So you'll let your ducks sit in the yard? I have a Welsh Harlequin sitting on a nest hidden in our brush pile but I don't sleep well at night worrying about her! She has about 19-20 days to go.
My welsh harlequin has been laying a clutch for almost 3 weeks. I'm not sure how many eggs are in the nest (quite a few chicken eggs have gone in too. Ugh!). 2 nights ago she started to sit at night rather than go in the duck house. She decided our brush pile was the best place for her best. So...
We have 5 pullets the same age that were kept in the same coop. Our year old layers are in another coop, there are 7 of them.
The 10 week old chicks are on medicated crumbles. The older girls are on a layer pellet. However all of the chickens have access to both. The little ones could get into...
He was rocking back and forth today and puffing his feathers out when he would run up to the other chicks. I'm just waiting for the tail and a crow. :/ over 8 weeks and still no tail feathers!