My 14 mo old Pekin duck started limping maybe 4 days ago. This morning I noticed there is swelling where the ankle joint connects to the foot and is pretty warm to the touch. I did see a tiny scrape on the bottom of her foot but nothing else. What can I do to help her aside from cleaning it and...
My 14 mo old Pekin duck started limping maybe 4 days ago. This morning I noticed there is swelling where the ankle joint connects to the foot and is pretty warm to the touch. I did see a tiny scrape on the bottom of her foot but nothing else. What can I do to help her aside from cleaning it and...
One of these just don't belong? So we found this odd colored egg in my coop this morning and I am wondering.....could it be from my pekin baby? She is 22 weeks old and hasn't laid as of yet. All my chickens are brown egg layers.
I am wondering how many roosters can be in a coop together if they are different breeds. I'm sorry if this is the wrong area :( I currently have three Rhode Island Reds and one Rooster, 6 Barred Rocks and 5 Buff Orpingtons and two of each of those breeds are Roosters. I am already planning and...
My male pekin was taken by a predator last night, I am kicking myself for being stupid enough to think that they would be safe out of the pen all night. They had done it numerous times but now that poor Howard is gone Daphne is all by herself. How long will she wander around calling for him and...
I am a new bird owner this year :-) we got 4 hens that were hatched last fall and a rooster that was last springs hatching. Oh and two pekin ducklings that were day olds that we brooded in the house. Anyhow my chickens are RIR's and they are already laying on an "almost daily" routine :-) they...