One of my hens (don't know which one has in the past week and a half laid 3 eggs that have soft squishy shells. She lays them in odd places, like on top of a wooden table, not in the nesting boxes. In between she has laid at least one egg that had a normal shell. (one day I had the same number...
I have 8 chickens that we have had since last June. They were given to us by a friend and 6 of them are 1 year old, the other 2 are 2 & 3 years old. I added 7 Khaki Campbell ducks that are 6 weeks old and quite large to the coop today. Now my chickens won't go back in the coop. Will they...
I have 7 khaki campbell ducklings that will be 6 weeks old this weekend. The weather is finally predicted to make a turn for the better here in MI with days in the mid 40's to low 50's with nights in the 30's. Can I finally bring the ducklings form the basement to the big outdoors. They have a...
I have 7 Khaki Campbell ducklings that are just about 5 weeks old. This morning they started some serious pecking at each other and 3 have some large bloody areas. What is making them do this, and how can I stop it. I tried giving them more space, a large outdoor pen in the sun, but they still...