So here are the ducklings. Ducks never cease to amaze me with how fast they grow. I know 2 out of my 5 are Pekin, but these 3, I have no idea. So far only my female Peking quacks. Quacks enough for everyone! These 3 have typical squeaky voices so I'm worried they are all male. So hoping y'all...
Hello from south Georgia. I am sitting here at work, thankful for my many blessings. A large tree missed our bedroom by about 1.5 feet this morning as it was felled by the wind, along with 8 others on our property. While we will be without lights and water for what is currently estimated to be a...
So a little while back, I lost my Rouen female. I had been storing her eggs in the fridge for baking use and etc. I did not intend on hatching any of her eggs this year as I wanted her to be fully mature, but after watching a supermarket quail egg hatch, it made me wonder. I also picked up a...
How exactly would you recommend I administer this to my ducky duckys? It definitely does not smell palatable and getting them to swallow it was a bit tricky.
Please advise and suggest. Thanks 😊
Hubby brought home 3 new babies yesterday from TSC. I google searched them using their pics and the wise Google thinks they are a couple of Welsh Harlequins and a Pekin. I am hoping the wiser BYC community can confirm or deny Google results for me.
Behold the cuteness 😍
Awoke to find my Rouen duck had passed in the night. It was so sad watching the drake try to nudge her awake and refusing to leave the coop.
I only had 2 birds, so how will my drake handle this? Will he be lonely forever, should I seek out more ducks and if so, will he accept new ladies?
He...
Yes I know it's been asked a million times and I'm sorry. Reading this, it says dilution 1:200
But then it says spray preparation 8oz to 12.5 gallon.
So for spraying the birds would I mix 1.56oz to 1gal?
My math isn't mathing. Please help dumb it down for me.
So I ordered some Elector Psp from the chicken chick website on the 13th. I was wondering how long shipping has taken for others who may have ordered from there in the past. I can't find my email confirmation for order tracking and I can't figure out how to reach the site to inquire.
So I have a pair of Rouen from a March/April hatch. My duck has started laying but I'm thinking it best to wait until next breeding season to incubate eggs, since they are smallish in my opinion and my duck is just a teenager in my eyes. Please share your thoughts with me.
What would the chicks look like? Sorry genetics are not my thing. I have 1 Silver laced cockerel, 1 silver laced pullet and 2 gold laced hens who I am eventually going to house together, since they are not friendly to people or other chickens :hmm
So am just wondering if it would be worth...
I am 100% new to silkies and have so many questions. I can't be the only one 🤷♀️
So if anyone has silkie questions please feel free to add them to this thread.
So I will start by asking, are there different body styles for silkies?
I have 2 sets of silkie chicks about a week apart in age, so 1...
Picked up these sweet babies from the bantam bin, only to realize they all have black legs and 5 toes. Silkies perhaps? Any thoughts on colors? 1 is yellowish with gray wing tips, another blue gray, 1 mostly black, and 2 chipmunk-ish patterned.
My 2nd cutie. I am thinking maybe, Mille Fleur D'uccle? Mainly because of the orange and cheeks. Have had them a week now. From TSC so Hoover's bantam assorted. Your thoughts?
So looking at the Hoover Hatchery site, I'm thinking maybe, OEGB? This is the tiniest bantam I've ever had! Cute as a button. I have had her/him a week now. Please share your thoughts on type.
Multi-question question. So, I lost my bantam pullet. Very sad. I still have my bantam cockerel and he is my only bantam amongst 8 full sized birds. He is a Porcelain d'uccle and he is just starting to get his beard and is so freaking adorable:love!
But, I digress. My question(s) are, how much...
So I am a crazy chicken lady newbie. With that being said, at what age should I expect to see cockerels begin to exhibit rooster behaviors, such as herding, crowing regularly, guarding, and calling of the hens. My guys are about 9ish weeks give or take and right now are behaving like...