Recent content by Russell2000

  1. Russell2000

    Wry Neck???

    Thanks for the info!
  2. Russell2000

    Wry Neck???

    It does not appear to be causing her any trouble in her daily life, I'm just worried about it worsening.
  3. Russell2000

    Wry Neck???

    This is my Crested Pekin named Bob Ross (though we are pretty sure it's a girl at this point) who is nearing one year old. I dont think I will get another crested after becoming more informed on how they get their floof however still gonna give her the best life I can. I have noticed that she...
  4. Russell2000

    Rooster Breed

    I got this rooster from a lady near where I live who had way too many of them for her flock size. I am at a loss for what breed he is so any help would be awesome!
  5. Russell2000

    Sudden leg spasm in ducklings after drinking

    As an update, we havent lost anymore ducks to this so far this year. Everyone right now is doing very excellent and entering those teenage duck years. I'm still very confounded by what happened though, I'm hoping it doesnt remain a problem next year. Though I am still fully committed to only...
  6. Russell2000

    Sudden leg spasm in ducklings after drinking

    About as cold as a standard tap, not freezing or anything
  7. Russell2000

    Sudden leg spasm in ducklings after drinking

    Hey guys, Second year dutch Hatcher here and we have been struck by something very odd and tragic. Over the past four days we have had three, perfectly healthy 2 week old ducklings, that we hatched randomly die. It really sucks cause I have been trying to figure out the issue and I just cant...
  8. Russell2000

    Is this normal for Silver Appleyard Ducklings?

    Hey everyone, We are in the middle of our second season of hatching ducks (I utilized this forum a ton last year due to the learning curve) and things have been going wonderfully so far. We have been hatching out eggs from our own ducks but we also grabbed a dozen hatching eggs of silver...
  9. Russell2000

    Rooster Breed

    Thanks!
  10. Russell2000

    Rooster Breed

    Can someone help me identify the breed of my rooster? I got him at an auction about 6 months ago and I'm pretty curious. I think he is a handsome looking bird
  11. Russell2000

    Muddy Run

    So in my two year journey with duck keeping, I have always had to fight with mud. Every so often we will get two to three days of on and off rain with no sun that results in the duck run becoming extremely muddy, to the point that there is standing water. I have never really worried about it...
  12. Russell2000

    Duck Feed?

    I personally feed my ducks the same layer crumbles that I feed my chickens, we have had ducks for several years now and they all seem to do really well on it
  13. Russell2000

    Question about Duckling who had a Niacin Deficiancy (not urgent)

    Thanks! I will look into getting some nutritional yeast and see if that helps her any with her growth
  14. Russell2000

    Question about Duckling who had a Niacin Deficiancy (not urgent)

    Hey yall, so of my 8 succesful hatches the last Duck had a Niacin Deficiancy early on. At about a week old she was struggling to walk and had incredibly sore hocks so I started supplementing Niacin into her diet (essentially taking a plate with a bit of food and the powder mixed together and...
  15. Russell2000

    Do You Keep Your Rabbits INDOORS or OUTDOORS?

    I have two fixed male rabbits that live comfortably outside in a hutch that my father built. The hutch has tons of shade within it so I have never had much issue with heat stroke but I have had to bring them into the garage during the blizzards we get in the winter.
See more
Back
Top Bottom