Howdy Y'll Chicken people!
I belonged here quite awhile back, and then, dropped out--lots of reasons. I'm now in a new location (and over 55 mobile home park), and have 4 backyard chickens which I got in March, as 1 mo old (hatched in Feb., about 19th). I have two Speckled Sussix; and 2...
I have three ducks: a Swedish Blue (who will NOT shut up!); a Rouen, and a black Indian Runner. The first two lay eggs routinely. The Indian Runner did as well, then, began laying eggs with very fragile shells, which were often broken before I got to them. Now, she has quit altogether. What's...
Hi: I have 6 baby ducks. One, pure black, is Swedish; two I was told are Rouen; and then 3 I was told are Pekins. But, I thought Pekins were white? These started out mostly yellow with slight dusky gray backs, now they're grey with a few blotchy black spots. Do they turn white after moulting?
I felt sorry for a woman who couldn't find an 'appropriate' home for her 2 girls. She didn't want them just absorbed in some backyard flock--after all, these were her pets! She and her husband are going RVing and didn't have a way to care for them when they went away for a day. So, I took them...