Brooders can become incredibly smelly in just a day or two under the wrong conditions. Using a thin layer of sand in the base of your brooder can eliminate odors and provide an easy way to clean up–like scooping out a cat’s litter box. This keeps your chickens healthier and is a breeze to maintain.
Fawn and White Runner ducks are one of the most commonly sold hatchery varieties of ducks. While they lack the upright body type of exhibition-style Runners, Fawn and White Runners are distinctive in appearance, with slightly concave, expressive heads, brilliant coloring, and wine bottle-shaped bodies.
Many people first venturing into the world of backyard chickens have some form of space constraint. Either they can only own a few chickens in their city, or they have limited space to keep them in. Bantam chickens provide a wonderful alternative to their full size counterparts. They are tiny, lively, and come in any possible color.
There are few things prettier than a duck with natural wings flying around a barnyard. But is it the best decision to allow your ducks to fly free, or should you clip their wings? (It should be noted that not all domestic breeds of ducks can fly. The only flying domestic breeds are Muscovies, Mallards, …
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Many poultry enthusiasts like to joke that chickens are a gateway animal–meaning it’s usually pretty tough for people with a couple chickens to not also expand to “a couple” ducks, geese, guineas, turkeys… you get the idea! Many people wonder if it’s possible to keep different species of poultry together. The simple answer is yes, …
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The Speckled Sussex is an old English breed of chicken. Known for its eye-catching coloring of white spots on a dark mahogany background, it is a great choice for those who are concerned with keeping their free range flock safe from predators–Speckled Sussex are naturally camouflaged in many settings. Despite being a heavy breed, Sussex …