Recent content by Billy-jean

My chukar almost killed two of my doves..very aggressive if they are with smaller birds. Fine with my hens and ducks cause they're bigger,but my sweet doves were almost mulled to death..he's gotta go, never gain,as beautiful as they are,they're certainly are more wild than anything I keep.

We converted our gazebo into a coop for our silkies ,turned out amazing!!

I have ths same problem,but it's with the goats getting at the ducks feed.they are kept in separate houses for nighttime,but in the same outside enclosure. so It was hard to find a solution,so I put the ducks feed in a doghouse,and have a fence across the opening/door,,then the goats can't eat...

I have pure snowy calls,,and got a pure white this spring from a hatch...thought it was weird!

Here is my lone survivor,,she's ,,I think,,buff and has specks of black throughout her,,anyone want to jump in on colors?

yes,I'll post one soon...

Out of all my 6 eggs,,only 1 took,,and here she is...pretty sure it's a buff,,and has spots on her head this am,,now that's she's all dried off :)) Do buff's have spots on them as chicks?

hehe I am now using a fondue fork that fits between a small space at the top,,so I push the egg that needs rotating,lol,and all is still kept closed :) Have to be creative right? I'm on day 21 and no action at all from the due chick.. I have a shallow bowl of water with a sponge soaking it...

I am now on lock down mode for my 1 single silkie egg..(others never made it,were frozen when I got them,and never took) anyways I added another egg to the incubator making the 2 of them 5 days apart, I am in lock down for the 1st egg,,but I still have to turn the second one 3 times a day..is...

I am in,,setting my call ducks eggs! Looking forward to this! How fun!

ok :)

3 look similar to silver appleyards,,but one looks different from the rest,the black and white one..he looks magpie..definitely mixes,but very beautiful:)

well good luck to you to! I have 1 out od 6 ,LOL,but that one lone chick will be with 2 more with a week after hatching,hope it all goes well,,the 2 new ones I started look good and are veining!

This is getting me very excited to have my call ducklings this spring!!

I used a solid low ceramic water dish,,and placed it on top of a screened/wired/caged area,,larger than the dish,,that drained into a pan beneath it..never got anything else wet..was great!the ducklings would go up a little ramp to get to the water,,but made for less cleaning !