One of the benefits of hatchery stock is that USUALLY they dont go broodie!! No chicken hens went broodie here until well into October, and that was NO time to be brooding chicks with winter rolling in. Other wise the muscovy ducks were good brooders-- very determined so I gave them eggs!
How do you keep them from taking the chicks swimming?
I believe I heard him say, after he discovered his high blood pressure was so bad, that he was breeding silkies for the pet market because he could get more money out of them than he could the heritage line birds. He was scaling way down and was dispersing most of his standard fowl but was going to do bantams and the silkies to keep his hand in on breeding...at least if my memories serves me that's what I recall.
Oh, and an update on encouraging the meaties to go outside. I ended up getting all but 7 outside yesterday. Some were moved by force (me reaching in and grabbing them), the others came out on their own when they got hungry.Trying again today and see if we can get all of them out! And then we'll work on getting them back in on their own power!
Alas I would never give duck hens chicken eggs just for that reason -- so gave them 20+ muscovy eggs!!!
Quote: Didn't know he had bp issues-- no wonder he kept alluding to going to the geat coop in the sky . . . or some such phrasing . . . I still miss him. . . . . darn it the tears again!!! . . .
I wish people would get it thru their heads to eat real food!!IIts real simple!! Fill up on unbreaded meats, eat fresh vegies including salads and nuts and berries. Then think about the bread---------- then toss it to the chickens!! Or the ducks!
Along with the sugar filled-- white flour ladened cookies and cakes!!!! Then miraculously the body heals!!!
Quote: Sister!!!! My long lost sister!!!!!! I am from the misfit island also!!
