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

[Conan]

Yeah I WAS gonna raise them... I even got a trio.. I didn't know squat and kept them together... never got bunnies. Not sure how old they were, but they were not young.
Then I thought about bunny bashing... I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do it... and end up being the crazy bunny lady... I turned them loose in the fenced yard.. 2 died after a couple of years and the last one started going in and out of the yard in summer and something got it in the fall. They really enjoyed the freedom so they had a good life

No bunnies from your trio?? They must have been a bit older, eh?
I like the idea of doing it again, but I also worry that I've lost the gumption to off them. I know I could do it, but I'm not sure that I want rabbit enough to go through the processing. They sure are easier to process than birds, though.
Guess I'll content myself with butchering all the drakes this fall. They ought to be tasty, and I've no problem killing them.

 

[Conan]

Hi friend! How many foals do you have this time?
My mom keeps asking when I’m gonna move my chickens up here.
Hmm.

Yep, that about sums it up. Sorry for the hiatuses, I just get overwhelmed with it all.
But hubby is good, house is good, school is... well, whatever. School is just school. Been working through some mental health stuff, slowly figuring life out.

Theia is doing really well! We’ve had some training hiccups but she’s adjusted great to our lifestyle. She’s a goober.
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Sorry to hear about your lettuce! The weather has been all over the place lately.
You really are quite the garden inspiration. I’ve been thinking about planting some fruit trees in our backyard this summer, just looking for motivation haha.

Yo, Tessie! Good to hear from you as always.
Am I to understand that your mom is wanting you to bring your chooks to your new place?
Theia looks pretty pleased with herself. Kudos to her!

 

[Conan]

Since I'm on a roll, may as well keep going. Popped three call duck eggs under a broody yesterday. She's currently in the cat house on the deck. Gotta get the brooder set up and then I'll put her in there to finish up. Fingers crossed for a smooth hatch.
I'm going to leave any future eggs in the nest (behind a wheelbarrow under the deck) and let her sit on them when she feels like it. Probably later this spring.
Moved the greenhouse group of pullets to the main coop. Transition went well, but those rotten birds just won't lay in a nesting box. Found a nest of four eggs down in a giant stump near the creek this morning. The others are laying in the hay stacked up beneath the deck. The bantams continue battling over the cat house to lay their eggs. Luckily, it's two floors, so they leave the broody alone.
Butchered Ozzie, the bantam cochin rooster. He attacked me one too many times, and was a sneaky little turd about it. Turned him into a delicious broth, and the dogs ate the rest of him.
I now have a beautiful 10 month Isbar rooster from Greenfire farms that I scored. He's not perfect, but he's not aggressive towards people so I consider that a win. He also leaves the bantam girls alone, which is nice.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

We just lost one of our Brahma hens.

We found her this morning not doing well, brought her in and saw she had what looked like egg yolk coming from her vent. We gave her a calcium pill, and set her in a box in the garage to give her some time.

I just found her flipped over, barely breathing, and she quit breathing while I was holding her. This hen gave us two daughters, I’m going to miss her a lot.

Necropsy to come later.

 

[Molpet]

We just lost one of our Brahma hens.

We found her this morning not doing well, brought her in and saw she had what looked like egg yolk coming from her vent. We gave her a calcium pill, and set her in a box in the garage to give her some time.

I just found her flipped over, barely breathing, and she quit breathing while I was holding her. This hen gave us two daughters, I’m going to miss her a lot.

Necropsy to come later.

 

[Molpet]

No bunnies from your trio?? They must have been a bit older, eh?
I like the idea of doing it again, but I also worry that I've lost the gumption to off them. I know I could do it, but I'm not sure that I want rabbit enough to go through the processing. They sure are easier to process than birds, though.
Guess I'll content myself with butchering all the drakes this fall. They ought to be tasty, and I've no problem killing them.

yes I think they were retired breeders, I remember asking the guy something about breeding them and he said they had litters before... this was back in the 1980's
I used to hunt rabbits back then , but the population had dropped when the coyotes showed up. Thought I would raise my own LOL

 

[Glitterchicks]

@Glitterchicks Get back here and come see the house progress!

I'm here, i'm here!!! I have to catch up... this is the first post I read!

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

I'm here, i'm here!!! I have to catch up... this is the first post I read!

She’s back!

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Thank you

 

[Glitterchicks]

We just lost one of our Brahma hens.

We found her this morning not doing well, brought her in and saw she had what looked like egg yolk coming from her vent. We gave her a calcium pill, and set her in a box in the garage to give her some time.

I just found her flipped over, barely breathing, and she quit breathing while I was holding her. This hen gave us two daughters, I’m going to miss her a lot.

Necropsy to come later.

I'm so sorry, Prairie
I've been thinking about you lately- it's almost time to start my hatching project but it sounds like you're not breeding anymore... those blue brahmas were gorgeous, anyhow.