Recent content by Sadiew

Dont think it is anything toxic and vet didnt think so either ( vet thinks by amount of weight she has lost its been about a week and half to 2 weeks she has not eaten) and they were not out of their run while I was gone as friends who looked after them too frightened in case they disappeared...

Thank you

Help needed, I have just returned from being on a 2 week trip away and although my chicks and ducks well well looked after it was failed to pick up on that my young 8 month old duck has not been eating, she kept falling over to side yesterday when I got back so took her straight to vet, she is...

Thank you.

This is first time I have ordered hatching eggs by post. I am expecting 12 Silkie eggs any day to arrive and I intend to place them under broody hen, do I need to let them settle for any length of time first? I have never used an incubator and had many successful hatchings with my hens. I am...

He he I did as you suggested and carried him further afield, OMG should have seen speed of him running back was so funny, let him have a rest and took him further again bee line back but yep he was knackered he had a splash in pool then lay settled down for quite a while, will be doing that on...

Thank you for the replies. All my ducks normally go out for daily walk and mooch around but since 2 are sitting and one with baby Mr Drake dont want to go far, I let him out but he hangs around the gate almost begging to get back in, but I like your idea of carrying him further away will start...

Is there anything I can do to calm down an over amorous (horny) drake? I have one drake and 3 ladies, one of which just had baby so she is like get out here you horny beast you aint touching me, one more sitting on eggs so she is safe except when she ventures for toilet break, so that leaves one...

Oh so beautiful, I am so excited at moment I hope to have my first hatching's in next few days.

Thank you.

Thank you both for replying back. I will secure them in safe place and monitor reactions of the rest before I let them socialize with with them all, I will start today and put everything in place and keep my fingers crossed for successful hatchings. I will def post pics if all goes well.

Hi my lovely Darcie (Muscovy) has been very dedicated sitting on her eggs but gee whiz she has gone from loving cuddles to I'll eat your hand off if you go near my eggs My question is if all goes well eggs are due to hatch next week and if I am lucky to get baby ducks should they be kept...

Took her to vet this morning and he was not concerned with the lump, he says as she is older it is just a callous but not causing her any pain, but was more concerned on shape of legs, he said its deficiency and that is what is causing her feet to overlap and walk strange and has ordered me...

Thank you I will get some epsom salts in morning and maybe pop her to vet and see if he knows anything, although he is not an avian vet but he did look at one of my chickens before (here policy is very much they eat them not treat them :) would like to help this little lady. Thank you I...

She let me have a good check over on her today and discovered this lump on heel part of her foot, anyone seen this before, it looks like it has been there a long time, it looks like big clump of dirt but can see pinky flesh in it and more like hard skin on outside. Can this be removed, feel so...