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Howdy Oregon folks! I'm moving back to Oregon after a few years on the east coast. Building a new farm in 2020, between Roseburg and Eugene. I had to sell all my chickens, but I'll be bringing 3 Silver Appleyard ducks back with me. Any recommendations for Silver Appleyard breeders in Oregon...

Has anyone here successfully bought Silver Appleyard ducklings from breeders in Oregon, NoCal, or Washington State? I'm moving back to Oregon this year with my 3 current Silver Appleyards (from a breeder in Massachusetts) and I'd like to expand the flock. I absolutely LOVE my Silver Appleyards...

Thanks for reassuring me on that. I've noticed the moisture issue and been rotating water locations. I've also been thinking of just removing water at night since it's frequently freezing and just seems to increase the damp thanks to the ducks playing in it haha.

Yeah, my ducks only get tricked into going into their house at dusk by bringing out a visible night feeding bucket haha. No matter how wet, wild or cold the weather they otherwise try to stay out all night. If it weren't for the owls and foxes I'd let them!

Thanks! Haha I felt pretty lucky once I realized they were making a habit of it!

Ok, so I moved my 7 ducks & 42 chickens into the same house at Halloween. I built a row of nesting boxes on one wall, including a row along the floor because hey, why waste the space? Turns out the chickens LOVE the floor-corner nesting box... some days to the exclusion of all the others haha...

So I'm a first year poultry owner (in central Maine), although I have experience working with chickens and ducks on farms in the PNW. I've been trained on the deep litter method in the past, and as soon as I started raising my girls this year I went with it. It is now Winter (early and ugly...

Not presuming to contradict anyone else on this thread, as I'm a first-year poultry person. But I have one chicken (out of 42 + 7 ducks), just one single little ginger chicken (she's a golden red/star), who likes to fall asleep a little earlier than the rest. She roosts in a safe spot in a fir...

Thanks for posting this! I've been similarly inspired by DIY Diva's A-Frame, and by a bid to find a design for my location that blends historic European aesthetics with Winter weather pragmatism (I get 60-100" of snow a season) and simple woodworking requirements. Stumbling across your...

I, actually, do not like fiddleheads. Or lobster. Or whoopie pies. Or Dunkin (coffee or donuts). Hahahaha

That's an excellent point! There is a record from the last time the well was enlarged back in the 1960's that only mentions one stream from due north and another from the northwest; the latter is specified to be deep enough it's below the township drainage ditch along the road, but I know the...

Right on, thanks! Does it sit directly on the blocks or is it elevated on posts atop the blocks?

Honestly? If I were at home, where I know the drainage and soil structures better, I would agree with you about the slab. But I've been here only for this passing Winter, and it's been enough to recognize that the soil structures, climatic conditions, and hydrology are a lot different here than...

Excellent resource for people who don't know about drainage or the impact of direct sun or shade on ground temperatures and soil temperatures below ground level. The spot I picked specifically receives more east, south, and southwest direct sun than any other spot on that side of the farm. I...

Yeah, the location is between my house and a dense stand of mature 30' pines that forms a horseshoe. The coops will be protected from the south by the house, from the east by the garage and 8' wind/drift break fencing I put up along the driveway, and then on the north and west by the dense stand...

Necessary context info: I relocated from Zone 8 to Zone 4, and am trying to adjust my experiences to keep pace with different climate conditions & challenges. :) I was finalizing plans for 2 chicken coops, both 10'x10', and 1 duck coop (8'x8'); the chicken coops will be elevated 3-4' off the...

@lazy gardener & @HoopyFrood Hey hey you two, I want in on this cutting or seed swapping. I'd happily trade heirloom apple tree cuttings (two different types), black locust tree root shoots (or seeds), lilac cuttings, sugar maple cuttings (or seedlings), birch cuttings, cherry cuttings, and more!

Rad!! I'll send you an email this weekend on your website. Love the Quackery name haha. May or even the beginning of June would be perfect, my pond will be ice-free by then.

Ohhh, the area with the ice wine made from grapes left on the vine until the frost? I'm imagining chickens playfully attacking half frozen grapes at the end of the season haha.