one of my hens has been sitting on eggs for weeks 2 have hatched fine 2 have died whilst hatching and she has now abandoned the nest so i have 7 eggs starting to hatch with no mum,
i have bought them inside and i am trying to keep them warm i have warmed up tea towels in the oven so warm but not...
i have 8 chicks that are now just over 3 months old,i have definately one rooster as he is trying to crow which is really cute
my 2 questions are 1 do i need to rehome him ie will he be attacked by my big rooster or is it ok to have 2 roosters will he look after his girls and the big rooster...
hi i have a big problem harriet my muskovy has started eating snail shells,yesterday i got 32 from her ,today another 20 ,
i started to feel them just below her neck so i used my fingers to push them back up and got her to spit them out ,i dont want to cause her any harm by doung this but when...
have just been up to the shed to give girls a treat and henrietta had a plastic beer ring round her neck thank god shes ok i got it off fine and she is a bit quiet but no damage done
so just a scare for me but what a scare,
hi its me AGAIN
i have a couple of question
me girls nails seem really sharp so is it ok to just trim the tips off with clippers
also the top of their beaks are longer than the bottom....is this normal
thanks
as you know i am a newbie to keeping ducks, mine are doing really well but a friend of mine has said that i should NOT give them bread is this true and if so why thanks tracy
yesterday day i rescued 2 ducklings they are 2 months old ,i dont know the breed all i know is that they have taken to me as a second mum so i want to do my best for them ,
i have loads of land so that is not a problem , i have fed them today some grain and they love melon also i have a small...