My 1 yr old white layered female died suddenly! She was fine yesterday...her & her mate Lenny[ he's the pekin..4 yrs old] do free roam..we have a pond..but at 4pm back in the run they go and then lockdown b4 dark in their hut.
At 6am they were in their run..at 730am I opened gate to let them...
How often do ducks mate? Is it seasonal? I am asking because I have a male pekin who we adopted last fall and I have 2 females ...1 pekiin, 1 black sweedish...and I never see them mating..never ..ever! Im so used to having seen the rooster mating with the hens QUITE often...so this is why I am...
Hello Everyone!
I am a new member...I have had my chickens since May 2023. I have 2 hens (Pearl & Olga)..unfortunately I lost 4 hens and our rooster Herman last week. They were free roaming...in the DAYLIGHT hours because we are VERY careful of curfew/protecting them....it happened SO FAST...