I am UK based, we have owls and buzzards, The buzzards have bred here for several years, the owl I have pictures of, the main pen has wired roofing the same as on the sides, we had considered netting the extension we are building but thanks to squirrels I think wire is likely safer,weasels are...
Been busy, so apologies for lack of updates. I have had a chicken killed, and 3 ducks killedincluding a large muscovy male. We believe it is a fox, and have been taking steps to improve their area.
I was advised to feed earlier, so the birds ate the food, and less rats once dark
I have not...
DEAD CHICKEN, beheaded, and plucked thigh!Half eaten. Right next to House :(
Have an issue something is killing off the odd chicken, now the odd unwary youngster i can understand, i do let mine freedom over a couple of acres within a fenced area, but something determined came right up to the...
I love mine I just prefer them in another county, or even country, my youngest comes home and I think awwww I just love him to bits....3 days later......yeah ripped limb from limb....lol. He is a lovely kid, nice natured, but 1. He’s lazy, 2. He stays up late at night and is noisy, and 3. He...
For the duck with the crossed feet I decided on horse brewers yeast I make it up and let them all at it, it’s hard to overdose on niacin apparently, and the other items should hopefully do no harm, there is sone improvement but she is not straight limbed.
I have been mia Missing in action again, I have muscovy eggs coming out of my ears, musky mums with babies, me wit’s three lots of different age gaps, a set of chicks let out with adults,one poor chick with the latest lot, she sticks by the first duck who came through with her, and dodges any...
I find older people I’m third quarter usually have more experience and more patience, or are in jail for killing their kids kids/HUD’s and lol.
i have a similar ethos over coincidences, best viewed with suspicion;)
and thank you people for nice comments
I would wait a few hours for someone else to put their five penny worth in, although holding it to a torch check if the air sack is that end, if not I would personally open immediately, if there is air but not much consider opening early, if plenty of air need to check the egg to see it can...
I have a baby duck probably pekin or Aylesbury coming through she has started to have issues with her feet crossing..
I give them duck food, so hopefully it is not niacin issues, I have split her and three others off from the original 12 as the other 11 were ousting her, the smaller number has...
We had a frost after the no more frosts ever, and I lost loads of plants,luckily I had spares but the extremely hot weather we had dried the soil out so bad they plants are surviving but not thriving,and my chickens are determined to kick out anything they can get near I have literally plants...
I cannot help you with yeast, bought or wild, but I can offer a no yeast
one tub of Greek yogurt, the same weight in self raising flour ...ok but no added yeast by me .
..mix make roll size, 5 mins to make 10-15 mins to bake...no rising no pressure...diets be aware you cannot leave these...
Koffee (swartzkopt ‘ black head) and Nutella/Ella (as in the song sung at full volume as Ella is a full volume goat, Koffee the wither boy is much quieter (wither means not a full male as he has been castrated) males goats apparently play rough and castrated ones are much more docile (winces)...
Last year we only hatched Pepper the duck because he was blackk, and this time we had a yellow duck so likely a white duck so we called her Salty, she moans if you leave her alone, she thinks she is a runner duck who needs to win the 100m and races everywhere, and was definitely not a solo...