Recent content by SilverApples

Yes that’s a good point. I’ll look up the dose range and give another good check up tomorrow, I couldn’t find/see anything else this evening, she can physically move her neck so must be illness rather than neck specific

I don’t have anything dick specific only some oral Sulfatrim left over from my hens. She’s much the same, I’ve offered raised food and water in case it’s a physical reluctance to move her neck but she goes up to the food and mouths it half heartedly but doesn’t shovel it in like usual 😔

I don’t think she’s broody or been mates roughly, drake hasn’t shown any mating behaviour yet. They’re terribly shy so I had to spy on them from a distance last night and she was hanging back slower than the others and didn’t immediate stuff her face with food like usual, so I think she’s...

Just popping in here to say Hi from East Sussex! I have ex commercial hens and have recently got Silver Appleyard ducks 😊 the heavy type not the miniature type. It’s unusual for me to get an animal that isn’t a rescue so these are my ‘precious’ pets! I might breed them one day once I’ve decided...

Hi all! New to duck ownership and only 3w in I’ve already come across something that isn’t in my books or rather could be several things. Our silver appleyards (heavy sort, not miniature) we’re brought in at about 8w old, and have been doing fine on Heygates duck/goose pellets (17% protein)...

Just saying hi! Owned ex-commercial hens for a while now, and recently added young silver appleyard ducks. Enjoying learning about them and caring for them in southeast U.K. Considering breeding in the future but for now they’re just for eggs and pest control