I have 6 show quality Welsh Harlequin ducks, one male and five females and a female runner. We are moving to Alaska and need these guys in their new home ASAP. These ducks go into their coop everynight to be closed in and let out in the am just like chickens. I need whoever takes them to...
It is just the wrong season in my life to have taken this on. I have the sweetest most beautiful boys and it is making me soooo sad... but between school full time and two jobs, being a single parent and all my other animals, I just can't do it anymore. If anyone is interested or knows...
Wondering if that is ok to do under "all other bst" if I have them on the backyardherds too. Or is it only byc? And can we offer livestock for sale on here?
The coloring is awful.. sorry
Here is Casanova.. his coloring is brilliant and he is obviously male
Here is Elwyn an obvious female:
And then I have two that look like this. They are no where near as dark as my obvious males, but they are much darker than the obvious females. I do...
I posted this yesterday in emergencies and didn't really get a response but someone suggested I post here.
This was the post:
Our ducks went for a swim in the bath tonight... and when we put them back in the brooder, our white runner is stumbling all over the place. She can't stand up or...
Our ducks went for a swim in the bath tonight... and when we put them back in the brooder, our white runner is stumbling all over the place. She can't stand up or straighten her neck. We keep placing her under the heat lamp, but she rolls and falls over the other side.... she won't eat or...
1. HOW IN HEAVENS NAME DO YOU KEEP THE BROODER DRY?????????? I have an 8 foot kiddie pool with shavings in the bottom covered with towels. I change the towels twice a day and the shaving every other day. But they are sooooo messy with their water that the shavings and towels are constantly...
Ok... got 6 silver and 6 gold from Holderreads... I have never held a baby duck before and kind of feel like a first time mother all over again. And unfortunately a white runner passed away 15 min after I put in brooder... that was traumatic. Then I got called in to work in the afternoon...
My beautiful ducks from Holderreads got here and they were all seemingly fine at PO, but within less than a half hour at home one of the white runners died. Now they had sent me a bonus white runner, either it was the bonus they added maybe because it was weak, or I must have hurt it when...
They were 8 weeks on Weds and today was their first adventure outside. We were so surprised that the lt. Brahmas were the most adventurous.. and the BR by far the least. At last they all finally made it out of the coop!! They were such chickens
YEAH!!! Getting to enjoy the real...
I have roos hatched Feb 23, so they are 8 weeks old this Weds. They are all vigorously healthy, but I wound up with 10 Roosters and can only keep three. I have:
2 Lavender Orps
1 EE
1 BCM
2 Lt. Brahma
1 Barred Rock or Cuckoo Marans (not sure which, came from feed store, labeled BR, but looks...
http://goldcountry.craigslist.org/grd/2313325515.html
It doesn't even say if they are gold or silver, but this person wants $50 bucks for a drake and female Welsh Harlequin..
Seeing as how I have 16 of them coming in a week or two. I see a lot of money in my future by selling off their...
The chicks made it outside, but with the night still being cool, plugged in a heat lamp, but the very edge of the shade is touching the painted wooden coop door, is this a fire hazard?
Very familiar with chicks, but didn't quite take in the difference in size when I ordered the ducklings, so my dog crates are not going to work.
Plan B: Storey's says 3 ft per bird for brooding by 5-6 weeks. For 16 birds that equal 48sq ft. I was wondering if an 8 foot pool (50 sq ft)...
I am very disappointed in the hathery this year.. yes, I know sexing is only an art and not a science but 8 out of 20 is really bad art!!
I have two lt. brahmas that look exactly like this.. are these boys?
And I have a male lt brahma (we ordered 1 roo and this one is it) that has a single...
I am getting ducks in May so trying to prepare early for their housing... I am trying to make this as BASIC as is humanly possible... seriously... 4 walls, a floor, and that wavy roof stuff... And still for just a 4x8 it is going to come out about $200.. (probably more knowing me and my...
Brooding ducks: 6 weeks at least like chicks?
If they are provided a waterer they can't get into to splash around, but are allowed to swim in tub until outside, is that sufficient for them?
I have 16 coming and have an Xtra large dog crate with the two halves seperated and the door openings...
I think I may have gotten a little carried away...
I just ordered from Holderreads... all show quality:
1 blue runner
1 white runner
2 fawn and white runners
6 gold welsh harlequins
6 silver harlequins.
And then I got to thinking about housing... just how big would this guys need? They...