I was also looking up Orphinton could they be them or a hybrid of them. No one else around here has khakis or crosses or did last year the were dropped off, apples apple crossed far as I found out... But some did have golden golden crossed and orphinton and crossed ones. BUT non of theirs were...
Can anyone tell my what the 2 brown ducks are. I have looked up Silver Appleyards and welsh harlequins and they sorta look like both or a cross. Possible Khaki mix but not full.
They were dropped off as tiny baby's you see other pictures. Someone put them in my large coop one day when I was not...
UPDATE: my tom has been moved outside since back at 3 months old weather was nice. HE did not like it at 1st but the ducks he imprinted on were with him. (they were handicapped) they have since passed on as they had issues and he was depressed BUT had some others ready to live outside an that...
I will try the rubber band thing. I tired a band-aid but his leg keeps kicking out his good leg. he/she not sure really yet think she, tries to stand on it but seems week in the hip area.. the leg an foot are strong it curls an wraps around things and hold as I tired to see how strong his/her...
OK so the little one is doing great. she seemed to be a lot stronger the next day as we put Niacin (vit b 3) in her water along with the Apple Cider Vinegar and the chick electrolyte. SO I took a band-aid and cute it long ways up the middle as she is bantam size (came from a reg egg only bantam...
I don't know what else to call it. its not like splayed leg or could be. A chick I had hatch out her one leg is veering in and 2 the right but her hip seems off as well. you can see her hip is off to. so is that still a splay or splay and something else? she came out of a small egg but cracked...
Never thought of a chick chair. BUT there are days I am not home ALL day an am out and can't take her whit me so I would have to figuer out HOW to giver her more food water in bigger dishes.
I have seen chicks an ducks with very BAD legs that people have dropped off to me and I have semi fixed...
There so pretty. them are silver wyandots right. I have 2 hens name Gin an Socky and 2 golden name Rum an Bourbon lol. I take it the light ones are the Easter Eggers? I am taking it they are they have puffy cheeks :)
I have a silkie named cotton lol.
I have a speckled sussex easter egger name honey dew lol I just call her honey :)
I like the name gator. lol I have a Flemish giant bunny name fred.
I have a new chick I now call tumble weed. I think she has mushy chick disease but also splayed legs. she still gets around to eat/drink but when braced she screamed and is to week to move with the brace on. the vet told me till she is a little stronger leave the brace off or put them on for a...
Most the feed stores get stalk orders from big hatchery companies you see on line that are high quality like cackle, McMurry an others. and most local farms around suggest them or the feed stores... i live in PA lol
incubators are clean I even clean or semi clean the eggs off just encase as I have read up on how to clean your eggs or sanitize them before putting them into the incubator. they are not directly from my flock but the neighbors the last batch some hatched some did not. and there was not a...
they are still alive. have not gotten up or around yet. BUT I have had some lazy chicks before.
I have animal iodine would that work? do I use it straight or need to water it down a bit? before I just used human on my ducks/chicks with infected belly buttons but this is a little different. an if...
I add all the to my Layenna Pettlets not just feed them all I said I mix alone. and I get Purina layenna pellets with omega 3. I have been feeding this to my ducks/chickens for since I got them in 08 and not ever a problem. This is the 1st year I have had turkeys BUT I have seen/heard others...
He got game/turkey star and grow at 1st then when that bag was out we started him on non medicated start and grow. BUT he never liked the game turkey we got. we got a small bag of the turkey starter when we got him then got a larger back or start/grow a few weeks later but it was game flock/star...
SO its just normal then? an just over worrying feather mama? lol I have lost not a lot but more then i would like to have being a 1st time hatcher. and I read up on HOW to do it all properly. BUT I have had some 1st hatcher and long time hatcher's tell me its JUST not their year this year and...
I had 3 chicks hatch out one did not make it. It was at 22 days and still has a little bit of and egg yoke. The other 2 that hatched still alive are right on time. 2 of the eggs were smallish. NOT fairy size more like large batman size BUT they were not bantams as they came from regular chicken...
OMG Freckle Pecker that's like when I named my cat Male Man... my mom told me I could have a kitten but it had to be a male. I asked her whats a male she said a man like your dad and brother. SO I called the cat male man lol.
I was just thinking about wonder if they got the name Tater Salad...
some take a long time, I had some do the same as this is my 1st time hatching them out my self and some hatched themselves out early with the yokes still to large. some made it some did not... 2 I have were premies very LARGE yokes and even thought they made it they are both handicapped. NOT...