They were pals, I got 2 cayugas (beetle and juice) and 2 buff geese (jack and Daniel) at the same time and brooded them together. They've been inseparable since I got them. My flock right now is like 4 separate gangs.
With four, 5 month old pekins
Now one Cayuga and 2 geese
Five 3 month old...
I am doing ok, thank you :)
It's frustrating and dissapointing to have an animal pass, but the joy of raising them far outweighs the sorrow of losing them.
Despite growing up on a farm with horses, goats, chickens, geese, pigs, and all the dogs and cats you could want, it never gets easier...
Necropsy found a piece of wire lodged in her digestive track. Which got infected. I'm glad to know its not disease that will affect the rest of the flock but disappointed that something preventable was ultimately to blame. I'll be getting a floor magnet to comb the rest of the run for metal tonight.
Beetle passed away while I was at work.
I will be taking her for necropsy in the morning to find out what happened so as to protect the rest of the flock
Thanks for the quick reply. Waiting to hear back from the vet.
She was indoors this morning with the storm.
I can't feel anything stuck in her crop, doesn't mean there isn't anything just that I can't find it.
I was very diligent in picking up screws and staples when I built our fence but I...
I noticed yesterday that one of my cayugas was being lethargic and not sticking with her friends (the other Cayuga and the 2 buff geese they arrived with) when I went to her to investigate she didn't run away like normal and gave very little protest when I picked her up to check her crop. After...
Over the last several months I've been reading byc while my housemates and I started our flock on our small rented farm. Now that I need some help with one of my ducks o thought I would make a formalish introduction.
My name is Ben and I am the primary caretaker of 4 pekin Ducks, 2 cayugas, 2...