I found this hen at the barn where my horses are kept. I noticed she was just standing still with her head down, so i looked closer and saw both her legs were wound tight with a rope covered wire ( tight). And her head looks like the other chickens had been pecking it, it was red and very raw...
I started out with 3 ducks, got them as presents at eastertime this year. As they grew we thought we had 2 girls and 1 boy, as 1 of them definately had a drake feather, and as they got older, when I let them out every morning, they would head straight to their pool, and the male would mate(I...
Just wondering, do ducks need nest boxes? I have 2 peking girls and theirs been an egg in their house every morning for the last week! They free range during the yard with their 3 chicken freinds, but at night they go in a huge dog crate inside the garage. Should I put a big crate in with them...
When putting ducks up for the night,do you put feed with them? My three stay in a huge dog crate at night and i leave a bowl of food and water bucket in with them. But it is extremly messy by the morning! Just wondering if they need feed over night?
I've got 4 pictures of my chicks that I recieved the week before Easter. I am really a newbie and am learning a lot at this site. Now that the chicks are about 10-11 weeks old, Im wondering what breeds they are and their sex. If these pics aren't good I can try to get better ones.Thanks for your...