Hi all!
I have 4 geese and 10 ducks who are allowed to roam freely in our backyard! Recently they have formed a bad habit of coming into my front yard and eating my plants!!
Has anyone experienced this or does anyone know something I can do to stop this??
Thanks!!
Hello! I posted this question a while back but didn't get much feedback. I'm hoping this post will get a little more attention! I am doing research to prepare for my first time incubating eggs. I have read that I need to keep the eggs in 50⁰ temperature until I am ready to incubate them. Is this...
Does anyone know what this is or what I can do to treat it?? Noticed that one of my hen's eyes was looking funny a few days ago...it progressed to looking like this :( It seems to be itchy as I always see her trying to scratch it with her feet. (Sorry for the cruddy picture...that's as close as...
I'm wanting to incubate some eggs from my flock. I was wondering if I can pull them straight from the nest and into the incubator?? Do they have to sit at room temperature for a while first? I've even seen that they should sit at around 55°F at an angle for a while?? Can someone clear this up...
Hello! Today I got my first incubator and I plan to hatch out some chicks! Despite it being very beginner friendly and relatively inexpensive I am still very excited!! Of course i will do my own research/trial and error to get things started, but I was wondering if anyone has any extra tips or...
One of my 2-week old Blue Swedish ducklings fell out of its brooder!! :(
It has been about 2 days since it happened, thankfully he/she isn't showing any signs of injury... but should I be worried at all?? The brooder is about 3ft off the ground.
Thanks!
I bought these from a local breeder as 2-day olds. He didn't know what breed the parents were, but he showed me a picture. From what I saw there was a White Chinese, Roman Tufted, and perhaps a mix (light brown and white spotted). I may be wrong but those breeds don't add up in comparison to...
I currently have 8 Blue Swedish ducklings who are 2 weeks old. I ordered them from a hatchery and got 1 male who was marked with a rubber band. As the days past it got too tight and had to be removed. My temporary fix was to polish the male's toenails while I waited to get larger bands. However...
I currently have four 1.5 month old geese. I have already experienced and cured angel wing on 3 of them, so I don't want anything like that to happen again. I am currently feeding feeding them a 1/3 20% protein chick starter, 1/3 cracked corn, and 1/3 oats ratio. I am not able to find any feed...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
- Not new, I've had chickens and other fowl for about 5 years now!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
- 13 grown hens, 1 rooster, 18 pullet chicks
(3) What breeds do you have?
- Variety: Silkies, Buff Orpington...