It’s heavily raining and thundering where I live right now and it is supposed to continue all night. My two 8 week old ducks are in their run for the night and just standing in the rain and not going in their coop. Are they waterproof enough yet to be okay or should I lock them in their coop for...
My almost 7 week old buff Orpington randomly started being very loud and all of the sudden was all fluffed up. This is the second time he has done this and he always runs into one of his ponds and then cleans himself for a long time. After about ten minutes he is fine again. He is eating...
Thank you! When I initially noticed it I was confused because they were both directly under the heat lamp and were making no attempts to move to the cooler side of the brooder. I just went to check on them and they’ve moved to the cooler side and seem to be okay now. If they start again I’ll use...
I have two one week old buff ducklings who keep opening their bills like they are panting. The brooder is at 87 degrees under the heat lamp and they have a small bowl that is big enough for them to dunk their heads in to clear out anything in their nostrils. Could they just be nervous?