SuperDuck Gets a Penthouse Suite

SuperDuck Gets a Penthouse Suite

May 21, 2019 | birds & poultry

With the sad demise of Frankie the middle pen between the guineas and the regular chicken coop is open once more. SuperDuck goes outside during the day and then comes in at night because he doesn’t understand that he’s a duck, and thus a juicy yummy treat...
SuperDuck Gets a Penthouse Suite

Lock down: Incubator

May 7, 2019 | birds & poultry

Seventeen days ago I put 24 eggs from a friend in the incubator. There are a dozen polish chicken eggs and a dozen easter eggers (blue/green eggs). I checked my calendar and tomorrow night they go into lock down. What’s lock down? Eggs need turned several times...
SuperDuck Gets a Penthouse Suite

House Duck Once More

Apr 30, 2019 | birds & poultry

Note: I am now alternating bird & poultry tales with stories and information about my lizards. A little over a week ago, I sold my Buff Goose pair. I also sold SuperDuck’s parents and aunt. (One drake, two hens). Frankly, when you deal with geese on a daily...

The Sweet Sound of Spring (Peep!Peep!)

Feb 26, 2019 | birds & poultry

I walked into the feed store yesterday to cure the “emergency” of our being down to the bottom of the barrel (literally) for horse feed. And I heard the sweet sweet sound of spring. Peep. Peep. Peep. Baby chicks waiting to grow up and produce eggs....
My Pionus Boy

My Pionus Boy

Feb 12, 2019 | birds & poultry

For today’s bird Tuesday post, I thought I’d share some recent pictures I took of my pionus,  Braynon, when I was playing with my camera and he was hamming it up....