I can't get another duck :( I canonly have 6 birds as per the local council. When I got her I was told she would be fine because she would be growing up with the chooks. One very sad ducky mummy here :(
Hi all! I need some advice please :) I have 5 chooks and an Indian runner. Duck was purchased as a duckling with 1 of the chickens as a chick.she is about 5-6months old now and in the last 2 weeks has been quacking constantly. Its like she is loudly muttering to herself with frequent loud honks...
This is my sussex, sold as a sexed female. She is about 12w now, but has started crowing in the last few days. I have read that hens can crow in small flocks (we only have 3 chickens) But it has been at 5am for the last 3 days. We live in the suburbs so she has to go, but is she actually a he?
After a terrible run of luck, one of our 5 speckled Sussex chicks survived. Now we think she is a he :( could you please tell me what you think? 6-7 weeks old :)[/IMG]
Yes they are in a brooder with fresh pine shavings everyday and a lamp. It definitely looked like blood to me, bright red, it was quite mucousy though. No blood for 24 hours now though. I got them from a produce store, but i believe they breed the pure bred chickens on site. They did not mention...
We recently got our first chickens. They are now just over a week old and one has been quite sick. She is Failing to thrive, lethargic, droopy wings and bloody poop, eyes closed etc. I started them on a sulpha based treatment on friday night (it was all we could get at the last minute) and...