Let me start by saying I feel absolutely sick over this and I hope someone can help me!
First issue is with my duck ( I posted for help in the ducks section but haven't gotten any help, hopefully someone here can help me!)
I have 2 Muscovy drakes, the grey drake has been picking on my black...
I am posting two concerns in one thread, I hope that's okay!
Background info - we started with 3 Pekin ducklings about 2 years ago, then added a Runner Duck (all females).
Last fall we rescued an abandoned wood duckling and to keep him company I added 2 ducklings - they were Muscovies, the...
We have a predator proof coop with a run that is very well constructed...except for the top...it is large and just covered with bird netting. We put our chickens & ducks in at night, well some nights we close the coop up later than others. Last night my husband went out to close the coop and a...
Hello all!
First of all - We have 8 chickens - 1 is an Australorp the other 7 are bantams; and 6 ducks (3 Pekins, 1 runner, 2 muscovies).
I want to build a coop that is big enough to house them all together and keep them warm during our Northwest Indiana winters.
I want one that I can go...
I have 2 Muscovies that are probably 3 months old. My "old" flock consists of 3 Pekins, 1 Runner, 7 bantams (2 are roosters) and 1 full size hen. I've kept the Muscovies separate so far and the last 3 days I've put them in a separate cage/pen right next to my others. When the ducks have their...
9 weeks ago an acquaintance found a new baby wood duck all alone and she didn't know what to do with it. I have 3 Pekins and a Runner and I told her I would take it and give it my best shot at helping it. When it got to me it was cold and limp, I honestly didn't think it'd make it through the...
I've been a long time thread reader on backyard chickens but this is my first post (so hello!) I've raised ducklings and chickens and had a hen of my own hatch 6 babies, so I'm not necessarily new at raising chickens/chicks but we had a situation at my parents house tonight and now I'm really...