I just got em in a tote with a heat lamp, or did I shut it off. probably 72 in the room with us. They are two weeks old. And I just meant they looked better when I took the lamp off of them. Thank you for swift replies. This is only 2nd year with little ones
Hello I have 3 ducklings that hatched all a day apart 1 is a runt I gusse and is considerably smaller but the two big ones are breathing pretty heavy and have thier mouths open but I had heat lamp going and seen could be over heated so I turned off the heat lamp. Just looking to see if it’s the...
I have a couple of bantams and there feathers are getting wild, especially the black one! Never seen it before dunno what to do if I need to do anything at all? And the other ones feather looks like it’s starting to do it a little too I just dunno if it’s contagious and need to pull em out??
Hello I got 2 runner ducks brooding on chicken and duck eggs. Ive been pulling new eggs I find so I don’t get more incubating but my daughter just found a chick that just hatched and my question is should I bring them in the house? I got a heat lamp in there but both ducks are still laying on...
Right on thanks, ya this week ain’t so bad but we ain’t in winter yet but when it does hit it can get down to negative temps. And from what I read there hardy till like 20s but I don’t want the supplement heat be to much directly inside there place or if I should move lamps elsewhere but as you...
I also have 4 chicks in the house that are about 5 weeks old my wife got from her agri class. I read I could introduce them at 6 weeks? Should I leave the one in the actual coop for them when I do introduce them Until they get full grown? Or will that mess the other chickens up that go in there...
Arkansas, it can get down to negative temperatures for sure. It does snow, thanks I didn’t take that snow load into consideration. So I will definitely beef that up. Chickens are about 8 months old and ducks are about 6-7 months. I mean everyone looks full grown far as I can tell. But I’m a...
Hey yall, looking for feedback on this “run” I put together. 13x10 Metal frame, I attached chicken wire all around then wrapped a tarp around the whole thing and tied it down. The runner ducks kept going under the coop so I just cut out a hole and threw in a dog house I re used and attached a...