➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Morrigan]

My old rooster is an easter egger -- all of his offspring have been 5-6 egg/week layers. I need to buy some EE eggs next year in the hopes of hatching some females to mate with my BCM rooster, so I can get olive eggers. I'm dying to fire up the incubator already and it's the middle of winter.

 

[ShrekDawg]

You live you learn

Very true.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

For some reason I thought it was right there next to your current house already.

No. It was parked in our front hay field since August. They brought it up the hill and put it on the foundation today. Now the real fun starts!

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

 

[Kiki]

I can't wait for the real fun!

 

[NanaKat]

Has to be exciting!

How did I miss the two inch gap! Glad that was fixed easily!
So out of curiosity, what will keep the house attached to the foundation? Is it going to be toe-nailed somehow?
We have tornadoes here that would move it off the foundation.
We want to see picture of the progress too.

 

[NanaKat]

Thank you all for the really kind comments.

Loved this old dog. Feeling nostalgic this morning.
When Gracie found Red, he was skin and bones. That throw-away pup became her baby and she loved him.

and so did we.


Red was attentive to the chickens. Always checking on them and counting noses. He would even alert me by whining if one was not well or in trouble.


And if a calf was in the barn, he always cleaned it's face.

After Gracie was put to sleep last December, we adopted Lily and Red immediately took to her...even allowing her to assault him. Of course he had to lie down because of his back and hips, but he encouraged her to play up till the end.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thank you all for the really kind comments.

Loved this old dog. Feeling nostalgic this morning.
When Gracie found Red, he was skin and bones. That throw-away pup became her baby and she loved him.
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and so did we.
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Red was attentive to the chickens. Always checking on them and counting noses. He would even alert me by whining if one was not well or in trouble.
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And if a calf was in the barn, he always cleaned it's face.
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After Gracie was put to sleep last December, we adopted Lily and Red immediately took to her...even allowing her to assault him. Of course he had to lie down because of his back and hips, but he encouraged her to play up till the end.
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Awwww so sweet

 

[Molpet]

Thank you all for the really kind comments.

Loved this old dog. Feeling nostalgic this morning.
When Gracie found Red, he was skin and bones. That throw-away pup became her baby and she loved him.
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and so did we.
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Red was attentive to the chickens. Always checking on them and counting noses. He would even alert me by whining if one was not well or in trouble.
View attachment 1609009 View attachment 1609012

And if a calf was in the barn, he always cleaned it's face.
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After Gracie was put to sleep last December, we adopted Lily and Red immediately took to her...even allowing her to assault him. Of course he had to lie down because of his back and hips, but he encouraged her to play up till the end.
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[Molpet]

Good info on homemade waterers https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ater-bottles-dont-repeat-our-mistake.1281594/
I never thought about waterers deteriorating