I reckon it's time to speak up and stop lurking. Been watching the antics on this thread for a few weeks and already feel as if I know some of you.
'Bout me: until just a few months ago there wasn't a feather on the place other than what the songbirds drop. A friend had some Pekin drakes that needed a new home so they ended up here, and got names right away. Nana won't allow a critter without a name to stay. Welcome Amos and Andy. Not being fully prepared for folks that need protection, we didn't have a fence to keep predators out, we lost poor Amos to a marauding dog within a few days. A fence, then a quick search on Craigslist for a companion for Andy. Couldn't find any Pekins locally, but did find some Muscovy's, so off to Inman to pick up a pair. While there Nana saw a couple of Brown Chinese geese, we strongly suspect both are ganders, but they came home with us, too. Welcome Fred and Ethel, and Clyde and Walter. Aunt Jo, just up the road, had a brainstorm about raising some chickens a while back. Once my yard was full of web footed folks her chickens decided they like the atmosphere down here and started hanging around. A LOT! Wasn't long til dear Aunt Jo offered her entire flock to me, since they like it so much down here. My Introduction to Chicken Math 101. Welcome to Lucy, Buffy, The Pointer Sisters ( Anita, Ruth, June, and Bonnie), Ricky, and The Colonel.
I appreciate the eggs, and being a gardener, the fertilizer is welcome, too.
So far all these feathered folks seem to be healthy, and it seems that if the need for some advice to keep them that way arises, this is the place.
