Recent content by Knighstar679

I Started out with pellet bedding for mine then added flaked pine on top and let the chickens turn it over as they root around in it. I am letting mine compost down to dirt because I am cheep and don't want to buy fill dirt and bedding to fill in the un even spot that dips down and holds water...

Depending on where you are he might not still be getting enough protein in comparison to what he is using. I would try the dry dog food or cat food added to his food. Its the cheepest and easiest fix. If you can get them black soldier flies have even higher protein in them too. Then reintroduce...

I will do that next time I forget a reference for the eggs in the picture. They are smaller than call duck eggs though

These are some eggs we have been finding in nesting boxes for some two weeks. We only have bantam ducks and 7 chickens that have access to the pen. These are small eggs fairly thin shells with yolks that seem to take up the bulk of the eggs space. We don’t have any new layers so I am not...

Yep it was me. I am trying to spread some Aztec love around because I love these little guys.

This is them “dry”. The Aztec looks much better after a bath. Not as matted looking. He has something going on with his face but I think that was from fighting with other drakes or poultry. Mr Aussie looks cleaner but the feathers are still pretty roughed up. Along with something going on...

I just took in these two boys. It’s and Australian spotted and a Aztec blue pearl. Their feathers seem almost look like they might have been stripped off the shaft, their are also some very then spots going on. I am not sure if this is wet feather or something else. I do know they got picked on...

Don't forget that they usually got through the axe murder stage. Even the duckling Nibbler who slept with me for three weeks went through it. Being prey animals, it is just instincts just keep calm keep interacting with them as much and as often as you can. Most of the ducklings I had imprinted...

I would give it some more time. I have a couple of times like the one above where I incubated in an incubator and we were on day 30-32 and I thought eggs where dead and when I went to clear out the incubator poof there was a pip. It wasn't as good as the last one which happened in January. I...

sounds good to go. Congratulations on your baby

Pine pellets are my best friend for the ducks but they are a nightmare for the chickens. So i use a combo of both. I designed the house for ducks so I don't have poop boards or anything nice like that. I did add in a cat tree and a perch for the chickens that they love. The ducks like sleeping...

I did rabbit fencing which worked out well for bigger ducks because it starts out small and gets bigger. But as I found out this year if you have bantam ducks those little buggers will try to actually jump through the bigger holes and can wiggle right on out. I did have a duck that did get a...

3 chicken eggs 4 aztec eggs 1 black east indie

About 3 years ago now I lost nearly my whole flock to a fox. At that point I moved the flock into my back yard. One the dogs patrol it, and two anything that has been fuzzy dies to my one dog because she doesn't allow anything in the yard. Things had been going well for quite some time. Other...

The most reliable way is with the voice at this age. They right now just look like very cute ducklings :D