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[SA Farm]

but a lot of people have been steering me towards sheep... So, I don't know anymore, lol! I'm just not crazy about having to shear them every so often. Pain in the b***.

You could go with hair sheep if you want the qualities of sheep without the shearing. There are at least three breeds that I know of that shed their wool. Dorper, Barbados Blackbelly, and Katahdin.
I have wool sheep and shear them myself. I’ve also been learning to process the wool into yarn. I’m super slow at it, but was surprised to find that I enjoy the process.
Some wool I dyed and spun:

My newest flock member, a Finnsheep (known for their fabulous fleeces)

I do have to agree with your friends and recommend sheep over goats. I had goats and they were way higher maintenance than my sheep. Even with having to shear them, they really take less time for management than goats do. I’m also more comfortable figuring out how to safely work with a ram than I am keeping my windows closed and my nose plugged from the stench of a buck, so there is that too

 

[itsasmallfarm]

I decided to try a mystery box from breezy bird farm. I got;
polish
olive egger
chanteclar
Houdan
jersey giant
Orpington
Maran
Then couldn’t resist adding 2 svart hona eggs in lol. I was able to see development in 8 eggs last night! Have another hatch planned for April with all Maran, Ameraucana and Cochin.

good luck, i hope you have good results.

i ordered from them a few years ago, had awful results and horrible customer service

 

[Kikilu]

good luck, i hope you have good results.

i ordered from them a few years ago, had awful results and horrible customer service

My personal experience so far has been good. I am on day 10. 14 eggs to start and 12 looking strong. Customer service was good for me.

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

Hi,

I have a Kahki Campbell pair, they are (possibly) hatching a clutch. If someone has a space appropriate for ducklings and would like to adopt them, please message me.

Please note:

I am in the Laurentian area of Quebec (near Ste Adèle)

You must have a natural pond for me to approve the adoption. (Emptying basins gets old fast) and a heated space for winter, they cannot have a happy healthy winter here without additional heat.

I realize these are a lot of conditions, but I feel responsible for their care. If this is too much, please note they can be had through a feed store without any conditions.

Thanks

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Hi,

I have a Kahki Campbell pair, they are (possibly) hatching a clutch. If someone has a space appropriate for ducklings and would like to adopt them, please message me.

Please note:

I am in the Laurentian area of Quebec (near Ste Adèle)

You must have a natural pond for me to approve the adoption. (Emptying basins gets old fast) and a heated space for winter, they cannot have a happy healthy winter here without additional heat.

I realize these are a lot of conditions, but I feel responsible for their care. If this is too much, please note they can be had through a feed store without any conditions.

Thanks

Don’t feel bad making conditions
I have turned down buyers I haven’t approved of

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

Don’t feel bad making conditions
I have turned down buyers I haven’t approved of

thank you for that.

Ducklings are super cute, but need a LOT of care.

When we got our first 2, my spouse decided (without asking me!) To give them to his granddaughters. His daughter in law loves animals, so it sounded ok.

All from adoption stories:
They currently have several cats (fancy cats that need lots of care and one who even needs a diabetic medicine injection daily), a greyhound style dog (medium large), a hamster, fish, and likely some others I don't know about.

They have 4 kids in the house (at the time they were 5, 8, 9 and 15), both of the parents work full time. She thought they were so very cute when they arrived, but within a week she wanted them gone. They were about 10 to 15 days old and already the poo and the bathing was too much.

I was SO happy to have them back, but I have a chicken coop, and a huge natural pond. Even with all that, winter is very difficult on me trying to keep them clean and healthy. (Cabin fever is real for all creatures).

I will, of course, take them back if the adoption doesn't work, but I want to give everyone the best chance (and by everyone I mean the ducks )

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

thank you for that.

Ducklings are super cute, but need a LOT of care.

When we got our first 2, my spouse decided (without asking me!) To give them to his granddaughters. His daughter in law loves animals, so it sounded ok.

All from adoption stories:
They currently have several cats (fancy cats that need lots of care and one who even needs a diabetic medicine injection daily), a greyhound style dog (medium large), a hamster, fish, and likely some others I don't know about.

They have 4 kids in the house (at the time they were 5, 8, 9 and 15), both of the parents work full time. She thought they were so very cute when they arrived, but within a week she wanted them gone. They were about 10 to 15 days old and already the poo and the bathing was too much.

I was SO happy to have them back, but I have a chicken coop, and a huge natural pond. Even with all that, winter is very difficult on me trying to keep them clean and healthy. (Cabin fever is real for all creatures).

I will, of course, take them back if the adoption doesn't work, but I want to give everyone the best chance (and by everyone I mean the ducks )

I started with 2 and now have 16
I spend hours a day cleaning for them
My ducks are spoiled and won’t settle at night till the pen is cleaned
They have 2 bigger fish ponds that get cleaned every 4 days and 3 kid pools that get cleaned Dailey
They have an insulated coop that I run a small heater in when we get -20 or cooler
I also had to build an outdoor shelter for when it snows or wind is high so they could still eat and drink without having it directly in the coop
I get fresh feed in bowls twice a day and waters all get dumped twice a day
But my birds are worth it
Ours are all pets we don’t eat our birds
We do appreciate the eggs they give though

 

[Canadian Wind]

Hi,

I have a Kahki Campbell pair, they are (possibly) hatching a clutch. If someone has a space appropriate for ducklings and would like to adopt them, please message me.

Please note:

I am in the Laurentian area of Quebec (near Ste Adèle)

You must have a natural pond for me to approve the adoption. (Emptying basins gets old fast) and a heated space for winter, they cannot have a happy healthy winter here without additional heat.

I realize these are a lot of conditions, but I feel responsible for their care. If this is too much, please note they can be had through a feed store without any conditions.

Thanks

I'm glad you're just too far for me to drive over there, lol! My place is full enough right now with juvenile chickens (chicknagers!), rabbits, cats, dog, and gerbils! Thankfully my own Khaki Campbell, that I thought would be inside also for the winter, was old enough to go join the rest of the flock outside before real winter hit.

That, and I probably wouldn't qualify. My coops aren't heated (all 30ish ducks did fine in the -45 wind-chilled weather this past weekend) and I don't give them access to the pond in the back woods because of predators. Hoping to be able to make a secure path to that pond eventually though.

Good luck with the babies, and I hope you find a good home for them!

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

I'm glad you're just too far for me to drive over there, lol! My place is full enough right now with juvenile chickens (chicknagers!), rabbits, cats, dog, and gerbils! Thankfully my own Khaki Campbell, that I thought would be inside also for the winter, was old enough to go join the rest of the flock outside before real winter hit.

That, and I probably wouldn't qualify. My coops aren't heated (all 30ish ducks did fine in the -45 wind-chilled weather this past weekend) and I don't give them access to the pond in the back woods because of predators. Hoping to be able to make a secure path to that pond eventually though.

Good luck with the babies, and I hope you find a good home for them!

How do you find the time to clean water for ALL those ducks?????

I suspect that 30 ducks create enough body heat in an insulated coop to be ok, but MOST people don't have 30

You could not clear the woods and build the coop next to the pond? You must carry more water than a river... *Phew!*

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

How do you find the time to clean water for ALL those ducks?????

I suspect that 30 ducks create enough body heat in an insulated coop to be ok, but MOST people don't have 30

You could not clear the woods and build the coop next to the pond? You must carry more water than a river... *Phew!*

I bought 200 feet of shrink garden hose
Sure helps from carrying buckets back and forth in the winter
I hook it up in my laundry room
Then it shrinks up Nice to put away for the night