yesterday got our first two eggs from (3 pekins) One was only size of chicken egg (is this normal) Today just one regular size duck egg. Grandkids estatic and had double yolked eggs for breakfast...yum!
Peaches,Sweet Pea, Duckie, and little Man enjoy their pool and let us know when it isn't full enough. Hubby put a drain plug in bottom of side (works great) and they are enjoying the play pen, Soon will have a permanent house built for them, for now "Duck Tractor" it is. Between them and meat...
my hubby just put chicken nipples into a five gallon bucket to use to water our layers, works great, except under where hanging there is wet spot in coop from where chickens dribble water from drinking...does anyone have this problem and how did you solve it? Thanks. (the nipples aren't...
came home from town and dh went to fill our three week old pullets and they had knocked over the small plastic mason jar like feeder and bottom had seperated from the red plastic with holes for them to eat feed. So picking it up he noticed something in it and lo and behold a chicks butt is...
one of our 8wk. old pekin's is hardly walking or waddling funny and watery diarrhea other three ducks are fine. read could lack niacin..is this from drug store and if so what amount. eyes are clear but like I said she mostly just lays down, feet and legs look ok, other ducks cluster around...
one of (4) our 8wk, old pekins is acting listless, hardly walking around,and waddles funny tail feathers and breast stained, looks like had diarrhea. she is still eating and drinking. Got some "lifelites" and mixed some of that in all their water and made sure she/he (still can't tell sex of...
I am considering coring an apple and hanging it in duck pen, thought it might be entertaining along with treat for our four peking's. Being new to raising ducks thought I would check if this is ok for them. I know the seeds are bad so will core it, they are about six weeks old.
a friend said you can tell sex of duck by bill color, three ducks have dark yellowish/orange bill and one is a pale pinkish color. So does anyone know if this is true and which color is which sex , since my friend couldn't remember which sex was suppose to be what color :-) we are sure...
Ok, watched the video on u-tube, but our ducks are abut 5 wks. and I would'nt want to stress the poor babies at my bungling attempt at trying to sex them that way. So dh and I tried listening to who was making the honking/qwack noise :-) they all sound loud at times, tails don't look...
before we get their duck house set up wuld like to know the best way to water these babies since we are cleaning and changing bedding twice a day now. If someone has homemade type please send pics and info. thanks
married 40 yrs. in sept. four grown children and four cherished grandchildren. Have a 12 yr. old cat and 2yr. old Weimariner who thinks she is a lap dog. Had meat chickens last year for first time. Expecting 6 american's and 13 buff orpinton's in a couple of weeks. Grandkiddies talked us...