A week ago, Dumpling ( 1 year old Pekin) sustained serious head injuries in what could only have been a weasel attack. Her mate, Dagwood, was killed.
We are still feeding her using a large syringe to get food in her mouth. I am mixing baby cereal with fresh raw egg, and pureed green...
This summer, I adopted two Pekins who had been purchased as Easter ducklings last year by someone who cou;dn't bear the mess they made in her yard when they were grown. They were a bonded pair. We named them Dagwood and Dumpling. We built them a very secure 8 x 4 house right next to our house...