I didn't know much about crested ducks before I had gone and got 2 of them.. I have since learned of thier physical and mental issues. One with a fairly large crest has been having seizures off and on for a while but now they are becoming frequent. It seems that it happens most when it is taking...
Today I noticed one of our blue/grey runners standing alone in the corner. Knew something Was wrong. She seemed totally in a trance, she let me pick her up, because she was swaying and seemed off balance. As well, she seemed to not really see or hear me, or at least she didn’t seem to show any...
We have (had ) 11 ducks (mix of WH, Rouen, KC, pekin & mutts) and 5 geese (mutts). A duck was attacked and died on Wednesday night. DH didn't get the door closed well on their run and shed, which is a raised floor Rubbermaid shed attached to 5 cattle panels in an arch that is covered with 1/2"...
(Shadow isnt a coyote - she's a greyhound/pit cross. ;)
What breed is Streak again?)
Shadow forced her shoulder and leg to go limp, avoiding any damage to them. She grabbed Streak by the back of the neck and flung him away from her.
(Kewl! :D)
Manny howled in laughter and joy as his arch...
The wind rustled the leaves and grass, and ruffled the two Eruditos fur.
The ground seemed to sparkle with small, bright flowers, and the sky hung a mix of colors as sunset dawned on a new night. It was beautiful out, there was no doubt of that.
Lachlan raised his head as two different voices...
~Jasper approached a thicket of impenetrable brambles, his tail lashing with satisfaction. Moitioning for Opal to follow, he ducked down and wove through the brambles that formed a crude, but suitable, tunnel into his den, which, seemed to be fully intact. The tightly-wound brambles arched high...
Hello, I am new to Backyard Chickens and have been coming across a lot of great information after researching health issues from my ducklings who are now about 6 or 7 weeks old. I found Lucy May 12th on her back in the coop and she was unable to walk or hold her head up. She would often arch...
Hello Duck Enthusiasts,
I am new to BYC and hoping to embed a video of my 7 week old duckling Lucy who is 1 month healing from what i think was a niacin deficiency. This is my third day giving her Vitamin E and Selenium. I am giving her spirulina and brewers yeast. Should i also give her Niacin...
Hi, I just got 6 welsh harlequins 2 days ago. About an hour ago, I noticed one duck started chirping very loudly. His neck is arched, and he occasionally is falling on his back and can't turn himself over again. All the stores near me are closed, so I can't go get any antibiotics or anything...
Wow! Thank you!! I was the one asking. This set up looks perfect. I'm going to have to use wood though, because I have too many predators and really do need something to attach the hardware cloth to. ~which I ordered today from Amazon, Thank you Tilly!
Goslings! Fun. What breed?
@Amiga this isn't directed at you, but it might be useful to others comparing Cayugas with Black East Indian Ducks ("East Indies").
Cayuga Black East Indian
Size Medium / Large, Meat Duck Bantam, Ornamental
Head Long, finely formed. Short.
Bill Long, top line slightly depressed...
XD it's true. River=55 to everybody else's 25. :th
Remember ThunderClan?
"All of the other Clans are bigger than us."
UH NUUUU YOU'VE GOT LIKE TWENTY MORE CATS THAN ANYBODY. :lau
Odd.
I thought the spoiler's name started with an F and ended with an L.
All this username changing must be spinning...
As she carelessly gained altitude above the swampy jungle river, she veered over a tight clump of trees in order to finish her tidbit, out of reach of her siblings' attention. Hoovering just before she landed, a net came shooting from inside the hidden recesses. Completely surprised, Nidhogg...
RubyNala97 your instinct was right. The Muscovy egg that had breathing type motions last night didn't make it. Very sad but hopefully we'll have a clutch under momma duck later in the summer. I was wondering how we'd have integrated a lone baby duckling into the flock.
Drama drama here today...
Greetings everyone. This is our first post on here and hope we can figure something out. We started raising chickens this year, mostly cornish cross, some turkeys, a few new hampshire reds and leghorns for eggs. My father-in-law surprised us 5-6 weeks ago with some ducks.... 23 of them! Most of...