She was hatched yesterday, clearly a little distressed. what do i do? we've already lost most of the hatch because the mother hen is clearly a bird brain.,
I thought typically pekins didn't go broody but our girl is sitting on six chicken eggs. Once they hatch I know I'll have to take her pool away but what about feeding. I've learned from experience that ducks need duck food but what about the chicks? They can't eat the ducks food. How do I...
I've read hundreds of posts and articles about what peop;le feeds their ducks but I still have to ask.... Does anyone give their laying ducks Purina Layena crumbles? Do they need oyster shell? If they do, how do you offer the shell? Do they need anything else on a daily basis? I treat my...
We got a new girl pekin last night and her bill is a bright orange compared to our pale yellow billed girl. Does this have anything to do with their diets? Which begs the question, what is a proper diet for a pekin? One is a year old, the other was hatched this spring.
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I'm not sure what happened, I suspect one of the roosters got to her but her eye is very clearly infected. It was crusted shut so i gently wiped it with a warm, wet cloth. As the crust came off pus came out . I cleaned it up and she has it open now but how sholud I treat it? I've read on...
We've recently had to keep the chickens locked in their coop and yeard because of predation issues. It's been hot and humid here as well. What do you suppose could be the matter?
hatched tonight while we all watched as best we could because it was under the broody hen. This is her second baby but the first one died The first egg we've ever "seen" hatch. Two to go!
I heard the chick peeping in it's egg under the hen yesterday. How long after you hear peeping should it begin pipping and zipping? This is our first hatch. TIA!
We have one bantam sitting on 4 eggs that, according to my calculation, should hatch any day (this is our first time). Are the four other hens and one rooster a threat to the babies?
We have two, month old white peekin ducks. Yesterday we noticed one walking funny and it seems worse today. Eating and drinking ok, swimming ok too. Talking walks isn't an issue although it looks drunk. Any ideas? It's legs and feet look ok to me but I know very little about duck anatomy. TIA!
We thought it a rooster from it's appearance but it laid an egg right in front of us today. Sadly we were holding her and it fell to the ground and broke.