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barbiegirl said:
I can't wait for the Muscovies to start having ducklings. Hubby keeps "molesting" my Muscovies and saying yum yum. lol I yell at him they are not for eating!!!! The drakes seem to have calmed down for this week at least lmao.
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have you done any egg searches yet, my muscovy wold bury most eggs in the nest box, very seldom would they be on top the straw
 
Bettacreek said:
When do scovies usually start to lay? I put lights on and the geese laid, but the scovies never bothered.
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my scovy have always been the first to start laying each season, they never completely stopped in the winter, i got at least 2 eggs a week all year once they started...these were the large french white, not sure that should make any diffference.
 
The babies have arrived, but my phone is being a butt & won't load pix.

25 red sex-link males, all solid white except 1 who has a tiny black dot on his head & faint grey racing stripes & 1 who has pale tan racing stripes

21 broad breasted white poults (they tossed me an extra)

All babies arrived alive, only a couple look a bit lethargic but they will walk around a little before plopping back under the light when you stand them on their feet, so my guess is they are just sleepy.

And 2 or 3 of the poults are the biggest loudmouths I have ever heard. Hoping they calm down soon since the brooder is right beside my bed. I may not sleep for weeks!
 
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bobrut said:
My wife has banned me fromtractor supply for the next two weeks!
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But you need feed...and a new waterer...and a new feeder...and some nails...ohhhh, and all those chicks over there in the bins.
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AliP said:
Hello (again)!

I've been a member of BYC for a few years now, and have finally convinced my husband that this is the year for chickens!!! (And possibly a few guineas, too - surprisingly he's more open to that option, go figure)

It helps that we have one close neighbor with chickens and a couple friends with chickens as well that keep asking him, "what are you waiting for?" They have figured out the "happy wife = happy life" equation. My hubby is apparently a little slow on the uptake, there!! :lol:

We are in central PA  - Mifflinburg - and are on the trail of a coop builder that was recommended to my husband as selling better coops than he could buy the lumber for.  We'll see this weekend...

Does anyone have recommendations on where to get chicks?  My only ideas right now are Tractor Supply or mail order, and since I only am planning on 3-4 hens to start, mail order options are limited (nevermind that I would need to buy 15+ guineas to be shipped most places!)

I also considered started pullets, but like the idea of being "mom" to the little ones for a while at first so they get used to being handled.

I am sure I"ll have a thousand questions as I embark on this journey (my husband has signed on for the construction end of things - I get the day to day chores, which is fine with me! :hugs )

Thanks for reading, and thanks for any advice you can give!!  I am SO EXCITED!!!:weee

Alison
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I'm in central PA also, in Patton. I'm not sure how close you are to here but I have some olive eggers, marans/silkie mixes and marans/brahma mixes due to hatch this weekend.
 
I was at TSC last night and ended up leaving so angry. I just happened to be there when they we'd removing chicks that were sluggish to go in the back and there was one with a splayed leg. I heard the guy say well this one isn't going to make it. I told them that can be fixed. They told me yes, but we're not going to. I offered to take it off their hands if they were just going to kill him and they refused saying that it was against their policy and that I could buy 6 and that one could be one of them. I left so angry since I knew hubby would KILL me if I brought any home. Ew, makes me mad.
 

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