Posts by robinaggie

Thanks to everyone who tried to help. The duckling is still alive. This morning I found it swimming in its water bowl and drinking. Its head is still quite swollen, it sleeps alot, and it walks in circles. I am continuing to try to feed it.

Please pardon my expression of anger, but I have to blow off steam or explode:These eggs were incubated as a favor. I understand that I should be grateful. But if someone is going to do something for you, they should do it right -...

I went to pick up my Khaki Campbell ducks that were being incubated for me. What I found was that the eggs had never been moved from the incubator to the hatcher, so one hatched chick was killed by the fan, and another chick had fallen...

Until I got the baby bird food today, Albert/a had been getting a 50/50 mix of Pedialyte and water with Polivisol drops, and would take an occasional bite of chick starter gruel. I knew that this would keep him alive, but I also knew he...

Maybe that's because he wants more chickens!!

It does make me feel better! Here's a not-so-good picture of Albert/a Spitzhauben.

I have a little runt that is in the brooder with nine of its hatchmates. They are two weeks old now, and Sparky is about half the size of the others. They stomp on him when they get excited, but he holds his own. Since he's learning to...

I got the special baby bird formula, and the chick loves it! I didn't want to overfeed it, so I gave one dropper, and I'll give another in about fifteen minutes. Then I'll make a paste and see if it will eat on its own. Thank you all...

If this thread gets moved it's gonna be about the billionth thread I have participated in to get shut down. I'm starting to get a complex.

Cute, cute doggies. My old dog Maggie learned to eat cat poop from my friend's Doberman. I never had to scoop the litter box again. I also never let either of those dogs lick me! :o Chicken cookies?? Oh, barf!!