Our 3 year old Pekin duck scrapped with a stray cat today. Puncture wounds on both sides of head and left eye swollen shut. She seems to be ok otherwise. I put antibiotic ointment on the wounds and eye the best I could. I am concerned that her nasal vents are plugged with dried blood. She...
We have a 2 y/o Buff Orpington. All of a sudden she has stopped roosting and just sits on the coop floor. All other chickens are roosting on their perchecs. She seems lethargic at times but runs the yard on occasion. Is this something to be worried about? She keeps getting pooped on by the...
We have 2 pekins, about 18 months old. They stopped laying eggs in August, moulted but have not started laying again. How long do they stop laying? They have been faithful egg layers up until the moult. Thanks for your help.
We have 2 Pekin gals and one Mallard Drake. They are a year old and the gals have been laying 1 egg a day consistantly for 7 months. Just in the past few weeks we are only getting 1 egg every morning. About 2 days a week we will get 2 eggs. I have noticed that the eggs we do get have thinner...
We have a 5 y/o lab, 2 pekin girls and 1 mallard drake that are 1 y/o. The drake is CONSTANTLY chasing the dog. Just started doing it this spring. For the most part the dog has fun but I know she gets tired of never being able to lay in the sun in peace. Most of the time I put the drake in...
I am new to BYC so sorry if this has been covered already. Today was our first snow of the year. We have 2 Pekins and 1 Roan duck. they are 5 months old. In the coop I have put a heated waterer and a food bowl and beefed up their bedding. They usually forage but with the high winds and...
I am new to BYC so sorry if this has been covered already. Today was our first snow of the year. We have 2 Pekins and 1 Roan duck. they are 5 months old. In the coop I have put a heated waterer and a food bowl and beefed up their bedding. They usually forage but with the high winds and...