So I have three ducks and three chickens. We are moving and i have to let my rooster go to a new home. Cant have him in city limits. My drake incessantly chases my little white easter egger hen. So i am gonna give her to the people taking my roo. Is it ok to keep my 1 hem with the ducks by her...
One of my two Ancona ducks laid her first egg on monday. There was another yesterday, and today nothing. I am really new at this. Monday was our first egg ever. 2 questions. 1) she has been laying overnight is that normal? 2) since there wasn't an egg today is that normal? Thanks please bear...
I have a trio of ancona ducks and a trio of chickens. All of them are around 15 to 17 weeks old. For some reason all of a sudden my drake is attacking my rooster all the time. They share a coop and run at night and free range my yard during the day. He doesn't seem to be hurting the roo just...
The first 3 chicks are silver laced Wyandottes. The first one interests me because of the color difference from the other two. The fourth is a new hampshire red. These 4 are around 5 to 6 weeks. The last 2 are EEs they are a little younger. It maybe to early for any of them but I am getting curious.
At what age should I move my ducklings outside? They are around 5 weeks old and pretty much fully feathered. They have not had a heat lamp in a week and it is getting into the 70 s here. Is it okay to move them outside? Fully or only during the day etc?
I think they are 3 silver laced Wyandottes, but one is a lot darker than the other two. The other one is supposed to be a New Hampshire Red. Any guesses?
We got 3 ducklings and four chicks this year and are starting to build a coop. All of them will be free ranging our backyard during daylight hours. We want a coop and run for them at night. I know around 3 to 4 square feet of coop space per bird is good. We are going to be converting a storage...
My ducklings are around a week old now and I would like to start giving them treats. I looked at buying chick grit for them but the bag says they should be two weeks old for it. I also read somewhere that you can start by giving them a clump of grass with dirt still attached and the dirt will...