So I missed having littles around and decided to fill my incubator and raise more chickens and ducks. I had a hen go broody and she has been sitting on a nest for about 10 days and my chicks are due this Sunday. Should I give her a few eggs and let her raise some chicks? Ideally I would like a...
I recently bred for a litter of hog dogs. Everything went wonderful with pregnancy and birth. I have been blessed with 12 chubby bundles of joy and a healthy caring mother dog. We have 4 adult dogs and apparent problems started after weaning the puppies. They have gotten more mobile and...
Nyla has had her puppies weaned for a few days. When she stopped nursing all these red bumps appeared and now a few have broke open. Some are purple and look like blisters. I can tell they are very sore to the touch. I have been putting hydrocortisone cream on her but haven't seen improvement...
I live in the Deep South and was wondering what to plant on the ground to give my animals more food. They have wild grass and the woods to forage in 24/7 but I want clover or something else to grow where I don't have lawn that I can cut occasionally to feed my hogs, mulch, and such with. The...
I didn't get a picture snapped before my dog/flock assistant lapped it up. Okay I have 5 ducks that lay eggs but every once in awhile I get an egg that has a soft shell, about like the consistency of a fried egg randomly on the ground. I give them oyster shell and was wondering if anyone knew...
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My yellow black mouth cur had puppies 10 days ago and her breast are square shaped, extremely hard, and look very deformed. She is nursing her pups, eating, drinking, and none have any odd marks or obvious problems. They do get much softer and more normal after she nurses, but...
I have two ducklings constantly curling their necks oddly. They are 5 days old. They have save-a-chick electrolytes and probiotic in their water. They are fawn runner mallard crosses. Has anyone else seen this? Is it normal?
Here is a picture and they just keep scooting backwards in the...
I ordered 25 Red Rangers from Ideal Hatchery and they got to me around October 20 and did awesome. I was so thrilled with their health and growth rate in their brooder pens, but they seem to have stopped growing. They have constant feed in their coop and free range all day. Some just seem very...
I have a huge variety of chickens, young and old. Everything was fine, they were picking my property clean of bugs, laying eggs, and giving me hours of entertainment before I brought home 4 ostralop pullets to add to my eggs. They all seemed healthy at first, and the guy said that they were all...
I've been using this site for guidance for months and just love all the chicken talk that goes on. It's helped me more than once to keep my flock healthy and happy. Can't wait to start using the forum.