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I put roosts up for mine, flat, round, mine always choose to roost on top of the wall or door (definitely less then an inch thick) :hu I keep the roosts the same height as the walls, but they found their favorite spot.

I put roosts up for mine, flat, round, mine always choose to roost on top of the wall the wall or door (definitely less then an inch thick) :hu I keep the roosts the same height as the walls, but they found their favorite spot.

So silly question, but is processing a duck similar to processing a chicken? I have one duck I hope is a female, and I will get her some friends when I can, but if any are male I may as well try to make greasy duck and invite the FIL over. But I have never processed duck.

They are not as bad as the Cornish Cross but they will overeat. Do you plan to free range or keep them in a run? After about 3weeks I start limiting their food a bit, before that I let them eat as they want.begin putting mine out in a run (depending on weather) at 3weeks and let them root for...

Red rangers grow a little bigger then the Dixie Rainbow but they seem comparable. My Red Ranger Cockerels are already doing the wobble walk at 12 weeks so are not keepable (not that I planned on it). The females are smaller, but keep an eye on their food.

And she was very weak. It is ok, I did hide her from my girls, thing 1 and 2. They are fairly good at accepting death, but thing 1 is three and already very morbid. (I never realized it but every fairytale begins with the mother dieing...)

Saddly she passed in the night. Maybe I shouldn't have given her back to mama, but for a while she really perked back up. But when I found her a couple hours later she was getting cold and weak again. The rest of the kittens are healthy and hardy. They even started eating the milk soaked...

So kitten is back in the box with a proper MHP. Mama cat seems to have accepted her, I am thinking she is just unable to compete with the siblings. Hopefully she will make it through the night.

Lazarus is not a bad idea.

I do have a couple proper MHP caves in the brooder. This particular pad has an auto off. I used it after all my chicks got soaking wet and I was desperately looking for a way to heat them (that is how I became a MHP user instead of that worthless heatlamp). I did not at the time have the needed...

her problem was she was too weak to move, but I kept a good eye on her. She is doing much better now, still weak but awake and upright. My hopes for her are improving

So I am using my emergency MHP for a different baby today. This little girl is a runt and i am afraid Mama cat has seemed to give up on her. I thought she was dead when i found her, but turns out she is still fighting. If i can keep her alive she will probably earn herself a name (Lucky? Or...

I agree. A good dog really does make a huge difference in a person's ability to freerange.

I have a Shepard mutt and another mutt that is probably lab and greyhound (judging by the way he runs). My Shepard I got as an abandoned dog at a shelter, she is the best dog I have ever owned. Saddly she is showing her age and down to three legs. I am currently trying to find another great...

I free range. I take a few steps to ensure they are somewhat protected:. I have two fantastic dogs that ignore the birds but protect their territory, well established trees, plenty of areas to run for cover. I have lost 2 adult birds to predators, one I suspect a hawk the other was the...

No house cats are unlikely to go after a full grown chicken. I say this with confidence because my mostly feral farm cats do not try to tango with a full grown hen, my chicks they decimated, but a full grown standard sized hen has little to worry about from a cat. I free range. I have lost 2...

My 4week olds go out in the rain. I give them covered areas to hide if they want, but they all do just fine. Now this is assuming it isnt super cold...but if it is 50s and rain I let mine out.

I stand corrected. My dogs are great at keeping foxes and weasles away. But they are uninterested in birds and I assumed the hawk strikes were too quick.

I agree dogs will not protect from a hawk. I do freerange, and have only had one loss to Hawks, but it is definitely always concern (and one that is very difficult to deal with once it begins happening.

It frustrates me somewhat when meatbirds are sold and no one explains the differences. Yes they will over eat. If you had Cornish Cross they will eat until they cannot walk. Sorry you had to learn this way. I believe @duluthralphie and perhaps @[@]Beekissed[/@] have some experience with...