Maine

[quailtrail]

Pesky bugger...good luck!!!

 

[mlowen]

So, tonight when I went out to the coop, I found this squishy egg with a soft cardboard-like shell. I'm thinking it must've come from my BO, because she was the last one to lay, today. Seems like it might have broken if anyone else sat on it? Weird-huh?

I got one with no shell, once. The membrane was so "healthy" that I had to work to break it. I cooked it and feed it back to the chickens.

 

[quailtrail]

Well 7 days and still broody...she seems very committed and a bit scary lol!!!

 

[Jazor]

I have a Red-Star that lays a paper-thin shell quite often. I feed them layer pellets, have a bin of oyster shell they can eat whenever they want, and some lobster shells out in their run. Sometimes they just lay what they want, I guess.

 

[raisedinthestic]

Hi raisedinthestic from Naples

Mainahs are the best!

Welcome. What you got??

I have 2 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Barred Rocks, 2 what were supposed to be Araucanas but I learned yesterday that they are not they are just Easter Eggers and 6 Cornish Crosses. All are currently a week old today! I used to have Pekin Ducks, Rabbits, cows, pigs, Silver Phoenix, RIRs, and a bunch of different breeds of chickens a few years back but I got out of it for a little while and am now getting back into having chickens. Not sure about anything other than chickens yet although I do miss my rabbits.

 

[ashandvine]

Lots of interesting topics lately.
My five cents:
Ducks are great for meat or eggs, depending on the breed and some are good pets. The Muscovies we have have burrowed into everyone's favor. I am not a fan theoretically but I must say that for a bird that looks like a duck and isn't... its great. They are quiet, friendly, inquisitive and they do lay some eggs that I haven't yet noticed are any different than other eggs. None have gone broody yet. The only Welsh I have met [true ducks mind you] have all be pretty flighty. Our Anconas are really friendly and the Swedes somewhat. My Saxonies are very friendly little buggers. I can't say anything about their eggs yet because they are still growing out. Jazor... like you I have a lot of drakes in the quad. Duck eggs are better than chicken in every category. They are slightly richer in flavor and have more body. I have come to prefer them. My mother, who is lacto ovo intolerant can eat these fine so that's another point for anyone with food issues/allergies. The one drawback of the Anconas so far is that they are recognized as a breed needing conservancy but they are not recognized as a breed that can be shown in the SOP which is often how birds get their recognition and thereby some status worth saving. A real catch 22 there. As a point of interest, I have ducklings I didn't really want to hatch this year but the mommas decided differently and I am not the kind to throw them out partially incubated. So... if you want Swedish, Anconas or a few mutts let me know. I'd like them to go to good homes. My son loves them to bits and has them all eating out of his hands, literally, so they are going to be friendly and deserve to be cared for.

I have goslings, though it looks like only two are Saddlebacks. One is showing signs of some internal issue and I don't know what or what to do of course. I am going to cross my fingers and hope that it clears on its own. Goslings are the most friendly and smart little babies ever to hatch on the farm. They greet us and 'talk' to us and sit with us to snuggle in the sun... they just are the sweetest things.

 

[striperon]

Put 6 blue laced red wyandottes in the brooder today. Healthy chicks that were eating and drinking in minutes. Now lots of chicken TV.

Sellers come from Topsfield, northern Washington County. The husband is on a trip down to Virginia, and he met me at the Park and Ride in Biddeford. Worked out well. Lucky me.

My Springer Spaniel can hardly contain her excitement.

Sorry the photo is on its side. I haven't figured out how to rotate a photo in this application.

 

[TAMMACLEAN]

Lots of interesting topics lately.
My five cents:
Ducks are great for meat or eggs, depending on the breed and some are good pets.  The Muscovies we have have burrowed into everyone's favor.  I am not a fan theoretically but I must say that for a bird that looks like a duck and isn't... its great.  They are quiet, friendly, inquisitive and they do lay some eggs that I haven't yet noticed are any different than other eggs.  None have gone broody yet.  The only Welsh I have met [true ducks mind you] have all be pretty flighty.  Our Anconas are really friendly and the Swedes somewhat.  My Saxonies are very friendly little buggers.  I can't say anything about their eggs yet because they are still growing out.  Jazor... like you I have a lot of drakes in the quad.  Duck eggs are better than chicken in every category.  They are slightly richer in flavor and have more body.  I have come to prefer them.  My mother, who is lacto ovo intolerant can eat these fine so that's another point for anyone with food issues/allergies.  The one drawback of the Anconas so far is that they are recognized as a breed needing conservancy but they are not recognized as a breed that can be shown in the SOP which is often how birds get their recognition and thereby some status worth saving.  A real catch 22 there.  As a point of interest, I have ducklings I didn't really want to hatch this year but the mommas decided differently and I am not the kind to throw them out partially incubated.  So... if you want Swedish, Anconas or a few mutts let me know.  I'd like them to go to good homes.  My son loves them to bits and has them all eating out of his hands, literally, so they are going to be friendly and deserve to be cared for.

I have goslings, though it looks like only two are Saddlebacks.  One is showing signs of some internal issue and I don't know what or what to do of course.  I am going to cross my fingers and hope that it clears on its own.  Goslings are the most friendly and smart little babies ever to hatch on the farm.  They greet us and 'talk' to us and sit with us to snuggle in the sun... they just are the sweetest things.

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I'm thinking that is like some if the Anconas.

 

[chickengirl987]

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I'm thinking that is like some if the Anconas.

talk to leary cow is that is your final choice

 

[dowgirl71]

Put 6 blue laced red wyandottes in the brooder today. Healthy chicks that were eating and drinking in minutes. Now lots of chicken TV.

Sellers come from Topsfield, northern Washington County. The husband is on a trip down to Virginia, and he met me at the Park and Ride in Biddeford. Worked out well. Lucky me.

My Springer Spaniel can hardly contain her excitement.

Sorry the photo is on its side. I haven't figured out how to rotate a photo in this application.

I've talked with this lady. She has beautiful birds! I'm thinking some year I will look into getting some from her.