so, a little over a week ago I found one of my hens, a sweet little silkie/orpington mix named Sweetie, with a very nasty head wound. skin was missing, you could see part of her skull, and half her face was bruised to the point one eye was swollen shut. I separated her and put some drawing salve...
we have two rouens we got back on April 11 that we're positive are hens (both have made loud quacks and quack or honk when they get chatty and neither are getting any hint of starting to get drake coloring) and we're planning on getting a drake soon since we were hoping they'd be a male and a...
so my family got two rouen ducklings on April 11 and we're trying to decide what gender they are. I know what color their bills should be as adults so I think maybe we have a pair but I'm not sure. here's pics of them showing their bills.
this one is our sweet little snuggle duck. there's def...
so we have two rouen ducks a little over a month old and one injured his leg and can't put weight on it. we're planning to bring him to the vet, but there's no emergency vet nearby and none of the vets in town can fit him in until sometime next week. but since he's eating, drinking, preening...
my family got half a dozen bantams about four months ago (4 white silkies, 2 golden sebrights) and we're thinking about getting one or two young standard sized hens from a friend my dad works with to help keep them warm in the winter. he has multiple breeds and some crosses to choose from, but...