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Post by cortona on Mar 26, 2011 14:32:06 GMT -5
today i've visited a country fair and i cant resist to bring home some new bird, i've buyed two almost withe quails, two tolosa ducks,two sort of duck that are called germano in italian but are the king size version of the plain ones that come from somwere around russia.
the tolosa duks are greath i love it it come in so big size and it are claimed to be quite and calm (duks are considered in the same class as watchdog here ferocius watchdog hihihihi)
wel my parents are ranting that is more work, more stress, more everithing... but i dont kare this animals are greath add to my mindphoto of a farm!
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Post by synergy on Mar 26, 2011 14:37:03 GMT -5
I too feel animals work well in a permaculture type setting on the farm and I will be getting a couple of ducks to eat slugs. We got a young new australorp hen and the brown buff orppington hens are terrified of this small little black hen that peeps.
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Post by steev on Mar 30, 2011 23:37:15 GMT -5
I really need to get a chicken flock going on the farm for very practical reasons. Black Jersey Giants, I think.
What I miss most, though, is cats. I'm catless for the first time in ~40 years; it sucks. It will be years before I can re-cat.
Couple weeks ago, one of my farm neighbors would have let me have a three-legged puppy (stepped on by a horse, not mending, had to be taken off); a very cute and pleasent little guy, but I can't keep a dog now, either. Foo.
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Post by heidihi on Mar 31, 2011 10:20:12 GMT -5
I love the fact parents are mad because you bring home more work in ducks and birds  that is just awesome!!! think of all the things they could be mad at you sound like a great kid with a wonderful plan!!! good for you and I adore great big fat ducks I am hoping to find some for grandson this year..see I use him as an excuse to make more work for my husband ..shhhhh!!! |
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Post by mnjrutherford on Mar 31, 2011 10:51:14 GMT -5
We are thinking about getting a goose or two for holiday dinners. Meanwhile, we have 17 chicks and 30 eggs set to hatch beginning April 17th.
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Post by cortona on Mar 31, 2011 13:15:22 GMT -5
saddly one of the germano's friends dye yesterday but the tolosa's are doing greath...in the day it stay outdoor and it are happily growing at eyesight..fantastic!
sorry you dont have cats in this moment steev the discrete presence of this animals are greath and i understand you, here the problem is not to dont have cats but having too much cats!
i realy dream an plan about buyng an incubator but in this moment the budget is not enough(if i buy one i want a sized ones (usualy we grow around 40 birds x cicle of growt)and i like to have more quails.
so much work so much fun!
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that is just awesome!!! think of all the things they could be mad at you sound like a great kid with a wonderful plan!!! good for you