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I think my chickens are playing pranks on me. I'm a newbie with chickens and have a small flock of five Bielefelders around a year old. They've been keeping me busy searching for eggs since they started laying, so I've put ceramic eggs in a couple of nests to encourage them to use them. A...

It's been especially wet here this fall and the loose minerals I put out for my sheep turn into a mushy soup. I assume the salts are absorbing water from the air, as it's offered in a feeder inside the dry barn. I was just curious if anyone else experiences this? It's such a waste to throw it...

I'd like to find a home for my drakes. I ordered females from Metzer last summer and was sent all males, instead. We're on the north Olympic Peninsula near Sequim. Anyone interested?

A beginners question: When it's time to move the chicks from brooder to pen and coop, do they need to be trained to go into the coop for the night? How is the transition handled? Do you put them into the coop first for the night and let them figure out how to get in and out into the pen? Will...

I'm curious about the ducks that lay all winter. Mine never have, but my neighbor's have. We both have Runners. The only difference I've seen is that she keeps a light on all night for protection and my area is dark. During a very cold spell last winter I put a red heat lamp out for them to...

I like to work with clay when I'm not taking care of the ducks and sheep, but arthritis in my hands makes wheel throwing difficult so I've been doing more slab work and sculpting, just for family, friends and fun. I'm back to making bowls for my next firing though. These are little totems and...

I shot this short video for a friend and thought I'd share it here. These are my Runners. All the white/silver birds, and the handsome multi-colored male, are offspring of the old blue duck sitting on the left side in the video. The chocolates are new this year, from Metzer. I want to rehome the...

Hi. I just registered but have visited the forum in search of information before. I have eleven runner ducks, five more on the way. And a few sheep. We live on the north Olympic Peninsula.