I am interested in ducks. I don't know all the details about care and how easy or difficult it is to take care of them. Please give any and all input so I can understand this animal better before purchasing them!! we have a pond that they can stay on, but until they are big enough to fly and...
I was given 4 JG eggs and I was miles from home and it was freezing. I expected nothing, but I incubated and they are hatching. One down and three to go. The first looks great until he rolled over. There's a yolk colored - what looks like a belly button, but my guess is that it's a deformity of...
Today I took out two roosters. One that I raised from a chick and who is now in the crock pot! YUM! the other bird I also raised, but his health i found to be very poor upon Butcher. I've seen some mites on my birds every now and then and have sprayed them and their roosts with mite spray. this...
I made some scrambled eggs with ham this morning. I finished cooking them and they smelled rubbery. I took one bite and it was awful! It Tasted and smelled like rubber. I cannot think of anything that would affect the eggs that they are eating. I suspected the ham but it smelled fine and was...
I have two doors on my coop, one that I use all the time- the other is mostly just wired shut until cleaning. The one I use the most was thrown together with bird netting which I have never been confident in, and hardware clothe which I feel better about. I keep my goats in the coop as well so...
this is a red hen I purchased 2 months ago. I saw this on her then and also noticed that her back was bare from roosters mounting her. Now she's started growing new feathers on her back and due to low energy and her stayin in the coop during the day I moved her to another coop until she's back...
the 24 hours of day 21 just started and the eggs are starting to rock back and forth! even if only a couple out of the ten hatch its worth it! im so excited!
i got two new brown leghorn hens and one of them has deformed feet. her toes curve to the sides. i have heard of chicks having feet problems.. did she and the previous owner not do anything?
I was out locking the coop and one of my little girls was standing on one leg.(normal, it's chilly ) but she started walking and she kinda hopped every few steps. I picked her up and felt her feet and didn't find any reaction or bump or injury. Why would this happen?