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When geese are sold as a pair, are those two from different parents (or are they supposed to be and you hope they really are)?

I'm planning on ordering a pair of day-old goslings in the spring, so I've started studying up on them now. Do you handle them pretty much the same as baby chicks, or differently? Do they need those same temp requirements and all? I'm planning on ordering some chicks at the same time, but I...

I made an angel food cake the other day, and it called for 2 cups of egg whites. That took 16 of my somewhat smallish eggs. So now I have 16 egg yolks floating in a container of milk. Got any good recipes that call for yolks and not whites? Guess I could make hubby some chocolate pudding to...

This is probably a dumb question, but if a mosquito bites me, or anybody else for that matter, and has blood in it, and a chicken eats it, will it do anything bad to the chicken? And no, I don't mean turn it into a killer chicken that has a taste for human blood!!

I was thinking the other day, that surely there are a lot of people here who have home-based businesses, or otherwise sell gift-type items online. I know I will be buying some more of Trisha's soaps for gifts. But it would be great if we could all do some of our Christmas shopping from...

After reading AZMamas post about the necropsy, and dlhunicorn's response about disinfecting, I was wondering what is the best way to disinfect the run? Inside the house I can figure out, but not outside. Would you maybe put the 1:10 bleach solution in a garden sprayer and hose it down while the...

Guess what? I gave away my first dozen surplus eggs yesterday! An acquaintance called me and asked if I had any use for some pears, because her neighbor lady gave her 10 BAGS! I had just been wishing for some the other day, so of course I said yes. When I went to pick 'em up, I took her a...

My favorite smiley is broken... He's not jumping like he's supposed to. Can y'all fix him please?

My husband is getting my beehive for my birthday!!! I'm getting so excited about this. I'm taking the plunge, too - decided I want to get it unassembled so I can assemble it myself because I need to learn that kind of stuff. We found a supplier in Moultrie, but I have to find out where that...

Hey, I just had a thought. My chicken house is under a huge pecan tree, and has a tin roof. I was just out there with them, and a thunderstorm is just starting. I never thought about it before, but do y'all think there's much chance of them getting hit by lightning?

I think you should all get to experience this wonderful video: My daughter loves this thing! I have to admit it is funny! I would hate for you to miss it. Shun the Unbeliever! Shhhhhuuuunnnnnah!

This is the present state of things here: http://www.accuweather.com/us/ga/saint-george/31562/city-weather-forecast.asp?partner=forecastfox&metric=0 I was just out seeing the girls, though, and giving them some fresh water, and they appear to be fine. We got 4 eggs today! I know Pearl & Hot...

This is great! I'm in my yard, watching my chickens scratching around, eating grass, having a grand old time, and at the same time, I'm in my lawn chair with the laptop reading about everybody else's chickens! Oh technology!

At long last, after 20 weeks, Pearl (finally) layed the first egg today! Yay!!!! It was about an inch and a half long, creamy white, with a nice hard shell. It's in my fridge now. She even layed it in one of the nest boxes! I was/am so proud of her! Eight more 'first eggs' to go! I'm so...

OK, I went to the feed store to get the girls another bag (they're first bag of layer food AAAWWW), and figured I should go ahead and get grit too and oyster shell for once that blessed first egg finally comes. The lady says to me, "The oyster shell IS grit". I say, you don't sell other...

I have to be the luckiest mom in the world... DH built my chicken coop directly outside my bedroom window, about 40 ft (I guess, not good at that) from the house, so first thing when I wake up, I open the blinds, and there are the girls! I'm able to do a lot of my work from home, so today I've...

We've seen a black snake and a corn snake so far in our yard so far this year. I've read stories of them getting in chickencoops, but other than eating eggs, are they any other danger?

HI! Was just wondering, how are everyone's gardens doing now? My cukes are done. We had enough to eat, share, and make 11.5 qts of pickles from one row. I can live with that! I yanked up the vines, threw down more mulch and replanted the space with bush beans and sunflowers this past...

I was watching Paula's Home Cooking the other day, and she made these individual omelette's in bags and it was the coolest thing. She is my hero! http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_36990,00.html?rsrc=search

I was just reading my newest issue of Countryside Magazine, and there's an article in there about nematodes in the garden. The best way to get rid of them is compost, and guess what?? There is beneficial bacteria and fungus in the compost, especially if it contains rabbit or chicken manure...