A Welsh Harlequin pair, an Appleyard and a cross hatched 5/27 and 5/28. Available for pick up on Cape Cod. Appleyard hen is of a pair and WH hen is of a trio. Majority of eggs look like WH hen but either drake. Parent stock is pure. Excellent layers and setters. Sweet dispositions and hearty in...
Nutritional yeast flakes, which I use, apparently have 56 mg niacin in 2tsp whereas Brewer's yeast has 10 mg per 2tsp www.livestrong.com. Nutritional yeast is in bulk and refrigerated at my health food store, fairly cheap. My ducks are very healthy and strong, laying every day!
My 3 year old hen has developed a purple-ish growth in her earlobe. She is completely fine otherwise, eating well and laying every day. I can't find info on this. It feels hard, it doesn't bother her to touch it. Does it need to come out? I tried to get pics but you can't really see it on exterior.
Like not so much...some of us are off the grid for a reason and use FB to our means, not big business'. You think Zuck does his own "farming?" There are many other online sources of even more reliable information now, to your credit. Don't make a deal with the devil on our behalf.
Maybe it was the drastic drop in temperatures. Unfortunately, they were too soft. Is this normal for the first eggs? They get layer pellets, and yogurt for extra calcium. Adding oyster shell today. Since I have 2 eggs and 4 birds, and now know one is a roo, I'm wondering about the other! 1...