I have a Pekin Hen, she is approximately 4 years old. A couple of months ago I noticed that she was spending a lot of time in the nest box. I didn't really think too much about it at the time. A few weeks ago I noticed that she had started limping. I checked her out to look for any injury...
I have a question. I cannot free-range my chickens but they are in a very nice coop with a fairly large yard where they can get out in the sunshine and scratch in the dirt, etc. I have 5 hens and 1 rooster. My rooster, named Goliath, is a Light Brahma and he is the gentlest most awesome rooster...
I have a question. I cannot free-range my chickens but they are in a very nice coop with a fairly large yard where they can get out in the sunshine and scratch in the dirt, etc. I have 5 hens and 1 rooster. My rooster, named Goliath, is a Light Brahma and he is the gentlest most awesome rooster...
Has anyone ever used the product "Sweet PDZ Stall Refresher" in their duck coops to help eliminate odor? I've been trying to find a product to help with the moisture and smell in my duck coop as they are quite stinky at times. The information on this product says it is safe for animals and...
I have 7 hens and 2 drakes in a rather large fenced in area with a very nice, comfortable nest box/coop. I have 2 problems that I would like information/opinions/advice about.
1. Not all my hens will lay their eggs in the nest box! Every day I will find at least 1 egg laying on the ground...
I have 3 Pekin hens that are all over a year old and have been laying magnificent large white eggs almost every day. I also have 2 Pekin hens and 2 Khaki Campbell hens that are spring ducks and are just starting to lay eggs. In everything that I have read, Khaki Campbells lay white eggs...
I have a 4 month old Khaki Campbell Drake that I raised from a duckling. His name is Jack. I noticed last night that his penis was not going back up inside his body. I did research and found out that it is probably a prolapsed penis. I was hoping that it would go back up by itself, but this...
I have a question about one of my ducks. The duck in question is the Pekin that is smack dab in the middle of all the other Pekins, directly facing the camera. If you look closely at her legs you will notice that her left leg is extremely bowed and her foot is very pigeon-toed. She has not...
I have several ducks. I have 2 Pekin Hens that are 2 years old; 1 Pekin Hen that is 1 year old; 2 Peking Hens that are young (this Spring Ducklings); and I have 5 Khaki Campbells (2 Hens and 3 Drakes) that are 4 months old. I will be getting rid of two of the KC Drakes soon because I keep...
I have a two year old Pekin Hen that seems to have developed extremely bowed legs, at least one of them is bowed. I noticed a week or so ago that she seemed to be just sitting a lot in their yard. I noticed yesterday that she was walking "funny" not really limping but she'd take a few steps...
Last summer I was given a flock of chickens, 2 roosters and 5 hens. I did not want the roosters in with the hens so when my husband and I built the coop we only put the hens in and let the roosters be "free range". One of the roosters was a game bird, I guess that's what he was. Anyway during...