Is my Daisy Mae really a dude? I just can't tell. She's not quite brightly colored or dull. Any ideas? She was in the pullet bin and is around 4-5 weeks I believe.
Can I give the chicks some kind of bath? They were fine for a while but today these guys must have had a food fight Can I put them in the bathtub with a tiny bit of water (like just enough to cover their feet)? I hate seeing them so...
Adorable! Mine are in that awkward stage now where they are half feather, half fluff, with a few naked looking spots. I put 2 ducklings with them and I have to look for them because they hide under the chicks.
So far its been my experience that the ducks were much more laid back and more fun than the chicks. Bbut I did spend a lot more time with them because I wasn't really working much at the time. Now I get overtime every week and I'm on...
Here's the thing. I live in an area where there just aren't that many predators large enough for a duck. We also have more than one fence and the ducks go into their pen by themselves most nights. I also live in sort of a triangle...
So last year I go the cutest 6 ducklings. I was excited about watching them grow, seeing what they would look like as adults, collecting the eggs, and just watching them be ducks. I ended up with 2 pekin drakes, and the rest were 2...
Same here. $1.99 for most, $2.99 for others, and ducks were like $3.79 or so. They told me at one store turkeys are only special order and the only ducklings were mallard, pekin, and blue swedish. I'd really like to add a khaki...
