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Hatching Ducks

We have decided to try something new. I have been doing some reading and it says that you can use a broody hen to hatch some duck eggs....

Golden Sebright

Another breed you will find running around our farm is the golden sebright, we call her Savannah. She is a bantam breed, meaning she is...

The Dangers of heat lamps

We almost had a tragedy on the farm Thursday. I was at work when I received a call from Kyle. Apparently, he came home from work for...

Speckled Sussex - Breed Highlight

One of the many breeds I have in our flock is the Speckled Sussex. We have 2, Spot 1 and Spot 2. They are probably some of my favorites...

Millie de Fleur - Ornamental Breed

One of the highlights on our little farm is Millie. She is a bantam Millie de Fleur. They have a very unique color pattern and feathers...

Barred Plymouth Rocks

Our second addition this spring is a couple Barred Rock chicks. Another dual-purpose bird, they are good layers of large brown eggs,...

New Breed to the Flock - Silver Laced Wyandotte

I can not go a spring without getting some new chicks. It is a sickness, sadly there is no cure. There are 3 that I am adding. The first...

Bumblefoot - Infection of the foot

Bumblefoot is a bacterial infection of the leg that can happen in chickens and ducks. This can happen from a duck getting a small scrape...

The Power of the Fake Egg

One thing you will learn when raising chickens and ducks is that they may not always like to lay where you want them to. Chickens and...

Another Broody Box

So, at this point, we have 8 broody hens. Let me just say, that is a lot! All those people telling me that domestic chickens don't go...

The Thing I love about the Farm- Babies!

So we had our latest 2 batches of chicks hatch today and yesterday. Spot hatched out 3, in the brooder box. You see 4 in the picture...

Chicks in a Box

So yesterday was our 1st batch in the broody box. Everything went really well. Oliver hatched 8 very cute little chicks that are happy...