I have two 1 year old Black Sexlinks and two 5 month old pullets. I started letting the youngsters free range with the older ladies once they got bigger and I have been putting them in the coop at night with the older ladies. I separate them by putting the younger ones in a cat carrier so the...
I am new to owning ducks and think I have one boy and one girl. I was wondering If I keep them together all the time will she lay fertilized eggs all year or is it just during mating season?I guess what I am trying to ask is can I keep them together and still get unfertilized eggs for eating...
I have two 1 year old black sexlink hens and two mystery breed chicks. I just recently started letting the chicks out in a little pen I threw together during the day were the hens could see them and get used to them. I have one hen Sweet that seems to stay near the pen all of the time now where...
Hello everyone! I am new to owning ducks and am in NPR FL. I have had some chickens for a year now, just went and got a few more and got a couple of ducklings while I was at it this year. So I started learning all I could about ducks! I thought it would be fun to start a thread for people in FL...
I have two very nice black sexlink hens, they are a year old. I just got two baby chicks(not to sure on what kind) and two Peking ducklings. What should I know about introducing ducks to the older hens and new chicks to the older hens? I know I should wait until they are bigger and try and keep...
This is my fist time with ducks...they place where I got them from did not say what kind they were. Any one have an idea, I think they will be the big white ducks, but I don't know for sure...
I was just wondering if poultry dust was safe to use on baby chicks and ducklings? If not when or how old should I start using it to keep the bugs away?