Hi! I'm new to ducks. I'm getting a small indoor brooder put together. The Welsh Harlequin ducklings should arrive tomorrow, one drake, three hens. I've modified a small rabbit cage, dividing the space for sleeping in one half and feed /water in the other. I used wire, with clear vinyl, to keep...
We have four 11 week old cochins, two barred and two black. One of each color has comb and wattle, red in color. The other two show no signs of combs or wattles. Is it normal for same age chickens to develop more quickly or slowly? They're supposed to be pullets we purchased. How can we tell the...