Recently was given two very sweet chickens by my sister, but she only called them “bantams” but didn’t know the breed. I’ve been Googling and think they might be black Orpingtons, but I’m really not sure. Both very sweet girls, although we’ve subsequently purchased some silkies and they’re more...
Here in the UK, we've had an outbreak of highly virulent avian flu... As such all domestic birds must be 'housed'. We've basically covered our run in a polytunnel to do this. They have a decent amount of space, and a little pond, and seem to largely be taking the new situation in their...
Hi all, got a bit of an issue (again!).... We have one duckling who is four weeks old, we incubated and hatched her. She was the only fertile egg and we didn't want to raise a solo duck, as soon as we realised, we put more eggs in the incubator and hatched another three between 13 and 15 days...
Update - The poor little thing is now just lying in the incubator, and has been since yesterday afternoon. He's too weak to stand and is just pushing himself around and peeping. I've tried to give him some sugar water but he won't take it. His bellybutton is still slightly sticking out. What are...