We've ended up with too many males and not enough females, so we're going to be picking up some more females this weekend. I know they should be quarantined from our current ducks for a while, but curious about our other animals. I've tried research if there are diseases that can be passed...
Thanks! I've got them all on grow and show from blue seal now and have been keeping up with the Brewers yeast and "Hobs" as I call her seems to be doing better. Still not walking totally normal, but much better than she was.
Yeah, these 4 are SO attached to each other... They freak when I...
Thanks, that's what I was assuming after an unfortunate incident with medicated chick starter (I'm furious and horrified at myself). I've been adding Brewers yeast will make a point to give her some pease rolled in it to ensure its not getting taken by the others. Is that pretty much all I can...
I have a hobbly duck :( two were but after changing some stuff up the other is doing much better, but this one seems worse. She (assuming) seems to trip over her own feet and when I pick her up and let her legs hang, they cross. They're about 5 or 6 week old Khaki Campbells. She seems fine...
Thanks! I figured as much but thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. They'll have lots of hiding spots and access to the coop/barn. We're going to do a covered run for some of them attached to our actual coop - though they will free range as well - but the chicken math got me and the coop is now too...
Some of our chickens are going to be sharing our barn with the goats (each will have it's own area) but I was wondering if the goats will offer any protection to the chickens when they're out in the pen? We're going to have a very large goat pen that the chickens will have access to, and they...
Thank you guys so much for your feedback! You've totally confirmed my suspicions that it's totally not big enough. I'm fairly certain at least a handful of them are roosters, so they'll likely have go to by some means, which will cut our numbers down a bit. They will have a large run we can...
Hi all, new member here! I've been stalking the page for a while and decided I should probably just join in :)
We are in the beginnings of starting our family farm and currently have 20 chicks (straight run: 4 bantam silkies, 7 barred rocks, pullets: 1 black autralorp, 1 gold laced Wyandotte, 2...
I'm obsessing over the interior design of our coop...
The exterior is almost finished and its 6x8. We currently have 20 chicks, with 6 more coming soon, so I know it's going to be a bit cramped but we'll have a large run, that will open into a garden and will allow them to free range as much...