This was very informative. I re-homed an unruly rooster that was hell bent on attacking my knees which have been replaced. I do however want a rooster for my girls so I will give it another try if my Americana baby turns out to be a roo, which I think he might be just by the way he carries...
I went and got a couple more Buff ducks to replace the 1 I lost to the snake. Yep that's what I said. I got a COUPLE more. ;-) Well you can never just buy 1 right? I know I only lost 1 but it's my excuse for getting 2. LOL ;-) I think my husband is beginning to realize he is fighting a...
They sure are pretty. I wish I could help but I would be afraid of infecting my chickens. They have never been sick yet and I would like to keep it that way. They sure are pretty though. What kind of chickens are they?
I welcome the good snakes but sure don't like the fact that it got my baby duck. I'll be getting another buff duck friday when the new ones come in.
We have to accept a certain number of losses when they free range. It still sucks just the same when it happens. I do lock up all the ducks and...
Dogs are worth their weight in gold, however it did not help my baby duck that I just found dead in the cage. The other 4 chicks and 1 duckling were in the attached coop. When I looked in the cage to find the other duckling it was laying there lifeless. It looks like a snake had tried to swallow...
OMG I have **** for luck when it comes to my ducks. Everyone was fine before I left for my Dr. Appointment. When I came back I went out to give my baby ducks a dip in the pool. What I found was all the chicks and 1 duck on the outside of the cage. I wondered where the other duck was. I looked...
I just got a couple Maran pullets and a couple BO pullets. They are all so cute. Now my flock is complete. LOL My husband just put his foot down. LOL I can't say that I made any promises though . :-)
OK I know a real good reason to have chickens now, I just saw my chickens tear up a big scorpion. It is not the first time I have seen this either. My daughters live at the base of some hills and they find scorpions at their house. I have been living out in the desert and have only seen a...
I move mine to a cage within the coop once they have regular feathers and are at least half the size of the others. The others get to know them through the cage. I then start letting them out to free range after I have fed the others and they have gone out to free range. The little guys pretty...
I had gotten 2 magpie ducks because I couldn't find the buffs. I just couldn't pass them up when I saw them. So that gives me a total of 5 ducks. My dog loves the eggs. So do I for that matter. They free range too but I have a pond for them. Now I just need my drake to remember he is a duck. He...
Oh I have been a bad bad girl!! My hubby is going to kill me. I just bought 2 Buff Orpington, and 2 Coco Moran chicks, and yes I'm not done, I found buff ducks so I had to get 2 of them too for my drake. Now I hope they are all females. The chicks were all pullets but I don't know about the...