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May the poor guy find happiness in his new flock!

My mom was terrified of even the smallest garter snake, so I became the official family snake handler at an early age. I have relocated countless, never killed one. My biggest catch out here has been a bull snake that was longer than I am tall (okay, I'm only 5'5"). It had just swallowed a baby...

A wise man knows when it's time to retreat!! A gazillion years ago, my now-former husband tried to "help" me when I was making a recipe I learned from my mom and had eaten since I was old enough for solid food. After the third helpful hint, I let him know from that day forward, he could be the...

Your photos never disappoint! Is Matt still in the basement? BTW, seeing at the names of your young ones reminded me of the three Smith sisters I knew when I was a kid; they were named Faith, Hope and -- Diane! Don't know why their folks didn't finish with Charity!?!

Your background sounds like mine; the family had chickens when I was a kid, but Dad was the primary "chicken wrangler." I totally agree with @dawg53 -- build fast and build big. There's lots of BYC threads about coop building with some great ideas that can make your life with chickens safer...

Sounds like the whole family is excited about the upcoming flock and that you've made some great breed choices! Welcome to BYC, Ben! There's a lot of expertise here that folks are more than happy to share; please let us know how we can help you.

Although it's named after chickens, there's so much useful information about ducks and geese, too, that generous and knowledgeable folks share here on BYC. Welcome to our flock!

I admire that you, unlike many folks, relocated the snake rather than killing it. In the second photo, it kind of looks like a bull snake. Of course, all I see around here is garters and bull snakes, so maybe that colored my opinion. But in my experience, bull snakes almost always put up an...

There are foolish people in the world who will tell you that Doris was "just a chicken." I feel sorry for those people because they don't understand just how much joy we lucky folks can feel when we share a bond with our birds. I am sorry for your heartbreaking loss of Doris and Oscar. Please...

Hurray for the great outdoors! I know cicadas are harmless. I know that. But, I still hate them! Glad your girls like them; they haven't reached here yet.

It's so sad and frustrating when a predator kills your birds; I'm sorry it happened to you. Best wishes with your coop build, congratulations on the new chicks and welcome to BYC! This is a great community of generous and knowledgeable folks who will be happy to help with any obstacles and...

The bunny I thought might make it, along with an injured one I didn't think would make it, were both alive at 8:30 last night and both dead at 4 this morning. If they had survived, there is a rehabber in Fort Dodge who would have taken them today. Congrats on getting the mower to run. I am So...

The bunnies did not get a chance to go to the rehabber. They were both alive at 8:30 last night but gone at 4 a.m. today. 😢

Thanks! I appreciate that you would if you could :hugs. I called the DNR and was referred to a local wildlife rehabber who will take the bunnies (the one I thought was dying is still alive). In the meantime, he thinks it sounds like they are old enough to just drink water. I'm hoping he's...

Came out to my driveway to see a cat tossing something in the air. Turns out it was a very young bunny, about the size of a chipmunk. When I got closer, I found one dead, one dying, one that was just bits left and one live bunny. I'm guessing it's at least two weeks old because its eyes are...

Apparently, the Universe is having a good laugh at my expense. In addition to deluge of cats and kittens I'm dealing with, now I have a very young baby bunny. One of the adult cats discovered two bunny nests in the goat pen. I came out to bunny bits, dead and dying bunnies and a single...

That's quite a pedigree for your little one!

It sounds like you have given him the best possible life. Congrats to both of you!

I'm envious of the rhubarb pie, Jim. Honestly, I usually just make it into sauce and eat it all by itself -- I love rhubarb. Sounds like your tomatoes are thriving, Lisa. I'm relieved when I go out and my plants haven't been dug out, eaten or abused by the legion of annoying critters here...

So, ducks first, huh? Congrats and best wishes on finding the ones you want. I've only ever bought mine from an area breeder who -- sadly -- is now out of the business. Daily water dumping is a good idea, and I forgot to mention that runner ducks (the only breed I have first-hand experience...