Recent content by CollegeChicken

the problem is you volunteered too much information. This duckling is not going to be the healthiest it can be unless it has the proper feed. Stop taking pictures of cats and ducks and get out there and get some chick or duck starter. You keep asking what you can give besides duck food and...

if youre seriously that attached to it do whatever you need to do to set up the proper environment for it including food MADE FOR BABY DUCKS/FOWL... he needs a large plastic bin or box with a heat lamp set over one side so he has a warm spot to go to..when he gets warm he'll walk over to the...

never ran into you here before! I also am a dvm (Ross) ... It was interesting to hear that you had a similiar experience with the personalities of your Jerseys.....the hens were adorable but everything you said was 100% accurate in regards to their behavior

Very good point about the heating pads that stay on vs the ones that automatically shut off. Obviously the one that stays on is ideal to prevent temperature fluctuations...by incorporating a heating pad you can use a less powerful heat lamp (reducing energy use ) and allow the chicks to have...

As many of you know I love to have a mixed flock with as many different breeds as possible...one of my batches of chicks is approaching the 7 week mark...this batch consisted of 3 Cochins and 3 Jersey Giants...one of the Jerseys turned out to be a little cockerel.....As the Jerseys got older...

well thats good hopefully you did get lucky and get mostly pullets...to me that really is the only downside to bantams ( if youre looking for a 'pet chicken' ) Ive had quite experienced people be very wrong about sexing my birds, it truly is just so hard to tell with those tiny breeds. I seem to...

Yes I agree especially once they know their food and treat routine and you see them all literally doing the 'top speed waddle-run' right at you to get their treats lol

thankyou Stiggy, I care for them and enjoy them just as I do all my pets but I am disappointed because Ive been a very good customer of the store for several years and I had the chicks for less than 17 hours and they would NOT swap them out for silkie chicks....even though they have silkies in...

Thanks to the knowledge of those here who are extremely adept at breed identification Ive confirmed I have two mottled japanese bantams..that were sold to me as 'splash silkies'...I had them for a period of less than 17 hours but the store would not take them back. Even though the salegirl didnt...

yes it seems I scanned through the article too quickly and I had the gender coloring reversed.

I really cant...after youve been doing for for X amount of years you just kind of know based on different physical characteristic, being familiar with certain breeds etc......the problem here is everyone is comparing this bird to different breeds and thats not a good way to guess gender because...

the salesgirl ( I want to scream ) says she never told me they were silkies and they are japanese bantams....

i THINK its going to be a hen......didnt you buy 'sexed' chicks from MPC? obviously we've seen many cases where chicken sexers have been wrong and we ended up with the opposite gender of what we wanted, but Im just assuming considering your misfortune last year that you would NOT have bought...

build a base frame out of pressure treated 2x4's that is appropriately measured for your coop size. Staple hardware cloth to the bottom of the base and sit the entire coop inside of it. This gives you a wire floor. You can move the coop around to grassy areas or fill the run with sand or pea...

Mine lay decently well for silkies...they each lay about 4 eggs per week...but they go broody ALOT....they make excellent mothers, whether as foster mamas or being allowed to raise their own. They are fiercely protective over their chicks. They are unpredictable layers, kind of like the Polish...