My chicks are brand new today and still drying in the incubator. I would say she's three times the size of week-old ducklings and 4 times the size of my chicks that hatched today. She has peach-colored legs. She just keeps eating and eating.
I went to Tractor Supply, and they gave me this bird for free. They said she is about 3 weeks old, maybe 4, and they think she was accidentally placed in the wrong brooder with the white Leghorn chicks that they received. They suspect she might be a meat bird because of her size and the...
Well, I'm new here, and a little scared. I have children and they wanted to hatch eggs. We took on the challenge and all 3 hatched. As a new returning chicken momma, I'm panicking a little. I'm also now the new proud owner of 3 ducklings. Help! 😅