My lil TSC babies are growing quite quickly as well... I am more positive than ever they are Blue Swedes and so excited to have them. We’ve been doing a slow introduction while they are growing and put them in the run while the rest of our flock is free ranging during the day, just until they...
Picked up these two beauties at the Tractor Supply last weekend in their “mixed” bin! We are thinking they are Swedish ducks based on their colors! They mostly had Pekins and what I believe to be either Mallard or Muscovy but these two were different. We already have a Pekin and I am currently...
Trying to figure out if I have one of each or two roos! They are three weeks old in these photos, mille fleur bearded d'uccle!!! Any ideas?
Chick A
Chick B
Looking for help determining sex of 3 week old chicks, I want to say two hen and 2 roo but I'm still new at this chicken raising thing. Two are mille fleur bearded d'uccle and two are mille fleur bearded d'uccle and silver duckwing Serama mixed. I have someone interested in them but they are...
I have a mix of 2 Mille Fleur d'uccle hens, 1 Serama hen, and 1 silverpenciled hen. My roo is Mille Fleur d'uccle. My hens have started laying and I have incubated a few eggs only had a single chick hatch and I have no idea if she is pure or a cross breed. She has the puffy cheeks and feathered...
Just another quick update! Nibbles has been feeling fine, she did not lay for 4 or so days after this episode ended. Then yesterday after she laid a soft shelled egg(it bounced) and this morning she gave me two perfectly shelled eggs. I believe this is conformation that she needed a good calcium...
***UPDATE***
As of this morning Nibbles is back to behaving normally and full of energy. So far *fingers crossed* she has not passed any yolk or egg like substance today! She has already eaten a full bowl of feed and a boiled egg with shell. I will continue to offer oyster shell in her feed and...
I have been doing what I've been told by other duck moms and also the wonderful rescue farm I got her egg from. This seems to be helping her to feel better for a time but I don't want to keep putting a bandaid on this if there is more that needs to be done.