Hi! It's time to introduce myself:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We have had chickens for two years now. It has always been a dream of mine to have chickens and I don't regret doing it for a minute. They have been delightful. They live in our fenced in orchard...
I'm very confused. I thought panting meant a duck is cold. But my ducks are huddled together and one of them is panting. The ducks are two weeks old. They are in my house which is 86 degrees right now because the air conditioner went out this morning. We turned off the heat lamp as soon as we...
Hi! I am a first time duck owner. We have one week old runner ducks. One of the four is still the same size it was a week ago. Three days ago, it appeared to have a hurt foot and was hopping around on one leg. Now it is wobbling around on its belly unable to walk at all. We are making sure that...
Hello! I have dreamed of having chickens for years and as of this coming Tuesday, my dream will come true with 12 baby chicks arriving in the mail. I never thought I would own a duck but I fell in love with runner ducks and placed an order for three of them. They will arrive mid-May. I am...
We enclosed our small orchard with 6' high chain link to make a chicken and duck area that is approximately 50' x 72'. We are trying to decide how to best meet the needs of our chickens and the lifestyle of our family. The purpose of the chickens and ducks is bug control, weed control and...