Hello Fellow Birds

[amateur_peasant]

I'm Karl in San Jose California. I've raised various fowl, chickens for example, since childhood back in rural Maryland. More recently I've kept geese and ducks, geese for garden maintenance and ducks for eggs. In the past I've lost birds to bobcats (perhaps a lynx - it was huge) but now have a quite impenetrable wire cage for them at night. I've got incandescent lighting on a timer to extend their laying period. Recently I've had the following duck varieties: various runners, black Swede, Welsh harlequin, and a Rouen. The runners are great foragers and table scrap disposers. The black Swede seems to need a more pampered life style... Also have got a koi pond, which of course the ducks aren't allowed to use and a couple of dozen fruit trees and two neutered black cats who hate each other. Anyway hello.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Howdy Karl! Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock! Make yourself at home and have lots of fun!

 

[amateur_peasant]

Anybody in San Francisco bay area want a reasonably healthy 2 year old Black Swede Duck (female that is) She was laying quite well until end of June. She's become very noisy, driving me nuts in fact.

 

[amateur_peasant]

Howdy Karl! Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock! Make yourself at home and have lots of fun!

Thank you

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Karl and welcome to BYC.

This is a useful link of BYC guides to take a look at announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3 (there's a guide on how to include your location under your avatar - including your location is very helpful). You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[TwoCrows]

Anybody in San Francisco bay area want a reasonably healthy 2 year old Black Swede Duck (female that is) She was laying quite well until end of June. She's become very noisy, driving me nuts in fact.

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

So glad you decided to join us!

You might place a free ad in our Buy Sell and Trade section here... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/animals-in-need-of-free-re-homing.16182/

Great to have you aboard and welcome to our roost!

 

[HuffleClaw]

Welcome to BYC!


My name is Kayla! You’ve certainly come to the right place for all things poultry!


If you’d like, you can join my Flock’s thread! I share updates & we have fun/interesting chats:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/kayla’s-flock.1270063/


We’re all so happy you’ve decided to join the BYC flock! You’ll find this website to be most helpful!!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello Karl and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined. You've got quite the assortment there!

 

[amateur_peasant]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

So glad you decided to join us!

You might place a free ad in our Buy Sell and Trade section here... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/animals-in-need-of-free-re-homing.16182/

Great to have you aboard and welcome to our roost!

Thanks. The website is a bit complex....

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Welcome to BYC!!!