Super cute!
They should be quacking by now if they're females. Mine are (for the most part- *sometimes* they still throw a peep or so in there) and they look to be the same age based on feathering.
Females will be loud with a distinct quack and males will have a raspy squeak of sorts. If...
Thanks everyone!!
They're in a 10x10 dog kennel (like this: http://cdnmedia.endeavorsuite.com/images/organizations/43af649a-f02f-4dec-967e-c08ac5c544d3/10X10%20DOG%20KENNEL.jpg) that I have covered with a sort of sun shade tarp. They share the space with 7 chicks that are a few weeks older...
It seems like just yesterday when they looked like this!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/751046/my-runner-ducklings-arrived-today-lots-of-pics
And yet they look like this today!! *faint*
...friendliest by far since the second I opened the box at the post office!
The little blue girl.. maybe "Rosebud"
Kiwi and Rosebud snuggling
Group shot! Little "Mango" has already learned to tuck her head behind her wing and does it *all* of the time! How...
I got a frizzle chick from the feed store today and I'm not familiar with frizzle colors so I was wondering if anyone wants to have a guess? Sorry for the picture quality, my camera was NOT cooperating with me! Thanks so much and enjoy the pics of her with my dog
Snuggling into Zoe's fur:
About ten minutes after my last post I lost him He had labored breathing and I left the room for about 3 minutes and came back to him not breathing anymore. RIP little guy, maybe it was for the best.
Alright, I can invest into some throw away heating pads... but what about for tonight? It's been eating canned cat food out of a syringe well so far.. is that okay rather than soaked dog food? I read every 15- 25 for feeding but you think every hour's fine? Tomorrow my mom said she'll feed it...
Thanks so much! I don't have a heating pad but I do have a little sack filled with dried corn or something to heat up in the microwave. What do I do for heat tonight?
I don't need to feed it during the night, right?
My little brother found a little baby sparrow by our house. It's nest is too far up to reach and I read that it's pointless to put them back because they are just going to be pushed out again. I put it in a tupperware lined with a hand towel and have been feeding it canned cat food. It looks a...