Recent content by Wrigley62

Good afternoon everyone, It seems like spring as finally arrived here in the states, at least here in New England. The girls are out and about scratching and pecking at everything. The garden is almost all planted, I'm just waiting to put in the warm weather veggies. How is it where you live? My...

....But I posted my question on the Waterfowl forum and nobody wanted to help. Plenty of people looked, but they just kept on going. So, I'm relying on my "Chicken Friends". I'm thinking of getting a couple of Pekin Ducks and I know nothing about them other than they taste great! I'm just...

Good afternoon, I'm thinking of getting two Pekin Ducks. I was wondering what do they live in, how big does it have to be and nest or roost?? I have chickens right now. Plus, I'll take any other advice you feel like shareing. Thanks and have a GREAT Day!!

Hello everyone, what ingredients do I use to make a Dust Bath?? I have wood ash and DE, what else do I add and how much? Wrigley

Hi Everyone, It's in in the single digits (F) here in New England, Rhode Island to be exact, I was just wondering,should I consider heating my coops? If I do, then with what? Terri and I smeared some Vasiline on their combs last night and I put some plastic over the windows to cut down on some...

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Hello everyone. Nice to see you all again. I kinda lost touch when Hurricane Sandy came through. All is well on this side, the girls are all in one piece and producing eggs like crazy. No snow yet, thank God! Temps have been as low as the 20's F and up into the 60's F. Deer season is finally...

As some of you know, I have a roo who is brutalizing two of my Barred Rocks (none of the other breeds). As a last resort, I've been thinking of trimming his upper beak back a bit. I have seperated him from the whole flock, no contact at all except by sight. As of last night he slept in the...

Good morning, I am having some trouble with our Roo "Charlie", he is just too agressive with the girls, not all of them just a few. I cannot find any "Bumpa Bits" over here, so I have to order from the UK, but in the mean time I need to trim his beak or I'm gonna have to "Wack" him. I don't...

Good morning, My Barred Rock, "Elvyra Gulch" has a deep gash on the back of her neck. I'm not for sure how she got it, I can only think that it was "Charlie", he can be very forceful when he is "after" one of the girls. Anyways, I put some Blue-Kote on the wound. I then removed her from the...

This is Charlie at 6am this morning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSOMmDYCf8k&feature=player_detailpage

I have a question about treats. Since we enjoy giving the girls treats, is there a treat(s) that is ok to give everyday? We do understand moderation, too much of anything can be bad.

It's Saturday, 5:00pm and raining here in Rhode Island. The girls have been in the coop and run since about 8:00pm last night. I had just finished cutting up some grapes for their snack. I let them out and was immediately stampeded, they all knew what they were about to get. As the feeding...

Good morning all. Now don't get me wrong I LOVE our new fresh eggs, fried, poached, in other dishes and especially hard boiled, but they are a pain in the butt to peel! The store bought eggs are so much easier. Why is that? And do any of you have any tips on how to make it easier? Or is this...

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