I just took in this young mallard who was initially picked up by a friend of mine as a seemingly orphaned hatchling. The duck stayed with my friend until yesterday when she dropped the duck with me. My guess is he/she is about 6-8 weeks old now. Immediately i noticed this duck has wings that...
I had 4 chickens before a predator took three in a single incident. So now my poor barred rock hen is all alone (well, there are the ducks but they dont like to socialize with her). I do not keep roosters, and i feel like really just 2 hens will be enough eggs for my household.
Any tips for...