So, this is my first experience with ducks. We got four ducklings on April 14th- 2 khaki Campbell’s, 2 “mallards”(they seem awfully big to me). We ended up with two pair. Has anyone had any luck with this ratio? Should we get rid of one of the drakes? Or should we add more ducks?
Their house is...
Do I really need to buy another bag of chick feed? The big chickens get all-flock pellets. The youngest will be 4 weeks this week. Can I just make an all-flock mash for the littles?
Also do I need to continue to supplement niacin for the ducklings (also 4 weeks) if they are eating all-flock?
I have a 2+ week old chick with an injury to one of her eyes. It occurred Wednesday evening between 5 & 9pm. For the past 2 1/2 days I been flushing it with saline solution and putting neosporin in it twice daily. The eye is still closed, swollen, and hasn’t changed at all (no better, no worse)...
Our cockerel broke his toenail off completely. It won’t stop bleeding. We cleaned it, used styptic powder, and applied pressure for nearly ten mins. We have crazy glue, considering that next. Any other recommendations?
I'm a married mom of 4 kids, 2 dogs, 3 cats, a rabbit, a hamster, and 8 chickens. I guess I'm "new" again to chickens. We didn't have any for 10 years due to a neighbor issue (they moved this year- yay). We planned to rebuild our coop and get more, but hadn't gotten around to it. Then in July my...