Raising Ducks - My Best Tips to Guide You Toward Successfully Raising Ducks Raising ducks is different than raising chickens, although you can be successful raising ducks and chickens together. Some modifications need to be addressed when raising ducks, and they add a new dimension to your barnyard. (Raising as many different animals and Poultry as we do, people often ask what is the best way to get started with a particular species. Many times the questions involve raising ducks. I … [Read more...]
6 Easy Brooder Ideas to Start Chicks
How difficult is it to set up a brooder? Here are my favorite easy brooder ideas for you to use for your own chicks. Easily cleaned and commonly found items can make a good home for the chicks to begin their lives. Your new flock of chicks will need a special home for the first few weeks. This home is called a brooder. It takes the place of what would naturally be provided by a broody hen. Chicks require a much higher level of warmth than full grown chickens. They are not able to maintain … [Read more...]
Hatching Eggs and a Broody Duck
How do you survive hatching eggs and a broody duck? I had no idea what I was getting into the first time one of our ducks decided to brood a clutch of eggs. Here's a recap of the events as they unfolded a few years ago. Since then, every year, at least one of our ducks has decided to set a clutch of eggs. We have had a few successful hatches and quite a few heartbreaks from predators stealing eggs. It is quite an experience. Hatching Eggs and a Broody Duck For the past month our buff duck … [Read more...]
Live Animals for Easter?
Its that special time of year. Spring has sprung, flowers are blooming, grass is beginning to turn green and we long to spend more time outside. When we visit the local farm and garden center, everything is bustling! The seeds are in stock, bulbs, seed potatoes, and cool weather veggie plants are available. But what is that peeping noise coming from the center of the store? Baby Chicks are for sale! Look at how adorable they are, small and soft and downy. They chirp and peep … [Read more...]
Margarita and the Beautiful Gifts
Margarita and the Beautiful Gifts is a story I saved on my hard drive a couple of years ago. It is one of our farm stories, that I witnessed happening, although our ending was quite different! I will tell you our ending later. The story was short and sweet and I set it aside, hoping that one day I would come back and do something with it. As usually happens, life moves us forward and it's hard to step back towards a project. But, this story called to me to bring it out. Margarita and the … [Read more...]
