So a little over a week ago, my 11 ducks were attacked by 4-5 dogs. They killed 7 of my ducks, leaving 1 male and 3 females alive. The surviving male had no injuries whatsoever, 2 females have limps now (one runs sideways, like a crab, now to get away from me if I walk into the pen) and the last...
Hello all! I purchased 17 chicks from Tractor Supply on Monday. They were trying to get rid of them so they could prepare for their new shipment. Anyways, I know I bought 6 Leg horns, but the other 2 breeds I'm not sure. One came from the bin marked straight run, Rhode Island Red and the other...
I have a hen that was given to me by my sister in law. She got caught between the house and the fence over there, and broke her leg at the knee. Her toes are warm, but she cant move the leg below her knee. She does hobble around and is otherwise in great health. Shes about a year old if not 2...
Okay, I started the incubator on the 1st. I have 8 duck eggs and 4 chicken eggs in. I set it up so they hatch at the same time. Anyways, what day do I need to take the auto turner out??
Cant remember if I've asked before, but anyways, can someone possibly tell me what breed my 3 white hens are?? The pictures are of the same hen, but they all look the same.
My incubator jumped up to 87% humidity yesterday and stayed that way part of today. Even though I've taken the plugs out! We moved the incubator from the storage room to inside the house and now it's staying around 70%. Am I hurting my babies?? The temp has been staying around 100°. Please help...
I talked my husband into 4 more ducks!! I have 9 in the incubator which are due to hatch around the 28th, plus the 5 I have outside!! My sister in law says I now havw a problem haha. Anyways, can someone tell me what breed these new yellow babies might be?? The two different colors are a mix...
So today I received an incubator and 9 duck eggs from my sister in law. She just finished hatching her babies a couple of days ago. If anyone would like to follow my journey, I'll be posting on this thread every few days. This is the first time I will be using an incubator and first time...
It is currently 1:30 am where I am at. I will begin incubating duck eggs later on today and in a week, I'll be adding chicken eggs. What are some tips and tricks for a newby?? I want them to hatch haha.
I have 3 full grown hens, 4 little chickens and 5 ducklings. The big hens would rather eat the chick starter and so my little chicks and ducklings are starting to eat the chicken layer feed. Is this okay?? Or do I need to start seperating them when I feed.
My ducks have started eating the pellets I put out for my big hens. Two of them are still pretty young. Should I worry about this and do something or is it okay??
Hi! My name is Summer and I just received 3 little ducklings and bought 2 from Tractor Supply. I have no idea what breeds they are or their gender or anything reallu. Maybe someone on here can help me figire this information out or point me in the right direction to figuring this out.
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Hello all! I am Summer. I am 26 and live in a small town in west Texas. My sister in law introduced me to chickens and ducks. I now own 3 chickens and so far 2 ducklings. I should be getting 3 more ducklings today.