spring

Still too cold for the chicks here in Colorado

Description The proofs have been approved are ready to go! This adorable chicken is ready for spring! Inspired by my love of backyard chickens and my own precious hens (especially my sweet black copper marans). You can pre-order one or both...

Hey everyone! With springtime around the corner, I really want to revamp my coop and run. My current coop is a gray converted resin shed. I really want to paint the inside a brighter color, maybe yellow. I also wanted to paint the nesting boxes. However, I’m not really sure if that’s safe for...

I have 6 females and 3 drakes, spring is pretty much here and the drakes are acting horrible! One drake attacks the other two drakes and they just run away from him or they'll just fight each other or gang up on one. Two of my female ducks crest are pretty much completely gone as the drakes have...

Ready to fire up the incubator and looking for fertile hatching eggs from a quality flock of super fluffy bearded pure white Silkies.

We have some Rouens that are laying really well right now. According to Metzer, Rouens lay about 35% blue/green eggs, and we are getting about that from our five hens. But my husband and I want to know: Do some ducks lay all blue eggs or do all ducks lay some blue eggs? :) For example, if you...

Our French Toulouse goose has started laying eggs. This is our first spring with them and we aren't entirely sure which route to take. We can either leave her to it, or collect her eggs; however, there's a few things to consider. It's February; where we live, we can get blizzards well into...

Looking for Wyandotte chicks in the Sacramento or grass valley area! :)

No more mud! She's all shampooed, dried, fluffed and looking marvelous. The color is a super gentle shampoo and because she's so white, it takes a few drops of red to turn her completely pink! Anybody know how to get the stains out of the top puff? I didn't want to scrub that close to her eyes. ???

I am getting more ducklings this spring. Mostly girls. I need names! Please help me with names! Male or female will work. Thanks! :)

Hi there, So I currently raise quail, but they are attracting too many predators so this spring I am ducking out of raising them. I will be building a new coop out of my old one, though. Its original design was for quail- it's 4x8, like this: But, I want to raise something to put in that coop...

It was a very stressful holiday season, and I'm glad to be moving past it! Anyone have dreams for coop improvements, or this year's garden plans they want to share?

Hi everyone! Hope all is well. I am looking for someone in western/central Massachusetts or bordering states who would like to share a baby chick order from My Pet Chicken in spring 2018. I have a a small coop/run and am looking to only add 3 bantam chickens to my existing flock of three. But...

A four day old Pekin duckling.

Hey everyone! It just dawned on me that in a few months, it will be time to buy ducks!!! I thought anyone buying ducks in the coming spring could use this thread to ask questions and we can all help each other out! I'll start it off with my first question. What can be done now to prepare for my...

First and foremost, I would like to welcome you to Natural Hatching- A Broody Thread. Here you may chat about anything (or I guess, anyone) broody. Whether they're ducks, geese, or even pigeons (don't forget about the chickens!) post pictures, stories, or you breeding plan of action. Yes, I...