I have a drake now trying to mate with my chickens. they are all nearly 5 months old. there are 2 female ducks and 6 chickens, then Eugene. I was able earlier just to distract him, but now he is getting more aggressive toward the chickens. today he is in duck jail...but is this gonna be the way...
our nearly 6 week old chicks have been outside in enclosure for about 3 weeks now with no problems (knock on wood) we have a coop and they are ready to go roost just about sundown daily. we close it up to protect from possible predators. My question is do they need a light on in the coop at...
Thank you very much for the info! Guess you can tell I am still learning. If the drake doesn't quack, will he just be chirping and peeping always? lol my husband says makes him seem girly. Thanks again
we have 3 blue swiss ducklings almost 6 weeks old. one started quacking nearly 3 weeks ago. one a week later...the last still chirps and peeps. is there a difference in quacking between the girls and boys? the peeper is supposed to be the boy, but we're not sure because one of the 'females' is...
don't know how I found this thread lol , but I am so glad I did!! Like to add a quote if I could:
"My life is perfect, even when it's not" - Ellen Degeneres
I'm new to all this and love all the info I have picked up on this site. Thanks to everyone. Our ducks are soooo messy in their coop requiring a nearly daily cleaning...ya know that shelf liner stuff for your kitchen shelves? I put that on the floor of their coop and nesting box and clean up is...
they are on the dumor starter crumbles unmedicated. she is the biggest eater, by far. working on photos this morning to be quite frank: I'm not good at the tech side of all this.
what other methods besides wrapping my duck would help with angel wing? Penny is the most active of my three blue swiss, not sure she will tolerate being all wrapped up lol
Fort Worth TX Chicken Ordinance
Are Chickens Allowed in this location
yes
Max Chickens Allowed
depending on acreage (12 half acre)
Roosters Allowed
yes (2 max from what I could glean)
Permit Required
no
Coop Restrictions
none
City/Organization Contact name
fortworthtexas.gov...
today was the first day of our new life...5 cherry eggers and 3 blue swiss ducklings (the granddaughter's wish). Hoping to use ya'll a lot to keep us going the right direction. Thanks ahead of time