Hey there! I've had something very similar happen to my Rouen when she was around six months old. (We also have a runner male and he's the clumsiest of the bunch.). It was the same thing. No apparent break, she did not flinch when applying pressure to her leg. It was warm, not swollen, but...
Hey friends! We are a small time poultry farm, with a flock of fifty some odd chickens. All layers. We recently got on the duck side of things and have increased our duck flock from four.......to sixty:). We are loving the process. Here's my question. My chickens have come down with crd...
This post caught my eye! I was hoping my one buff out of the flock would go broody since they make great mommas. Stuck rocks in the hen boxes to make it "look," like there were many eggs that needed sittin on....... Lo and behold, one day she is out free ranging - the next she's taking out...
Thanks for the heads up on the laying! We are about an hour outside of DC, but in farmland Maryland. So close to big cities but so far removed from it most city folk think we're extra rural;)
Hey feathered friends! I am new to owning a duck flock. We have two Peking hens, one mallard hen, and one Indian runner male. My runner is just a small guy but has already...ahem....come into his own. He is sweet to his gals and they are very accepting of him. He does his thing a couple...
Hey All,
Wondering if anyone has some advice to help deter a hawk who has a good memory.
We live in a wooded area that is surrounded by fields of corn. We often see hawks but they are too busy catching mice to bother with our chickens. In the year of having a large flock- we have not lost...