I have a hen that has 9 little ones she hatched, they are about 4 wks old. for the past 6-7 days the Mommy has singled out one duckling to pick on. I mean beat the crap out of. It cannot come out of hiding for the mommy will track it down and peck it. It has lost most of its feathers on its...
Ive never had a horse or donkey before. Ive been around them, but never had one of my own. I am purchasing a 10 month old Jack( that will be gelded when the boys drop). He seems gentle and is super friendly. My main concerns are will he be able to train to trust the family dogs? I know they are...
4 week old Rouen Ducklings, They all have a swollen/puffy area in the neck /chest region, almost looks like sour crop in chickens. It doesnt seem to affect them in anyway, but it appears to be getting larger. They eat, drink, swim, socialize, forage, run and everything else normally. just not...
So after playing the waiting game, My duck eggs have started to hatch. She is a Rouen and has a clutch of 19, 3 hatched late this evening, hopefully she will have more in the morning. I seperated the male form the female as he got a little rambunctious(sp), by that I mean wanting to breed again...
I have 4 chicks that are 3 weeks old. I have one of those red plastic feeders that I would guess holds a quart of chick crumbles. these little pigs are eating the whole quart in about 6 hrs. They are not wasting it, as there is very little on the ground in the cage. Are they eating to much...
I have a Rouen Duck that is setting on 19 eggs. would anyone hazard a guess how many could possibly hatch out? I know that alot of factors go into it, but is it possible all 19 will? she has a beautiful nest made and sets religiously.
so I had 5 chick eggs and 5 duck eggs in my incubator. 3 chick eggs have hatched successfully. was watching the 4th start to hatch yesterday. it pipped yesterday morning, opened up to where the hole was about the length of a pencil eraser (1/2"). The duck eggs arent due to hatch till wednesday...
I have a pair of rouen ducks, (M/F) he is a couple years old and she is about a year old. about a week ago I found 2 freshly laid eggs on the ground under the chicken coop. they were duck eggs. so I got them and put them in my incubator, cause the temps outside were -0. The next day I found 3...
I have a hen that has what I have determined to have either sour crop or pendulous crop, I was doing some reading on this site last night about it and read where you can milk it and make them throw up. I caught the hen and the crop is like a soft wayer balloon, (not hard at all like I expected)...
I have 2 hens that have red poo covered vent areas, and are loosing some feathers. I read an article on this that it was common, My question is how do I clean it up , Just a bath or what? Thanks in advance,Im kinda new to all this.
Was told the top one was an English Game Hen, but doesnt look like the pics Ive found, It also has Large Spurs. And the Bottom I have no idea. It is missing some plumage on the head and back of the neck. Any Ideas on what they are?
I have 4 pullets (3 hens 1 roo) Is there any problem with introducing 2 adults in the same coop with them? should I segregate them till they get used to each other? or just put them in? 1 of the new hens will be a an English game hen, she has Spurs. Was wondering if she would kill the younger...
Never had chickens before. would like to know what breed these are and if possible what sex? These were raised in My daughters high school from eggs and we got to bring 4 home. Thanks.
My name is Bryan and I think Im a Chicken Addict.. I have never had chickens before. My Daughter brought home 4 from school in April , they had hatched in class. At the moment the best we can tell is they are approxamatly 7 weeks old. I will have a ton of questions. .