They are Welsh Harlequin hens. The one on the left is a gold and the one on the right is a silver. Those aren't even my best looking hens. She is...
WH lay eggs like crazy, will go broody if you leave them a pile of eggs, can't fly worth a darn, and are also a good meat bird. A perfect duck breed in my opinion.
Between these guys and my coturnix hens, I never run out of eggs. When the ducks went broody, we lived on those quail eggs though hubby hated breaking so many open. I think I will get him a quail egg cutter for father's day
I have also been giving my ducks any leaves and prunnings from my tomato plants. Lexus (shown above) has also gotten a few green tomatoes that fell off the plants in a hail storm. No problems. I have tried giving garden scraps to the quail, but they wont eat them.
WH lay eggs like crazy, will go broody if you leave them a pile of eggs, can't fly worth a darn, and are also a good meat bird. A perfect duck breed in my opinion.
Between these guys and my coturnix hens, I never run out of eggs. When the ducks went broody, we lived on those quail eggs though hubby hated breaking so many open. I think I will get him a quail egg cutter for father's day
I have also been giving my ducks any leaves and prunnings from my tomato plants. Lexus (shown above) has also gotten a few green tomatoes that fell off the plants in a hail storm. No problems. I have tried giving garden scraps to the quail, but they wont eat them.
