Articles by Duck Hill

Suddenly, unexpectedly, the flames were bright and strong! The smoke rose strongly, high, high into the sky. YET... incredibly, all the chickens survived. :yesss: In the middle of a disaster, what was done right that led to their survival? GRAPHIC WARNING: Some photos and some text below...

To help? To not help? What if a hatching duckling seems in trouble? My first ever batch of eggs developed well in the incubator. They were beautiful and strong and clearly healthy. On hatch day, right on schedule, they pipped internally, and then externally. Following general online...

Introduction This summer I had two Indian Runner ducklings die (Blue and Dark). Blue... well, on the first day he didn't want to walk too much but he was fine otherwise. I gave him extra Niacin. On the second day he didn't want to get up but ate hungrily so it didn't seem that bad; I...