at the BUCK 'n RUN RANCH
My project broody hatched three chicks three weeks ago. Two disappeared without a trace. The third has been AWOL much of the time, but as of today, he is under my control! Thanks to my trusty net, he was captured, after being on the run since last night. He was brought into the house and [...]
My recent hatch of chicks have put me through the wringer. Last night when I checked on them before going to bed I found them standing in water! They had somehow managed to flip the paper towel up from the corner and into the waterer. All of the water wicked out of the waterer and [...]
I have been working on a top secret chicken project for almost a year. My F1′s, or first generation chickens were looking good. Three weeks ago the pullets started laying and I was thrilled with the egg color! I took the first dozen eggs that were laid and put them in the incubator. The [...]
The mother of all staggered hatches is finally over. The last two cream legbars hatched a couple of days ago. The incubators are empty for the first time in ages. My goal was to hatch a few roosters to find a replacement for Reggie as well as an extra. I now have four good candidates. I [...]
There is a saying about raising animals that goes like this, “If you are going to have livestock, you are going to have dead stock.” We have been relatively lucky in that we have had very few losses but luck was not on our side this morning. When I went out to feed the animals [...]
I bought The EcoGlow chick brooder from Brinsea. It is designed to accommodate fifty chicks. The EcoGlow is used in place of a heat lamp and utilizes radiant heat to keep the chicks warm. The underside of the unit gets warm and the chicks huddle under it. I live in fear of traditional heat lamps [...]
Welcome Wagon was founded in 1928 by an insightful marketing man in Memphis, Tennesee, Thomas Briggs. Mr. Briggs was inspired by stories of early Conestoga “welcome wagons” that would meet and greet westward travelers, providing fresh food and water for the journey. He created Welcome Wagon to embody this same spirit of warm hospitality and [...]
The poultry occupants of the Wild West coops voiced their disapproval of the frigid temperature this morning. The weather service reports our low at 32 degrees but that is for central Auburn. We are farther out and seem to have our own little microclimate here at the Buck ‘n Run Ranch. We have frost every [...]
It is weigh-in day for the emu eggs. They are almost exactly halfway through their incubation process and on target for proper weight loss. On Day 28 they should have lost 7.5% +/- 1.2%. That puts all three eggs in the correct range! I am getting quite excited. I am part of a emu egg [...]
Michael thinks he has a great idea for a new book. Says he barely broke a sweat. I’m still trying to figure out who’s the dummy. You might also enjoy: Mystery Ranch and other treasures Banana Cream Pie for Dummies Icelandic Chickens Could Escape Alcatraz We [...]
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