I have a duck (Pekin) that has been sitting on a nest for about three weeks now, the temperature here has been between 103-108 degrees. She started out with twelve and is now down to five, it appears she has been removing the bad ones throughout this time, ( I'm assuming ) but she is still...
The last few days when I have collected my eggs, there have been a few with tiny brownish spots all over them, it comes off when scraped. Can anyone tell me what this is? Is this normal??
I have noticed that three of my Buff Orpingtons feathers are gone on their back end, there is no blood. Is this still feather picking or could this be something else? I did treat them, but wonder what is going on????
Thank you all for the information. Her crop felt normal, and I had done preventative worming, and I do not see lice or mites. ( I hope I know what I'm looking for, this is my first year for chickens ) . She is not going to make it through the day tho, I just hope that this is nothing...
I had noticed about a week ago that my other girls were picking on one barred rock, she eventually just stayed in the coop. She was not eating much and had become very weak. I seperated her, and she still is not eating. She is laying down and not standing much, tho she did step out of her...
I have not tried the tape yet, I found a company called Night Guard that sells it and wondered if a product like that would work, it looks very interesting. I lost one of my chickens to a hawk, so I would like to try something to deter them. Did you have results with your insulation tape?