Recent content by Duckstruck

When constructing the run in my coop, we didn't bury the wire straight down, but curved and facing out (so that digging predators would have a hard time beginning to dig). Something that I forgot to consider before building was the difficulty of rats; depending on the gaps in the boards, I'd...

Right now, how bad are we talking? I'd keep an eye on those Pekin boys. I once had five females for one pekin drake and he broke a buff orpington's hip bones from over mating. Poor girl had to be put down. I learned the hard way, just to be safe, I would only keep males that were equal or...

Here's my baby! It's a Rouen duckling who was hatched and raised by a hen! My hen happened to be dust bathing, so it added a nice effect to the image

Hello everyone! I thought I'd organize to swap some critters after quarantine, wanted to give a rundown of what I have to trade. Pick as few/many as you'd like! CHICKENS 2 Buff Orpington hens 1 White Silkie rooster 2 Jersey Giant hens 2 Barred Rock hens 1 Black and White Polish hen 1 Black and...

Hello! This will have to start with some context... Our neighborhood hosts two large ponds, one with property owned by my family. About twenty years ago, the neighbor who owned the other pond bought and hand-raised a breeding pair of pinioned trumpeter cygnets. As adult swans, they stayed at the...

The first chick hatched Friday. On Saturday, two chicks passed away in their eggs, but three more hatched. Today is Sunday, the eggs have had two full days to hatch. I've been feeding them chick feed and giving them some water in their nest box, but I'll have to move them so they'll have...

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Two are starting to crack with chicks!

I got 24 hatching eggs from a friend of ours on July 16. All they told me is that they were not incubated for a couple days before she sent them here by car. None came broken, they all looked pretty nice. Since I don't have an incubator, I sat them under my broody hen. Now, only 17 eggs remain...

I have a run that is about 1,370 square feet and a coop that is 99 square feet. How many chickens could this comfortably fit? I don't want to overcrowd anything. Currently I have 2 rabbits, 6 ducks, and 11 standard size hens. Tomorrow, I'll be getting a silkie bantam. Could this pen setup fit...

Today when I saw it, it looked like it was draining pus (It wasn't doing that yesterday) As I tried to hold him still, I must've flaked the scab off on accident on my finger. There was no more bump. (top part, external) (bottom part, internal) It didn't bleed, and I didn't see anymore pus come...

Hello! I have a 2 year old male Mini Rex rabbit who lives in a large run outdoors with his brother and some poultry. Both of them are hardly tame, but as he was walking I noticed a red bump on top of his fur on the underside of his hind leg. I eventually got him and tried to hold him still, and...

Hello! I adopted a trio of 7-week-old ducklings a few weeks back from an acquaintance's grandson after the family didn't want them/lost interest in them (impulse buy for Easter.) All I know is two of them are Cayuga and one is a Pekin. I've had suspicions about one of the cayuga ducks being a...

From first glance, it looks like a hen to me. Feed stores usually mark if they are pullets or unsexed. I believe tractor supply does it as well. Do you remember if they specified?

Hello! I've noticed one of my Jersey Giants has become broody, and spends a lot of her time in the nesting boxes. I didn't notice this yesterday, and I did collect eggs from underneath her before, but when I did today she didn't feel right. I pulled her out and flipped her on her back to reveal...