Muscovy ducks are good mothers, great bug foragers, and do not quack like most ducks.
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| It all started innocently enough--all I wanted was a horse, but we had a little chicken coop on the barn with a light timer....so we got chickens. A milk animal would be nice, but cows are so big...so we got a dairy goat. Ummm...can't have milk without honey....bees were next, and so on and so on. We've learned a lot about animal husbandry in the process. (farm tip # 1: be sure the fence and shelter are built BEFORE you bring it home!) Here's our current assortment. |
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| A dog is a farm essential. Misty is chicken guard, watchdog, and goat alarm--she barks when the goats escape from their fence. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Silkies are the curious chickens shown above. Their feathering is different from other chickens and gives them a "fuzzy" look. They are supposedly one of the oldest breeds, discovered by Marco Polo in China. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Capuccino the llama loves being the goat bodyguard. He watches over the "girls"(does) and encourages them to venture into the far reaches of the pasture to graze. He makes me smile. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicken and guinea eggs. They come from Marans(dark brown), Silkies(small beige), Araucanas(green), and Golden Comets(beige). Farm fresh eggs have tougher shells and beautiful deep orange yolks. Muscovy ducks are good mothers, great bug foragers, and do not quack like most ducks. |
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| This gunea hen is setting on some eggs. Guineas object VERY loudly when they see strangers to the farm. They are native to Africa. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fonz, our new 8mo old Saanen buck from Dream Thyme Farm has "the girls" all excited! Isn't he a dream boat? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belle the bunny loves being cuddled and can be hypnotized. Recently Belle escaped from her cage & lived the wild life for a week. My farmer friend, Lynne,(Dream Thyme Farm) helped me catch her, & Belle is now happily telling her story to her bunny friends. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||