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Thank you for the help. Is this true of an hoours old duckling? and what/how do Ifeed it?

We have a couple of ducks and chickens who keep switching nests. Now one of the chickens hatched a duck egg and noone is caring for the baby. My brother brought it in the house but I don't know how to care for it. I have taken a paper bowl cut out the bottom added a wash cloth put it on a...

My brother who lives in Penn. sent us @ 45 ducks (Black Swedish, Khaki Campbell, Fawn & white runners & Cayuga) got 8/15 also @ 30 chickens (8 dif breeds) got 6/1. They have a coop and a large run. I've tryed to read as much as I can but I'm very confused. I have been feeding them starter-gro...

We have @ 45 ducks (Black Swedish, Khaki Campbell, Fawn & white runners & Cayuga) got 8/15 also @ 30 chickens (8 dif breeds) got 6/1. They cohabitate with no apparent problemsexcept feeding. They are sharing coop and large run. They all are fed starter-gro and eat together(don't know how to...

Thanks so much for the info.

Cohabitation I have 29 chicken about 3 1/2 months old and @ 50 ducklings a little over 1 month old. The coop is @ 5' square with a really big fenced area. My brother told me to put the ducklings into tthe coop/run. 1)Is this gonna work? I use a pan that goes under a water heater with a...

Thanks for all the support. I think I've got 4 boys and 2 girls (2 vanished) if I'm understanding thing. I've gotten the pics into the computer now to getthem uploaded I've tried some of the methods suggested, must be doing something wrong. I'll keep working on it. Good thing I'm better with...

Thank you sooooo much I've been trying to get help with this for my W.C. Black Polish and have been having trouble posting pics. not the site it's me. don't know how to down load from camera and upload to site. I'm technically challenged.

I'd love to but I'm tech impaired. I took some pics but no idea how to get them from camera to site.

We have 8 white crested black polish. supposed to be three male and five female. However we have 4 with the red things on jaw I associate with males and also have the bald patches on head, 2 no bald patch or red things and 2 missing. don't whats up with that, hope went wandering and will come...

Ok more questions ... When should the ducklings move to the coop/run which is already occupied by 31 chickens about 6(?) males the rest female. They are just over 3 months. Will the chickens hurt the babies? The run is fairly large. Thanks for any/all advice/info 8)

Ok I've had a prob with one of my 17 day old Khaki Cambell ducklings. (S)He doesn't seem able to hold his head up for long. Keeps trying to walk but falls over on to back. Also he seems to be smaller then the others. He was ok this morning and I found him on his back midafternoon. Got him dried...

My brother is trying to build a small farm, with my help, for my 84 y.o. mother. I’ve only had dogs and cats, so this is totally new to me. Any and all advise would be great like how to intro the ducklings to the chickens. Thanks in advance. Found this site by a search about chickens. I’m into...

I am very new to caring for anything other than dogs and cats. 6/1/11 we got 34 chicks - at this point we have 31 and they are big. They got bigger faster than I thought they would. 8/15/11 we got 52 ducklings - still have 51 and they are growing quick. For each they started out in a chick...