Recent content by Christina Skye

We had two chicks hatch about 36 hours ago. One has a leg sticking straight out like it’s broken. It will stand, but not walk much at all without the leg going out and him collapsing. The other is “pidgin toed”. His feet are curled in, and the inner most toe in each foot looks broken backward...

At first it was a red lump. Hubby said it could have been a penis, but could have also been some sort of growth. 10 mins later I thought of taking a pic to ask about it, and it’s not sticking out as far, but looks painful. Should I be worried? Sorry for the graphic photo.

Since this morning mama has moved herself and her baby into the far corner of the coop. If I can ever get a pic I will :) as of now she and he baby have their own food inside the coop. There’s no way the baby could get in and out of it without help from human hands. The silkies are on their...

It seems our timing was off a bit. We were surprised this morning when we discovered our Mama silkie hatched a baby through the night! Questions: Should we separate her and her baby from the flock? All others are now in the coop eating the baby’s food and drinking the water we placed for her...

We did a little research and ordered Poultry Cell. The reviews for curing wry neck were phenomenal. Yesterday was day three. Today she’s up and moving, eating and drinking on her own and not flipping over at all so far! She seems to be on the up and up. We’ll keep ya posted if things change...

My daughter went to feed the babies a few days ago and came back with one who’s head seemed to be only hanging. At first we thought her neck was broken, but she seemed alert, and would lift up at times, so that idea was out. Upon a little research we decided she had wry neck and ordered the...

The ducks we let roam free. They have the broody box that we close at night. Before the spring, when the next sets of babies start coming, we’ll have a safer place for them all. They had been fine until the otters moved in. They are gone now.

I currently have one female left from a flock that got completely taken out by a family of otters this summer. One of my girls hatched two baby boys before she was taken and one of them got taken as well. I’m currently down to a girl, 1.5 years old, and my baby boy, 3.5 months old. They have a...

So we currently have three Muscovy duckhens and two drakes. This has gone well for the most part, and we have had them for an entire year now. Right now two of the hens are sitting. There’s only the one left for the boys, and my boys are starting to fight more often. One of them is missing a...

Now the two in the broody box don’t seem to stay. 68 degrees out this morning and both mamas were out swimming and having “fun” with the boys... I don’t have much faith that they will be very good mamas. Hanging on to hope for the mama under the trailer. If we can’t close her in to keep her...

I’m hoping to talk my hubby into doing this. My only concern with this idea though is trapping mama in. She wouldn’t be able to get out to stretch her wings and things she needs to do once a day....

Thank you for your insight. We’ll hold off for now and see how things go. Like I mentioned, there is two more in the brooding box. If we move them and the one gives up maybe the others will take over her clutch?

Ok, so we have had a broody Muscovy under our camping trailer. She was a lot smarter than the first duck that tried laying her eggs in the chicken coop, but now we worry about predators once she has her babies. We have a brooding box, but now the other too duckhens are occupying the space...

Thank you for your help. Hoping the little guy makes it. It’s sibling has imprinted on my daughter already, and I know without another this could become a problem down the road... during mating season