I ordered this night and I think it'll work great as an outdoor brooder. I won't be finishing them in this, because it's far too small for that. I have a larger run area for when they're ready to be seen and not touched by the established flock. This would just be to get them a bit bigger yet...
I just got these 2 today from Atwoods and they were just labeled as geese. No breed info at all. I'm thinking Tolouse, but any breed identification help would be awesome. Either way, we're in love!
Ok so my chicks are about 5 weeks old now and I'm ready to move them out to the coop. The problem is we're not done constructing the run yet. Can I move them to the large coop for a week or so while we finish building the run? They're getting super cramped in their little brooder.
We finally got the duck house mostly built. There's still some finishing touches to be made, and I'm not sure I like the ramp really, but it's done enough for tonight. It's only getting down to 48 degrees tonight, so they should be just fine in there. It was rainy and chilly getting this done...
So originally I got 5 ducklings that were rescues. Four had been injured in transport, and one had a birth defect that gave him and extra bend in his leg. They're all almost 4 weeks old. Well, last night, my boyfriend brought home 4 more, bringing us up to 9. I thought we were done... then I...
I'm a fairly new duck mama and I'm trying to do right by my wee ones. Their first bag of feed was meant for baby chicks (nonmedicated) but this bad is specifically formulated for ducks. It's called Duck Starter Grower. With the first bag I knew to give the brewer's yeast, but not sure if I need...
New duck mama here. I went to the feed store the other day, and while there, the manager asked me if I'd like some free ducklings. They were injured during transport and she wanted to make sure that they at least had a chance. So I bundled them up and brought them home. I have 5 little Pekin (I...