This weekend the temperatures in my area will be about negative 10 degrees. l am really worried about my ducks and if their coop is ok for this weather. Usually they free range and at night they go in the enclosed part of the coop with the door shut. When it's cold I keep them in the pen but I...
This weekend the temperatures in my area will be about negative 10 degrees. l am really worried about my ducks and if their coop is ok for this weather. Usually they free range and at night they go in the enclosed part of the coop with the door shut. When it's cold I keep them in the pen but I...
I went to clean my duck coop this morning and saw it was infested with small flying, jumping black bugs. They were crawling around in the straw bedding. It has been pouring rain for a week straight so the straw in my run was super wet and dirty. The back of the run that turns into the fully...
I went to clean my duck coop this morning and saw it was infested with small flying, jumping black bugs. They were crawling around in the straw bedding. It has been pouring rain for a week straight so the straw in my run was super wet and dirty. The back of the run that turns into the fully...
I'm going on vacation for a week in the summer and I'm not sure what to do with my ducks. I have 2 backyard ducks. In the past I've had my friend take care of them at her house since she had ducks as well. She has since moved away so that's not an option for me. I've looked into farm animal...
I'm going on vacation for a week in the summer and I'm not sure what to do with my ducks. I have 2 backyard ducks. In the past I've had my friend take care of them at her house since she had ducks as well. She has now moved to a city that does not allow ducks so that's not an option for me. I've...
I'm going on vacation for a week in the summer and I'm not sure what to do with my ducks. I have 2 backyard ducks. In the past I've had my friend take care of them at her house since she had ducks as well. She has now moved to a city that does not allow ducks so that's not an option for me. I've...
People with small backyard flocks, do your ducks free range? I have 2 ducks, they have a coop attached to a run. I let them out every morning to roam the backyard and at night depending on the weather, I lock them in the coop or allow them to be in both the coop/run. Is this similar to what you...
I have 2 pet ducks, one boy and one girl. My friend also has 2 female ducks. She has brought them to my house while she is on vacation for a week. My male duck has been acting super aggressive towards my friends ducks. pushing them around, plucking feathers. I decided to seprate them by putting...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I actually don't have chickens, I have ducks! I got my first two ducklings in June of 2020. Their names are Quack and Psyduck.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have two duckies!
(3) What breeds do you have?
I have...
One of my ducks injured his bill pretty badly earlier this year. I used vetericyn spray 2x a day on his bill to keep it clean and help it heal. It took a long time, but besides a scar, his beak is perfectly fine now!