This was supposed to be a BO, too, but her coloring is different. Cream colored feathers on the wings and more reddish feathers on the chest. I have no idea what she is.
She's maybe 4 weeks old. I don't think it has spurs, I compared her to the others and didn't see any difference in their feet or legs. She just seems diferent than our others.
Wow. The ducks will be living at a friend's house. Yes, they will have shelter and someone to care for them. They're not being "dumped" anywhere. Thanks for the feedback.
We have five 8 week old ducklings--pekins and rouens. One of the ducks, named Carl, who turned out to be a female, by the way, seemed fine at first, but began to show signs of deformity about a month ago. Her neck is almost non existant, curving downward, almost like scoliosis, so she cant...
I went to TSC today to pick up some chick/layer feed. My plan was to go straight to the food aisle and leave, but, doggone it, they put the bins of chicks at the front door. I left with the food, white silkies, black silkies, one buff frizzle, and a mystery baby from the bantam bin. Soft pale...
We got four chicks at the end of February. Two weeks later we purchased six ducklings. I kept them in separate brooders inside for several weeks until it became too messy. I moved everyone outside to the bottom part of our coop, separated from our four big girls. They get along great, and...