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Learned a new trick this morning on how to power foam forced air incubator during power outage... with a jackery! I woke up to a winter storm caused outage and my husband got the idea to use our jackery. It worked great until power was restored. Hope my 2 eggs will be ok. They were without power...

After talking with a local rescue for a couple months about a buff dewlap toulouse they had rescued and posted on fb, I was able to bring him home last night. He was found at a local park, dumped, with bumblefoot. They treated him for a few months until scab gone. He has a slight limp in good...

After suffering too many duck losses recently, 2 nights ago I lost 3 geese, including a grey dewlap boy I hatched in 2012. While we set up cameras and started patrolling, I avoided locking them up given it is breeding season (so lots of fighting if locked up in small area) and there are girls on...

After 5+ years of trying to convince my husband to let me get cows, I finally talked him into a pair of mini-cows (lowlines to be exact). When we went to get them 250 miles away from our place, my husband refused to leave the british white cow behind (who was in the pen with the minis). So...

When feeding this morning, I noticed my 5yo blue cochin hanging on her perch. When I approached, she appeared blind and both her eyes were crusty. I gently picked her up and placed her onto the floor by the food. Within a minute, she wandered outside to her friends and began eating, so she...

My cochin/salmon fav rooster recently sadly passed away. He was gentle, chill, and friendly (the complete opposite of his overly aggressive purebred cochin father). So now I'm searching for the next great chill rooster to watch over my ladies. While I surf the local classifieds, I figured I'd...

Every spring, there is a new group of gosling/goose owners asking what to feed. Mazuri waterfowl feed is the gold standard for geese, but I know it can be hard to find. I was surprised to find chewy.com carries it, and it is competitively priced. While I personally get my mazuri locally, as...

We've had a lot of birds for many years, and 99.9% of the time they are free-range 24/7. We have a barn approx 100 ft from house that we leave wide open for our birds, and keep it well-lit. Our chickens roost on a horse stall rail, and our geese and ducks all go inside the barn at night when it...

So I have a place in the barn that was the late end of season catch all nest for a few geese. My production toulouse goose decided to sit on it many weeks ago and I never thought any would hatch. Much to my surprise, she hatched a pair of babies yesterday! They could be hers, but no idea who...

My favorite hen hatched a solo baby this summer. I thought it was hers, since it is a matching blue cochin (my roo is also a blue cochin). Much to my surprise, I realize my salmon fav must have snuck an egg into the nest, since as the baby grows up, I can see the pronounced salmon cheeks and...

It's only January 2nd, but season is already upon us here in Utah. I noticed my Africans doing their annual nesting location hunt recently, then found my first egg yesterday and another one this morning. I'm so not ready for breeding season, but figured I'd start up the 2018 hatching thread...

I work with a local bird rescue group and we recently had 7 adult mute swans brought in. We have had them examined by a certified avian vet and they are ready to be placed in new homes. They are well socialized with humans. We know there are two established pairs in the group, but are unsure...

I was given bird food from a friend when I unexpectedly acquired a pigeon last month and now the food has run out. I really do not know anything about pigeon nutrition and I am not sure what is in the mix I was given, but my girl deliberately picks out the safflower pieces (pre-shelled) and...

I was working with my avian vet today, who is doing research at the university. He brought a donated pigeon for his work. When he took her out of the box, I immediately felt drawn to her as she acted very calm and pet-like. We talked a bit and I was feeling very uncomfortable with the fate of...

This thread is to discuss and share the experiences we have had with reproductive problems in geese so hopefully when someone deals with this for the first time, they will know what to look for and how to treat their geese. Since I have a fairly large flock with approximately 20 female geese...

Since my flock is at maximum capacity, I am offering all of my “breeder” geese eggs for sale this year. In my main breeding yard, I have a 3yo buff dewlap toulouse gander covering a 2yo buff dewlap goose and two 3yo grey geese. Last year, I had excellent results with the buff/grey trio (who...

Hey all, it's that time of year when predators seem to become a problem in our area and we are in major trapping mode again. 90% of the time we catch raccoons. Those we dispose of with a 22. But occasionally we also catch skunks. We disposed of the 1st skunk, but have since released the...

It is with great sadness that I post this news. After fighting the good fight against cancer, Jerry Ford passed away this past Saturday, October 12th. He was 54 years old. Jerry was one of my favorite byc friends and hatch-along buddies. He was a kind man who loved his wife, his family, and...

Here we go again, we're hatching more goslings! I set my 1st eggs of 2013 a few days ago and am so excited to candle them to see if fertile. They are from my white & brown African group and am hoping to get an interesting variety of colors. I also have 2 pairs of buff dewlaps that I think...

Ember, my sweet 8mo old grey dewlap Toulouse girl laid her first egg today!!! It is teeny and bloody and not fertile (not that I would set a dewlap egg that small), but it was an awesome surprise to find today!