll start looking for a fake egg for her though, thanks.
My hen laid her first egg on Saturday. :clap She was pacing the run, and because she's alway been needy I went to sit with her, and she immediately went to work making a nest. I was so proud! She seems to be laying pretty regularly, but only when I'm with her. I was out all day today, but I let...
It used to be common practice for people to cook the liquid out of broth until it became solid; it was called portable or pocket broth! Certainly nothing wrong with condensing it.
Beautiful pictures on this thread! I've moved this year, so unfortunately I've been noting different bugs more than changes in the number of them. One of those zig zag garden spiders left an eggsack just outside my chicken shed though, so I hope to see lots of the comfortingly familiar arachnids...