I've done goose control professionally for 20 years and swans don't deter geese. They can also be aggressive and dangerous to humans. Check with your state natural resources department for management options. Or just do a search online, there's a ton of information out there. Be advised, the...
Five ducklings hatched last week. Parents are from show/breeding lines, not hatchery ducks. $35, local pickup in Indianapolis. Also have hatching eggs.
Thank you all. I suspected as much, sadly. She's been a special chicken and I'm grateful she's lived this long.
I have brought her in the house and she has plenty of tempting snacks and water, and a stress-free environment.
My 8 yo EE hen, Big Red, has stopped eating and drinking from what I can tell. Poop was stuck and covering her back end a few days ago so I cleaned her up. She was a bit lethargic but would eat mealworms and fruit.
The poop is back and now she will hardly move. She's still responsive to me...
LOL -- that's way too much information for me to digest. :-D
In simple terms, what makes mine calls and not true miniatures? The coloring? These are the first calls I've had and are pets. Had a chance to buy ducks and didn't care what the colors were.
They are larger than my butterscotch calls.
I have a trio with 4 newly hatched ducklings and a few more under the other hen.
I bought them last winter and was told they are mini silver appleyards, not bantam. The drake's a complete jerk. :-)
Thanks #desielducks for letting me know about this thread. I have call ducks available. Also, still looking for SQ Runners....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/call-duck-trios-pair-and-one-hen-indiana.1230537/
Trio of Butterscotch Calls, Dennis Fuller lines. $150/obo .
Pair of Snowy Calls, $50.
Trio of Mini/Bantam Silver Appleyard, $100
Blue Fawn Hen, $25.
Local pick up only.
Forgot to add the blue fawn hen. She's in there, too.
All are proven breeders and 3-4 yo. Have been shown. The butterscotch trio is from Dennis Fuller lines.
Will also trade for full size or bantam Rumpless Araucanas.