We have a duck and few hens. This afternoon after my husband got home there was a new chick in our coop. Someone must have put it in our coop (that’s the only thing we can fathom). We’re in a neighborhood and have no clue where the chick came from. It’s an absolute mystery!!! But none the less...
Thank you everyone for the great input! I’m building a separate cage today to get them separated till I can figure out the next step!!! Thank you so much!!!
That’s good to know! I saw online that the Rooster would protect the hens but our drake sure is getting big! 😂 there is so much information out there you can’t trust everything in the internet, I’m glad I joined this page for more accurate information!!!
Thank you so much! That’s what I was worried about. I saw that the rooster would keep him away from the hens so I was counting on that but I realized this morning that isn’t what is happening! Thank you so much for your insight!!!
We got him and the other 2 girls when they were about 2 months old. We have had them for about 2-3 months and haven’t had any issues, everyone minded their own business. Now the drake seems to be more pushy and I’m worried his sex drive is just too much for the girls and he’s going to become...
They share a coop and they share one 5 gal. bucket of feed that have PVC elbows in it. I also have 2 pools of water, a 5 gal bucket of water with holes cut in it and a waterer they all share too.
I have chickens (1 rooster and 10 hens; 8 months old) and ducks (3- Muscovy drake, Muscovy Hen and Kaki Campbell hen; all around 4 months old). I went out today and our rooster was trying to get away from the Drake and was panicking. The drake seems to be intimidating the rooster and I think he...