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So, a month ago my husband and I found a very sickly and injured Muscovy/Pekin cross by a river ducks sometimes get dumped at (these aren’t city/resident ducks). Even though he is very feral, he was super easy to catch because he was weak and had a lame leg. After a lot of food and care, he...

I could be wrong, but aren't these Black Silkie Ducks and not Cayugas? Silkies are so hard to find, that if they are silkies, I want people to know they are there!! EDIT: LOL! A link might help, yeah? These are the ducks that look like maybe they are black silkies (the older mallard type, not...

Looking for someone to teach me how to caponize. I had two chicks die (gender unknown) and opened them up to see how hard caponizing would be for me. Apparently very hard as I could not find any sexual organs in either of them. I'd love for someone knowledgable to show me how it is done. Thanks!

Until my Dorkings make more of themselves, they are being kept in a run. The run attaches to a coop with sand floors. Every night, they get an insect or fish/shellfish treat in their coop which they always gobble completely up. I used to put seeds in their coop too, but they made a mess and...

Picked up recycled gym flooring to replace our gross carpeting with. Planks are one inch thick and solid maple and are going over plywood subfloors. I would rather not use adhesives at all, just nails, due to chemical sensitivities. The tongues and grooves are located roughly midway. All the...

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Anyone tried plywood flooring, especially when cut into planks? How did it hold up? It is an attractive looking option to me right now. I could use untreated plywood in my area for less than $1/sq ft if using pine, and about $1/sq ft for hardwood plywood. Then, I can use tung oil to seal...

So excited, just had to share! After years of waiting, I brought home my first four chickens. :D A huge red Dorking and his two red girls from Hortsman lines, and a silver gray Dorking roo too. I really, really hope they make some babies for us. Please send chick vibes this way.

I was able to find out what you get when putting a Red Dorking roo over a Silver Grey hen, but what happens when you put a Silver Grey roo over a Red hen?

Okay, okay, I know the real answer to this question is "get a truck". Working on it. I found some old subfloor heart pine planks I want to use as nail down flooring. I need about 170 square feet of flooring to cover my room (Well, less, but I'm giving myself room for mistakes). The ad says...

Been experiencing auto-immune type issues since birth. Recently was finally diagnosed with PCOS. Some things, like diet, have helped so much already. I am completely rid of two huge lipomas since cutting out carbs and sugar, am back at my ideal weight and haven't climbed back up in a year, no...

I am looking for two hens or pullets in the Liberty Hill/Leander/Llano/Lampassas/Burnet/Marble Falls area. I don't care on the breed or mix, but they must lay a blue or green egg (or one that lays pink and one that lays blue/green is fine). I can pay cash or check and will pickup. Price...

Might be a touch obsessed with these. They make for a versatile, easy, and filling meal. -Slice an avacado in half, remove the pit, and loosen the halves from the skin. -Pile your filling of choice in the middle of each half. A popular choice is eggs. My favorite is crab and cream cheese...

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I live in central TX, and just purchased about 2 acres of land. Part of that will not be accessible to chickens as there is a house, will be a fencec garden, and there will be a small fenced small animal breeding area for educational programs. We have rich and varied arthropod/bug life on our...

After years of pining, my husband and I are thankful to be the new owners of two acres of land. It comes complete with a cozy little home on stilts and a shed. House and land need a ton of work and are both being swallowed up by invasive cane...not sure what it says about us as we are really...

A property I am in the process of buying was listed as not having any HOA or covenant. My title company pulled up an old document from the 80s that shows covenant restrictions that are still technically in place. No one in the neighborhood follows these restrictions. I called the county...

Does anyone here own a Jim Walter Home built in the 1980s? Is it still standing? I'm looking into a home that has a lot of positive traits. It is affordable, on acreage, has good water sources...but, I found out the maker is Jim Walter. For those who don't know, this business is largely...

Considering buying a home as this Navy brat has finally found somewhere that curbs my wanderlust. My husband and I would be able to put 20 percent down on low costing homes with 2-6 acres in the area. We don't mind mobile homes ourselves, but the post-1980s mobiles seem to fall apart rapidly...

Do you have any hens that continue to lay when temperatures rise above 100 degrees in the summer? What breed/s?