Hi all I've been on several of the forums on here and love reading everyone's stories here on BYC.
I started with a small flock of seven chickens and three ducks about three years ago and a couple months after that I picked up eight more which were silkies. As most do once they start raising...
My husband brought this young chicken home to me the other day. He was at the gas station and a lady was trying to give this little girl away to the Amish and they didn't want it so he said he would take it. The rest of her flock had been killed by a dog and she didn't want to raise chickens...
I haven't raised ducks since I was a teenager and I now have 3 pekin drakes that are 18wks. I didn't realize they were drakes until recently and now they are getting aggressive with each other and my chickens. They were all free range but I have now had to put the drakes in a run so they...
I have 3 Pekin ducks that are 18 weeks old and I found out that they are all males. They have got along for the most part up til now but they are starting to fight and are attacking my chickens also. Is it ok to raise the males without the female or do I need to get me a couple gals to add to...
I have 6 chickens and 3 ducks in my original flock and they are 18wks. About a month ago I added 7 more which were about 3 wks old. I free range them in my back yard which is surrounded with a privacy fence. I kept the babies separate at first and have slowly introduced them to the older flock...
I have 3 Pekin ducks that have been being raised with 6 chickens and they are all about 3 mouths old and free range. I just got 8 more chicks that are 3 wks old a couple days ago. I have been taking out in the yard in a cage so the other chickens can be introduced and get used to each other. Two...
Hello all, I'm new to the site but not new to raising chickens. I raised them when I was young and now that my husband and I have finally settled into a house with a little land I am raising them again. I have 6 chickens and 3 ducks right now. I had 7 but lost one and don't know what happened to...