I've noticed recently that my peacock sounded funny when he hollered, like he had a bad cough...the past couple of nights, I've noticed he's rattling (like in his chest) while breathing...thoughts, suggestions?
I was going to clean out my flower bed on Sunday, but to my surprise there was a nest of almost 2 dozen eggs from my mallards. I don't know how many are laying in it, but it keeps growing every day. There is quite a build-up around the eggs, so they are well hidden.
I had found a similar...
2 of my eggs hatched overnight! I'm so excited! I had always heard peafowl were very difficult to hatch, but I did it! Keep your fingers crossed that they survive!
We had a flock of hens go broody at the same time...we tried to move them to a secure coop to keep snakes out & only one of them stayed on the nest...my daughter called me at work today to tell me she heard cheeping under the hen...I couldn't resist, I looked when I got home! We have one out &...
Our daughter was out riding the 4-wheeler in the pasture this afternoon & comes flying in the yard yelling something about a turkey...we get her calmed down enough to get the story out of her...she saw one of our Rio Grande hens with a baby in the back of our property.
Off we go...sure enough...
My husband has wanted Rio Grande turkeys for quite some time...last fall, he got a breeding pair & some young ones, hoping for the start of his "flock"
Mama Jerry went missing about 3 or 4 weeks ago, we figured she was setting somewhere.
Last week, we saw her down by the pond, then we tried to...
Some of my new hatchlings have their eyes closed...any ideas? I've never seen this before. Other than their eyes closed, they appear perfectly healthy.
I noticed Trixie missing earlier today...hubby found what was left of her head a little while ago! Game on! I might have to sit up all night with a shotgun, but look out whoever did this!
Sent my incubator & eggs to 3rd grade, had one little black chick hatch overnight, looks like the rest of the eggs started to make, but no babies
I couldn't stand the wait, so I bought another 'bator for home & put some more eggs in a week later...I have a Serama pipping already! It's early!
After we've stalked this poor hen for the last week or so, hubby FINALLY found her nest today! Don't know what, if anything is under her, we didn't want to disturb her too much & she was a little upset that we were looking at her.
Now if we could find the other two!
Have some in the 'bator...
Hubby went on his morning rounds to check critters & found that 1 of my babies were missing...next day, 1 dead, 1 injured & all but 2 more were dead & somewhat eaten.
He took the remaining 2, plus the injured one & moved them to what we thought was a more secure location for them.
We were...
Baby chicks got trampled by baby ducks & wet. Their feathers have dried hard & look horrible. Any suggestions for getting the "hard" out of their feathers? It's like putting your hand in a bucket of mud, then letting it dry.