my rouen hen had a niacin deficiancy when she was a baby, the vet or the ag manager did not think she would live. I babied her and fed her cans of peas and brewers yeast and she is well today and walks fine. Will this make her more susceptible to another bout of this.
When she was little...
I have two Rouen ducks. A mated pair. They are both about 6 months old. She never let him breed her and I thought all was well. Recently I made a move and someone is taking care of the ducks at their home. Both ducks are now housed with turkeys and chicken and a mud fenced in tiny lot.
The...
I have two Rouens I purchased as babies from TSC this spring. One grew to be huge, the other was always half the size. The tiny one the vet said would die. But I prayed for it and it is fine. The larger one has a raspy voice, the tiny one has a quack voice.
Both look identical and when...
I'm crazy in love with ducks but I suppose I am destined never to be able to have any. My neighbor sprays his field and I have a life threatening allergy to the spray. When he sprays I must leave my home for 3-6 weeks until it goes away.
I have no family and my home and pets are my...
I bought two rouen ducklings that came from the same tank at Tractor Supply. The one duckling is so much smaller almost half the size of the other. It is also the one that sits all the time, walks to the water and then sits to drink. Paddles in the swimming tub of water but keeps one foot on...
I don't want to be an alarmist, but my two new baby ducklings are giving me some concern. The one baby sits a lot. It will go to the dish, and sit then stick his head in to eat or drink, same way with the other dish. Other times it gets in the dish. When they were outside in the grass...
I'm really a bit all in over this situation. Kingdom Come Park in Kentucky has a duck with part of its upper bill missing. To top it off the manager brought in double the number of ducks plus added some very muscular geese. This duck is in poor feather, runs from the flock during the...