Fugly Farm

[Grammy60]

Good morning IM happy Wednesday

 

[igorsMistress]

Good morning IM happy Wednesday

Good morning Sue. Happy hump day!

 

[Grammy60]

Good morning Sue. Happy hump day!

You as well

 

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[igorsMistress]

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[igorsMistress]

The ducks are still very timid about coming out of the coop on their own. I’ve been able to coax them out for a swim daily and then I bow out to get them used to the great outdoors without realizing they’re doing it. Once they’re in the mini coop they’ll be able to see the pool with the door open so maybe that will encourage them out more. Today they were coming to find me, they were looking for the beloved water bucket, when a bird flew over the yard and scared them I’m pretty sure it’s Fig that I hear quacking, and I know that Pip is still peeping, but I’m not sure about Bean yet. They’re less clumsy in general, but still fuzzy messes with their down sticking out all over.

 

[N F C]

The ducks are still very timid about coming out of the coop on their own. I’ve been able to coax them out for a swim daily and then I bow out to get them used to the great outdoors without realizing they’re doing it. Once they’re in the mini coop they’ll be able to see the pool with the door open so maybe that will encourage them out more. Today they were coming to find me, they were looking for the beloved water bucket, when a bird flew over the yard and scared them I’m pretty sure it’s Fig that I hear quacking, and I know that Pip is still peeping, but I’m not sure about Bean yet. They’re less clumsy in general, but still fuzzy messes with their down sticking out all over.

They sound like so much fun! I'm really glad you got them IM

 

[drstratton]

Did some reading about Fayoumis and disease resistance. While it’s possible, I haven’t read anything that has me 100% convinced yet. It’s more like the studies suggest the possibility, but nothing is confirmed and no one knows how it works. Mortality is lower in some cases also.
Below is a link to another study that cited yet other studies that I went and read. The length of time for the experiments was very short, between Fayoumi and Leghorn; the Fayoumis almost always performed better. The article linked talks about how many backyard flocks are free ranging scavengers in some places, but that bio security, disease resistance, vaccination and genetic manipulation are needed to keep chickens as a secure food source. The whole time I was reading I was wondering why we’d need vaccination with genetically modified, disease resistant chickens in a bio secure environment. How bio secure is your backyard? Good grief But the sources cited provide some excellent info and interesting conclusions about the possibility of disease resistance in Fayoumis.
https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-017-4380-4

Bio secure...that sounds completely unrealistic! People have been keeping chickens for probably thousands of years! Inbreeding and genetically modifying chickens for egg laying has certainly decreased the longevity rate of todays chicken breeds!

 

[drstratton]

The ducks are still very timid about coming out of the coop on their own. I’ve been able to coax them out for a swim daily and then I bow out to get them used to the great outdoors without realizing they’re doing it. Once they’re in the mini coop they’ll be able to see the pool with the door open so maybe that will encourage them out more. Today they were coming to find me, they were looking for the beloved water bucket, when a bird flew over the yard and scared them I’m pretty sure it’s Fig that I hear quacking, and I know that Pip is still peeping, but I’m not sure about Bean yet. They’re less clumsy in general, but still fuzzy messes with their down sticking out all over.

A fear of something flying over is not a bad thing! I'm glad that they came out when you brought their water bucket...they are so much fun...I'm really enjoying your adventure into duck keeping!

 

[igorsMistress]

A fear of something flying over is not a bad thing! I'm glad that they came out when you brought their water bucket...they are so much fun...I'm really enjoying your adventure into duck keeping!

Thank you Rene! I’m so happy you’re enjoying along with me!