The duck I have nursing went to the big pond in the sky last night , I found him in his nest this morning .I am disappointed he seemed to be getting better .
I will give the vitamins and electrolytes a try . If it is the tendon does he need to be put down is the bird in pain
I will try using the vitamin and electrolytes if it is the tendon does he need put down ?
Do you have much experience with ducks one of my boys has a bad leg my bulldog sat on him and made things worse . I had been feeding him brewers yeast it seemed to help until Lucy made things worse . Poor guy had no control over the leg he drags it and with all the rain it is muddy .
Good morning you all it has been a long time , life got crazy . I have added to the flock ( no surprise to any of you I am sure ) I am up to 35 birds , just bought 8 more . And three ducks the grandkids received these for easter last year , I end up with them . I just set up a bee hive , bees...
I have been training a new boxer she is a year old , but has not been around chickens before I took her in three weeks ago . First we held one of the chickens and let her sniff them now she is only on a leash around them . This week I have been taking her in the run when I feed them . My...
I find the older dogs will teach the younger ones, just bring them both out and you may have to scold the new baby but she will soon learn. Maybe start her meet and greet on a leash. Or pick one up and let her get a good smell, usually they want to smell but the chickens run and then the dogs...
We have a new addition to our family , a boxer twenty months old she has such a sweet personality. I am not sure how she is going to do with the chickens my other dog is great with them I never did anything special with her other then letting her be with me when caring for them from the time...
I know this has nothing to do with chickens but Carroll Ag is holding a bee keeping workshop September 20 th 6.30 to 8.30 the instructor is Dr . Delaplane it cost 15 dollars phone number is 770 836-8546 .
I don't consider my self to be a prep per but the only thing off your list I don't do is the out house , if it comes down to needing one I do have schovels so I think we are good .
I am reading this in amazement, you can use Kudzu for somthing other than a good work out digging it up and burning in hopes it will never return in your gardens . The blooms of squash are wonderful, now I will have to give kudzu blooms a try . And the tea as well .
It sounds like they need to work on constructing a safe place to keep chickens . I am with you , I couldn't have sold any of my girls to go to a home like that .
https://www.facebook.com/carri.lamolinare/posts/10154264299889890. Don't stop now it is looking good , I would take all that glass and nails what ever you find skim coat a cinder block in bed that stuff in it and use it for a step or a support some place in the build