I recently got 4 ducks. I have a really big chicken coop that houses about 16 chickens and 2 rabbits. I have a pond on my property and I want the ducks to be able to live by the pond. Last year I had runners and they got eaten when they wouldnt come up to the chicken coop to go to bed. What is a...
I have the same problem! I have 13 chickens and none are laying! I can tell for sure 2 or 3 are molting cuz they are naked but I don't understand why none are laying. My chickens have always been moody when it comes to laying but they are all in their prime over 6months under 2yrs. The only one...
My baby chicks are about 4 days old. One only walks on its heels and one of its feet is all curled up. The other one stands up but hops on one foot. And my newest baby looks like it has a tumor on its neck .....PLEASE help! did i do something wrong and is it normal for chicks 4 days old to not...
i think it stopped bleeding its been like that for about 2hrs so i think if it was still bleeding it would have died by now no? he peeped this morning so im hoping by tomorrow morning hell be nice an fluffy looking up at me threw the bator
how much are you asking for the runners im right in ossining next to tarrytown i have some runner duck eggs in my incubator but i dont think they are going to hatch =[ ill know next week if they hatch or not id totally be interested in them
it did dry out i got q-tip with a little water and wet it alittle she is now out but crusty lol shes doing great tho eating and drinking and pooping! and humidity was at 70% with forced air incubator
im having issues with the "shrink wrapping" of the chicks the layer under the shell is dry and i feel they are stuck to it i have humidity at 70 i have extra water in incubator and its not getting any higher what do i do if the chick gets stuck? is lighting wetting it with a q-tip ok?
ii have 3 runner duck eggs in the incubator with my chicken eggs i know they take 28days to hatch but like chicken eggs do you stop rotating them2days before the 28days? and does their temp differ from 99.5 for chickens? also can chickens and ducks live together? or at least sleep in the same...
i read somewhere that silkies dont do well in cold weather i recently got one and shes like my baby love her ! so im so afraid for next year if she will make it threw the winter i think i may add heat this year to the coop. it wasnt done so i had all my lovely ladies and handsome gent living...