Everyone is happily living together. Very relieved. I was worried I would have to build a new pen. It's funny how animals work things out if you give them time.
Well, today as I was writing up this question here, I had put my ducks out in the garden so they are enclosed in the garden and the chickens are on the other side of the fence to the coop, they made a heck of a lot of noise going in stretching out there necks up to the fence I am sure, calling...
Hi there, Bit of a long story here, This spring raised 2 ducks (2 muscovys) with my 5 brown leghorns got the chicks at the same time as the ducklings, Everyone has been happy, there had been a couple quarrels between the ducks and my one silkie hen but nothing too serious, All summer my ducks...
Well, they are still pretty young, Hatched in April, and they couldn't have any better nutrition, but I will bring her in and bath her and see what happens, I will post again when I am finished
I just read somewhere that if a duck is limping or has bad legs it could be a sign of botulism or a calcium deficiency. If it is Botulism and left untreated it could kill them! It said on that web site to try to get them to a bird vet ASAP! I know they don't have bird vets in my area. I hope...
Hi there, I am knew here, and I am knew to owning ducks. I got 2 Muscovy ducklings this spring and they a are fantastic little addition to my flock although I think one maybe sick... It seems like her natural oil isn't working,,, if that makes any sense at all. When the 2 ducks go in the pool...