It turns out not a predator attack, but my aggressive overly horny drake. Now I am looking for the hen saddles that will fit a Rouen hen. All I can find are for chickens not ducks. She has most of her back feathers missing at this point.
Atm I am trying to keep her quiet and calm. I need he calm so I can get a better look at her injuries. I know the mature drake we had would not leave her side and only left when I came over to check on her. He watched me the entire time. She is the only one with injuries.
My husband and I had...
I need some help. Whaty could have caused this type wound on my one rouen hen
It is a small puncture in the back of her neck. She is missing a large number of feathers off her back and she is not walking very well. I have moved her into the garage in an extra large storage tote. I cleaned...
I see 2 ducks. Neither looks like a drake. But they are young.
Here is a good picture of what they should look like. Drake on the left and Duck on the right.
He or She just developed the white patch on the front under his/her bill and the white spots on the wings. When we got him/her s/he was the only duckling that was pure black. I had to have him/her.
I am in Northeastern WI. I have a Rouen Hen sitting on a nest. No spare hens atm..... we will see what hatches. I also have 4 Rouens in the garage waiting to feather out.My luck I have 4 drakes in the garage and the nest will be all drakes.... I will keep an ear out for extra hens. I know the...
We tend to spoil our animals. The rabbits had AC this past summer. Even when the house AC blew the rabbits had their portable unit in the trailer.
For the ducks I want to make their lives good. Even if DH decides an animal is a dinner, we try to spoil them and when we do have to take their...