Call Ducks or Bantams...Crazy Animals Around the Farm

[CayugaJana]

Wendy laid her first egg at my house! View attachment 1289655

Beautiful egg!

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

I grew up on a dairy farm too, cows are nothing like chickens, chickens are descendants of dinosaurs, and are omnivores. Cows are herbivores.

The herd can get as large as it can as grazers keep moving, chickens establish territories, cows would keep on walking without a fence to keep them in.

Things will be fine until they are not. I have seen chickens peck each other to death because of close confinement. Things can get ugly fast once it starts. You can see how it goes but have a back up plan.

He only knows cows.
I've read horror stories about chickens.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Oh I’m loosing my marbles.... I hated house animals until last year. Now my lab is lonesome so we keep him in the house most of the time. White hair everywhere. I even let him sleep with me recently. I’m loosing it....

My husband never liked animals in the house either. He has tolerated me and the kids love of animals enough that we have had all sorts over the years. I don't know how we ever convinced him, but once the gate was open.... Now. We have 3 dogs in the house.
One is totally his dog who is a 90 lb lab mix who sheds all over the house and sleeps with us.
I still haven't managed to convince him to let me have a cat yet, but never thought I would have chickens and next up - ducks!

 

[chickens really]

When I candled on day 4 only 1 was infertile. One died on day 5 due to a temperature spike. There are a few ? eggs, but most of them look really good. . It's day 13.

We both have Ducklings Due pretty much the same time. Mine are due the 19th..

 

[chickens really]

The more you add in the more likely there is to be problems. I will share my bathroom to chickens analogy. Say you and 5 of your family members were forced to live in your bathroom with a small space outside, you could make it work if you like your family, but there would be occasional spats and disagreements.

Say they add in another 10 strangers, but they moved you to your living room. Now how are you gonna get along? Your family and you will be happy, but those strangers will take some time to accept. They may be nice and they may bully you. Say you all stay in the bathroom, and aren't given a bigger space, odds are there will be blood eventually.

Now say they let you have your whole house and yard. How will you get along? Probably lots better, everyone can tolerate each other, and everyone can get away, and go to separate areas. If more strangers are added than there's room for a reasonable amount.

Anyways, does that make sense? Some chickens can get along in a smaller set up, especially if raised together, but the bigger the better, you never know when a bully will crop up merely because it feels crowded and confined.

Hopefully I'm making sense, if not that wouldn't be unheard of.

Adding more birds will always add more stress. Each chicken needs a certain amount of territory. If the flock grows bigger than the territory, than you will see aggression as members try to drive the weak out.

I think it's quiet because it's some sort of take a break from devises day or something along those lines.

Love the analogy....I would of Drown someone in the toilet for sure....You need to get busy writing a toilet book on Raising Animals on the Farm..I'll definitely buy a copy... ...You Peeps crack me up...

 

[chickens really]

Good morning Peeps..!...
I had a busy day yesterday..Cleaned toilets and bathrooms. Had to melt snow for my Birds...Washed dishes..
I can't wait till we get our new Well..
The horse getting out was the last straw yesterday....
Anyways..I'm back..

 

[CayugaJana]

My husband never liked animals in the house either. He has tolerated me and the kids love of animals enough that we have had all sorts over the years. I don't know how we ever convinced him, but once the gate was open.... Now. We have 3 dogs in the house.
One is totally his dog who is a 90 lb lab mix who sheds all over the house and sleeps with us.
I still haven't managed to convince him to let me have a cat yet, but never thought I would have chickens and next up - ducks!

I’ll ship you some beautiful cayuga eggs anytime!!

 

[chickens really]

Oh I’m loosing my marbles.... I hated house animals until last year. Now my lab is lonesome so we keep him in the house most of the time. White hair everywhere. I even let him sleep with me recently. I’m loosing it....

None of my Dogs sleep in my Bed. My Big Dogs only come into eat and sleep in my basement. I have a walkout basement so they have their crates and an area for Finn to sleep..My little Dogs sleep in my room. The old Dogs sleeps in her basket and the wrangler in her crate.
My Cat lives in my Garage in a small insulated Dog house with a heated Cat bed inside it..My Dogs roll, run through and eat horse poop..Also the Bird poop..

 

[chickens really]

@Soon2BChixMom
I loved Lisa's explanation on Chicken math and intragration.. She Quacked me up...
Anyways what she said is true. Your flock gets along fine. Although adding more Birds will upset the Apple Cart..I recommend the Biggest Coop you can afford if getting more Chickens. Chickens are challenging if things go sideways. Unless you have two separate Coops to add in new Birds?..I'm ordering those Speckled Sussex and Brahma Chicks but only plan to keep 4 Pullets out of the 13 I ordered..
You have time though to figure things out...

 

[chickens really]

You thought it was quiet yesterday?...Where is everyone?..........