Hi, I have a little barn/coop with 6 6-week old chicks (Colombian Wyandotte, leghorn). I recently bought a buff brahma/Cochin bantam mix from Craigslist and don't know how long it takes for them to get used to each other. Right now the brahma/Cochin (~5 months old) is in a large dog cage inside...
Hi, I have three ducklings who are over 6 weeks old, and I wanted to know when their genders are distinguishable. What age do they usually get there curled feather if they are males?! Thanks!
(The mom is with her babies)
Hi, I just bought a 7 pound hanging feeder for my ducks. I read somewhere that raising duck feeders to their neck level (about) is good for them. Is this true? And l I forget why it is good so could you let me know. Thanks!
Hi. Currently we have 4 ducklings, the mom, and 4 other adult ducks. The ducklings are almost 3 weeks old. Tonight was the first night we tried to put all of them in the same cage. Well, the mom ended up biting/attacking one of the other females. Does anyone know how long it will be until we can...
Ok, so below is a picture of my Swedish/Runner duck. It is smaller than my other females. It doesn't have a curled tail and has not jumped on our hens. It hasn't laid an egg (however, we got it from a place with many ducks so it might not been healthy enough yet). But it has an unusual sound. It...
Hello! My Swedish/Runner duck bred with a Jumbo Pekin and has hatched her babies finally. There were 7 when they left the best. However, the next day 3 either drowned or were eaten. For now, we are keeping them in a little rabbit run. This picture is a little hard to see, but those are the...