They are, Im very happy to be their new owner! I'm just trying to figure out why they sound like drakes when they have literally been watched laying eggs-
They arent acting broody or anything, and i know Pekins dont go broody easy. I also dont know if they have an infection because only 2 out of the 3 sound deep and raspy, and they all seem fine,
I have Two duck "hens" that I took home, but their quacks are oddly raspy like a drake. They both lay eggs and have no drake feathers. Are they quacking like drakes to try and take the spot of one?
I spent time with my tiniest addition to my flock, Honeybunn. She is a silkie with a pretty bad leg deformity. She just hatched a few days ago and was an only chick, She has a little pink stuffed friend in her brooder with her. Sadly she only gets my attention for now until she's strong enough...
Thats Great to hear! She can pretty well, although a bit wobbily. She is eating and drinking, I have her on some Electrolyte water just in case. Even though shes a bit unstable, she did Just hatch so she has plenty of time to get used to her feet. I'm already so attached to her and would hate...
I just recently hatched a silkie chick who's toes are fused on both foot. We have one who has one foot fused and gets around fine, I just want to know if this chick will be okay?
I have a 9 month old Bourbon red Jake named Autumn and a 3 year old Bronze hen named Monny. Monny only sits down for me, And it seems that Autumn only cares for me. When they DO rarely mount, Its like neither of them know what they're doing. I would love too breed them but They're kind of...
She unfortunately Passed away wednesday evening. After some inspection i discovered that the "Egg" was actually her gizzard which was Blocked. This most likely resulted in her death.
I dont have any pictures currently, but it was Green and Looked like our other ducks' Feces. We did an inspection and Could feel an egg in her, But it was quite far. I gave her a soak, Got her some calcium and special duck food, and put some Vaseline around her Vent, So now we're just waiting an...
I have a 5 month old Swedish Blue hen and Ive recently noticed that she has been acting very unusual. She is hardly eating but will drink plenty of water. Her crop is filling and Emptying as normal, so i dont thing it's Pendelous Crop. She wont walk, But will instead scoot herself around. When...