Unfortunately with Covid the state labs are only doing “essential” things that affect public health or commerce. They won’t do the necropsy right now. We may never know, but it worries me for the rest of my flock
Yesterday I cleaned her up, isolated her in a bedroom in a dog crate with food and water. Supplemented the water with ACV and vitamins electrolytes. She looked ok and was either walking around or laying down. Checked her this morning and she is dead. The rest of my flock seems fine but I’m going...
A few days ago she was out in the yard and her whole back end was covered in runny poop. I brought her in for a bath and let her back out. She was eating and foraging and acting normal. Today her back end is covered again, she was in the coop with her butt drooping. Came down in to the run but...
I got her from a lady here in town. Not a breeder or anything. She said they would be olive but guess not. The EE she sold me lays pretty green eggs though. My layers so far. The right is my khaki Campbell duck. My OE is the one with the silver tail feathers
All of my known layers laid an egg this morning. I have 4 that have yet to start. A golden polish, a self blue d’uccle bantam, an OE and a buff rock. When I put everyone to bed tonight I found a super soft shell egg broken with yolk all over. The egg shell seemed to be small and a bit of a brown...
So you are a duck guy? How do you tell if you have a drake or a duck?? I’m worried my Cayuga is a drake but pretty sure my khaki Campbell is a duck. She quacks. I don’t want them to be in a stressful situation.
Hi there! I’m brand new to backyard chickens. I have a small flock of 6 chickens and 2 ducks. 1 golden polish, 1 silver polish, 1 bantam pyncheon, 1 black frizzle, 1 white silkie, 1 self blue d’uccle. My ducks are a Cayuga and a Khaki Campbell. Everyone is about 10 weeks old. Successfully made...
I’m pretty sure but thought I would put it out here for everyone to judge. Is this a rooster? I’m new to chickens. I have 6 different breeds and someone has started to crow.