Hello-I am needing immediate help/advice about a duck problem. I have 3 drakes who just turned two, and one hen. Because my hen gets a bit too much attention from my three boys, two weekends ago I purchased 2 more adult hens the same size as my other 4. One of the new hens was easily accepted...
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Our first baby chicken ever born at our house named Miracle is 4 months old. She is fully feathered and has been very healthy until yesterday (12-14-16). She appeared to be walking funny, like sort of sluggish and she is lifting her feet REALLY high for each step she takes.
This morning she...
Hi - I have a Silkie hen that hid out in the duck pen, and before we found her she had laid 4 eggs. I know they're fertilized and since she'd been on them for a week already we decided to let her keep setting.
Last night it got down to 27' here in Iowa. She's actually in the 'run' portion of the...
Hi! I'm a new member (been a lurker for a while!) - we have 21 ladies and one crevoecuer rooster! We might try our hand at a few ducks next spring though. Loving' our chickens -they started laying eggs this July and then our daughter won multiple awards with them at the county fair and state...