Hi ,
I have hatched some isabella Araucanas this year & am trying to take photos but the colour is so subtle that pics just dont show the colouring ,especially in sunlight .I only have a mobile but all other pics are fine ,any suggestions please ?
I am taking my toulouse to their first show on Sunday and wondered best way to transport them to keep them clean ,I have a poultry crate and 2 dog cages ,also taking 4 large ducks ,I could get some boxes for ducks but prob not big enough for geese .
Despite having 1 1/4 acres and a flowing stream to roam my 3 geese & 6 ducks are making a muddy mess around their housing and gateway area ,it is not possible to put stone there but wondered if anyone had tried the rubber mats for strengthening gateways or any other alternative ?
I suspect my chickens have gapeworm as the symptoms described fit those my birds are displaying ,I have ordered flubenvet and wondered how soon after treatment should they stop gasping and rattling ?
I am having trouble with a rook stealing eggs ,my hens live in a garden shed with a double nestbox at the back they have total free range so need the door open all the time to go in to lay ,the cheeky b******** has even stolen my china eggs ,any suggestions please ?
Last week when I was at work the farmer came in with a young collared dove fully feathered apart from the tail which is still webbed it was hopping about the barn but his cats had their eyes on it so he gave it to me to deal with ,I tried to ring the local bird rescue with no luck so as a last...
My local livestock market has regular well attended poultry auctions ,I have often wondered why They charge for a catalogue when all the other special sales for cattle and sheep are free .The pens are charged and there is comission which is also higher than cattle and sheep ,I know the pens have...
Could anyone tell me how long it usually takes to get paid for birds sold in selling pens ? I entered some for the first time this year and haven't heard anything yet .
I hatched 2 ducklings from my pair of Saxony 's this spring ,they have both appeared to be female and started quacking loudly at 6 weeks ,after the first moult they were still apricot in colour and still quacking as ducks .I have recently noticed that 1 of them has started to colour as a drake...
From a split black cock and 2 black hens I have been lucky to hatch 12 chocolates from 20 eggs ,some have been yellow at birth but are definately going choc ,all these are supposed to be females according to advice from breeder,the black cocks will be half black half split .If I was to put a...
I have a pair of Saxony and 2 female Rouen free rangeing together,the drake just wont leave them alone and the saxony female in particular is now very sore on her back could I put saddles on them ? I have kept ducks for many years but have never come across a drake like this , the rouens wont go...
I have a pair of Saxony ducks free ranging with 2 rouen ducks they have made a nice nest in their house with 8 eggs so far (I have used the others up to a week ago ) will either of these breeds make good sitters or should I incubate them ?