Nope :(. Our yard is a solid four acres from our neighbors, and we don’t use any kind of -cides thankS to our mousers and plants. Our neighbor is awful- neglects his animals and after one of his dogs got taken by the shelter threatened to send me to jail. One of Our cats went missing recently...
Not sure if this is the right Chanel but I need help.
A few days ago we lost half of our ducks. Our birds are semi free ranges- they have a large coop and secured run, but in good weather while we’re home they can be let out to wander our yard. Our birds have been doing this free ranging for...
We made it through the night. How long should I keep them inside? I want them to show an appetite but even then, its 18° out. Will I give them shock to take them outside once they’ve begun to eat?
Duck 1 padded this morning, inflamed vent, bad odor, yellow white discharge, discolored vent
Duck 2: passed 15 minutes ago, oozing yellow from vent
both were just laying on side
Duck 3, slow reactions, sensitive pelvic reigon
Duck 4 okay
I’m getting them crammed with electrolytes. What...
Wet feather. I’m asking about avoiding it in the winter. they do not have i and I know it’s a problem if i happens.
Usually low teens to mid 20s, but we can get down to singles. Our worst is usually 7. My brother is insistent that the hens need heat if its below freezing, but frankly I have no...
So so tragic. I’m so sorry for your loss, friend :hugs:hugsit’s always those doomed fighters that make their ways into our hearts. For me, it was a blind chick and one with a massive cyst in her leg. They’re all gone to soon, but I like to imagine all our doomed chicks find each other somewhere...
that isn’t an umbilical hernia, nor a yolk sack, nor a prolapse. those are its intestines. Those are never “unabsored”, afaik.
are you willing to euthanize? you can attemtp to gently get her intestines back inside of her,but honesly? The likelihood she lives is rare. I would put her to sleep,
yeeesh! I know there will neer be a predator proof free range,but this made me glad our (supervised) free range area is our Back yard and open enough for us to Never lose sight of he ducks. When I first Started doing our “walks”, one of he local raptors circled around us for a good 30-45mins...
So if we’re not under wind chills, doyou think they will be okay in their enclosed and hayed bed area? Its so hard knowing when to put them in the coop, and when our hens need a heater, Etc.lots of disagreements lol