EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[kwhites634]

I was thinking more along the line that they eat toads. *snickers*

I don't have a dog in this fight, but do ducks or chickens either one eat toads? A dog won't eat a toad; they can release a foul-tasting substance that most animals find extremely unpleasant. I can't imagine ducks or chickens being any different.

 

[The Duck Ladie]

Really all they really want is out. Or in, they make so much noise in the morning and I understand that but at 6:00 every evening they all come out of the woods to the gate and make even MORE noise to let me know they want back in the coop.

Like kids saying "I'm home"!

 

[dan26552]

Sounds like you need to work on being a better chicken keeper

My coops are usually nice and clean and I rotate the chickens so the grass is always there.

My chickens do better at free ranging and surviving.

My ducks did better at that than my chickens, only lost one duck to a predator where I lost 20 chickens to the same one.

 

[hippiestink]

I don't have a dog in this fight, but do ducks or chickens either one eat toads? A dog won't eat a toad; they can release a foul-tasting substance that most animals find extremely unpleasant. I can't imagine ducks or chickens being any different.

Not sure about toads but I've caught my chickens eating mice.

 

[Chaos18]

Yeah, my chickens survived well (always were cuddled in the coop of course...) Only had a few die, The nice ones....

That's what you get for having nice chickens. I only keep ones that know how to survive and act like chickens. Utilitarian in nature, not pets.

 

[The Duck Ladie]

I shall make my own chart...

 

[BantyChooks]

I don't have a dog in this fight, but do ducks or chickens either one eat toads? A dog won't eat a toad; they can release a foul-tasting substance that most animals find extremely unpleasant. I can't imagine ducks or chickens being any different.

My chooks are all scared of toads.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Free fertilizer.

No, that really looks like duck meat.

I will tag you in a minute.

They are fun to sex.

Not accurate information

Ditto! Thus this discussion! Duck poo is too liquidy! They seem to eat more, are louder and their eggs smell odd even when cooked.

Shhh, you weren't supposed to say that.

 

[dan26552]

Mine stay out until the last second of light!

Mine get really fussy if I don't put them up before dark.

 

[BantyChooks]

That's what you get for having nice chickens. I only keep ones that know how to survive and act like chickens. Utilitarian in nature, not pets.

I make pets out of the smart ones and have cute poofy ones as decoys.