I know this is a poorly balanced flock, and I’m working on fixing it:
I have one Pekin drake, 4 Rowen Drakes and 1 Rowen hen. Only one drake (Morgan) is mating with the hen, so SHE is okay for now. My more urgent concern is that Morgan is aggressive with just one other drake (Abe) and he’s...
I just brought my duck inside after an animal attack. He only has one spot that’s bleeding that I can find and it already started to clot. He came running to me when I started screaming and running through the woods to chase away the animal so he seems ok other than the bleeding. Any advice you...
These two Guineas were placed in a brooder with same-age chicks. Apparently the chicks realized they’re different and attacked.
The bleeding had stopped before I got to the scene, but should I be cleaning the wounds or letting them heal on their own?
I moved them in with the newest chick...
My Pekin has had this spot since her white feathers started coming in. It’s not really bald, it just seems like he still has baby feathers in that one spot. Is this problematic? It’s not bothering me if it doesn’t bother him. It doesn’t seem to be, but this guy also has issues with his legs so...
My duck (about 2 months old) was attacked 4 days ago by wildlife.
The back of her neck has been skinned with some bone and tendons exposed. Day 1: gently cleaned with water and hydrogen peroxide. Day 2: TSC gave me Nolvasan Scented Disinfectant to clean the wound after diluting (later realized...