we had 3 baby ducks hatch. I left to go out of town and two days later my Mom called to tell me she found them dead! Ants were eating them...yall please tell me that ants didn't kill these ducks!They were inside the chicken house with their mama (a hen who hatched them-I was shocked too! Lol) we...
We had an unexpected pregnancy...my mama duck and bantam hen took turns sitting, now I have baby ducks. I am leaving to go out of town for a few days tomorrow and just discovered this. My concern is since she is so small, can she defend them from the other chickens and ducks or should I...
My momma duck has been sitting for 35ish days, so I don't think her eggs are going to hatch. If I go buy baby ducks and put them with her will she raise them?! I know they probably need to be super tiny, but is this going to work? Would I just replace her eggs with ducks if she moves from the...
We had just one baby hatch out of 4. Any tips?! He hatched this morning, so I moved him to a tiny rubbermaid shoebox under a heat lamp. Do I need to wait a few days and buy a few of the tiniest chicks I can get so hes not alone?! He is the only offspring of my rooster that a stray dog just ate...
I have a duck that has been collecting eggs for about 10 days. She is finally sitting on them, and I am thrilled!!! However, she's in my garden (which I'm needing to plant soon. If I move her eggs to the other pen, which is connected to the garden, will she sit on them or am I stuck waiting for...
on of my two month old hens got out and I caught my dog with it. It’s still breathing and will open her eyes, but is content laying still (even on her back.) how can I tell if her neck is broken? I don’t want her to suffer, but I am unsure of what to do!
So I have 22 eggs in the incubator. I don’t have an actual egg candler. Abflashlight was working ok, but now some of my eggs are so full I can’t see anything except maybe a vein. I took this on Day 18 before I locked me down. Does it look about right?!Today is Day 20 and there isn’t a sign of a...
Hi I have been a chicken mom for about a year. I am interested in hatching some of my own eggs. Is this even possible? I am getting so many mixed opinions on whether it’s possible to do it with my own backyard eggs vs it’s best to order eggs online. I am also wanting to try duck eggs. Can I...
This chicken wandered up in my friend’s yard. She asked if I want it, but I have two roosters already. I’ve been wanting a speckled hen! Looks like a hen to me, but it’s hard to tell how old it is-and I’m relatively new at chickens Someone please tell me it’s a hen!
Hey y’all! So...I have 4 hens (I believe they are Cochins). I got them on April 1st. I was not expecting any eggs until October or November. On August 30 I was shocked yo find 7 eggs! I did the float est and only 3 were good to eat so I think some had been there for a few days. (I wasn’t...