I just went out and checked and i noticed a raised area on my roos toe...just one..and not on any of my hens...it doesn't look like mites and on top of foot so assuming not bumble foot...red tissue under the raised area...
It is sex-liink rooster and only 8 weeks old..
I will take pictures later...
i have a pair of mallard ducks, and they r brooding on same nest together, the father is a khaki buff...
ok that said....the TRUE mother to the eggs is sitting without problems...now sister, is destroying their eggs...she brought out one yesterday and had opened it the embryo was complete(don't...
We are moving this weekend and the new place had an enclosure which we can use for the ducks and chickens. So I cleaned it all out and got a WHEELBARROW FULL of numerous kinds of poop.
Now I am wondering what to clean the soil with...and don't have much $$ we were thinking that maybe rack in...
I have a blue swedish female, she has been sitting on a nest of eggs she got up yesterday and i peeked at the nest...all the eggs are GONE she is still very broody do i force her up or let her brood for a while?
I am not sure what to do with her, and not real sure what happened to the eggs, I...
WHAT IS THIS?? HER FEET ARE REALLY SCALEY ALMOST LIKE SHE HAS EXTRA TOES OR SOMETHING..PADS LOOK NORMAL. THEY DEFINITELY CAUSE HER DISCOMFORT TO WALK AND IS ALWAYS BEHIND OR ALONE FROM THE REST OF FLOCK IN FACT SHE IS MOST COMFORTABLE WALKING ON THE CARPET IN OUR HOUSE...
I JUST PURCHASED THESE DUCKS AND THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT THEY WERE, HAVE HAD THEM ABOUT 2 YEARS AND NO EGGS...I JUST PUT THE SMALLER (?) FEMALES IN WITH MY BUFF MALE DUCK AND SEE NO REACTION FROM EITHER, CAN ANYONE IDENTIFY THEM??
I have a pair of blue/black swedish ducks, i went to the swap meet and got a beautiful buff colored Khaki duck..he is awesome (i say HE ) cuz i was told he was a male...okay, now I get him home put him my "isolation" cage and they have "f2f" contact..I did let them out (per free advice) and was...
I am looking for a quality breeder of chicken, ducks, and some doves in Edgewood NM area..I am cautious about shipping chicks, and would rather go and pick them up..I have gotten some from Tractor supply and am satisfied, but looking for some thing unusual or different color.
thanks
I have 2 swedish pair..I am planning to order one or 2 more pairs this spring when whether permits lol...I am wondering what is the easist way introduce them to one another..my swedish are only about a year old and the only pair of ducks I have with some chickens (all get along great) also...
I have 2 buff Orph hens and a rooster..and i have a Barred hen..They all get along very well...however I have on of the Buff hens that the rooster WILL NOT LEAVE ALONE... he has her back down to few to no feathers in spots..I tried the back protector things and he became very angry at her and...
WE WERE WATCHING TV HAD THE DOOR OPEN FOR THE DOGS TO COME BACK IN BUT INSTEAD BETTY CAME IN AND MADE HERSELF AT HOME!! SHE IS SO GENTLE AND TAME WE JUST LOVE HER SO DO THE MIN PINS!!
I have a beautiful buff orphington roo and it has been snowy and cold here occasionally his legs become very red not particularly the feet but the legs i have applied a&d ointment to them last night but.. now this morning his legs seem more red i don't see any inflammation or swelling and he...
could this possibly be a hen?? the rooster is picking on it all the time and it has never crowed and the rooster stomps his feet and does some kind of dance in front of this rooster(?) often in the mornings when i let them out this one is on the floor and has made kind of a nest in the...
suddenly this rooster is starting to become aggressive....attacks my min pin (female only not the male min pin) i think he attacked the cat...and chases the other rooster all over the yard and stomps his feet (like a mating dance looks to me) I am not sure what to do with him...I will be turning...
I need to be gone for overnight, but 2 full days...my chicks and roosters, have no windows in the coop (cement walls) as long as i leave them adequate food and water, would there be a problem leaving them in the coop while i am gone?? it is suppose to get into the 90's both days but in 50's at...
okay i posted some pictures earlier that weren't very good pictures so i took some more and hopefully some one can tell me what i have...I am pretty sure the Roosters are Mareen(sp) at least part anyway...
I am really beginning to love the little girls and enjoy watching them soo much...
I got the pullets from a guy that got them from a hatchery said they were not the "pick of the flock" whatever that means but he didn't know what breed they were..they are about 6 weeks old now ........the roosters are about 14 weeks old and from a different guy..thought they were...
Living in southern Colorado...nite time temps are in the 50s and day time high is 70-90
(we are having warm streak)
so the question is: my chicks are 2 weeks old, I have a shed I am using as a coop with a fence outside run...do i need to heat this shed at night, and do i allow them access...