This isn't the greatest picture, but these are two of my three rescue ducks. The Pekin is Dizzy and she is blind. She was rescued from TSC as a day-old duckling. Once I realized she is totally blind, I started looking for a buddy for her. So today I rescued the Tufted. In addition to having...
Thank you! I have found a lady on Facebook who is very knowledgeable about treating and caring for special needs ducks, and has written articles about various issues they can have. She told me last night that this little one needs to be in a cast for about 3 weeks, and that I need to put her in...
The more I've worked with this sweetheart, the more issues I find. I get a working idea for one problem, only to have another one pop up. I am NOT going to cull her since she doesn't seem to be in pain. If I have to have a house duck in a wheelchair, so be it. But once I braced the left foot, it...
OK, but what do I splint it to? That's where I'm confused. It turns into the right position without seeming to bother her at all. I need to know how to KEEP it in that position. But I'm drawing a complete blank. 🤷
OK y'all. I've searched the internet and this forum to no avail. I had 2 ducklings brought to me today that were TSC rescues. They call a friend of mine whenever they have chickens or ducks that have a problem to see if she can rescue them, and sometimes she brings them to me. One of them has...
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This is my third year of raising chicks using the MHP method. The first year my chicks arrived during the middle of April, then last year it was the end of May before my ordered chicks arrived. Both years I put the kennel I had the MHP set up in out in the coop rather than...
I was just given two little Muscovy ducklings this past weekend! My daughter named them Quackers and Cheez! I'm hoping they're both females! Anyway...here is their picture. The darker one is Quackers and the little yellowish one is Cheez!
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Ok...so last year I raised my chicks using the MHP . I'm all set up for my chicks that should be here today or tomorrow!! I'm in Central KY, and our current temperatures are in the low to mid 80's during the day, and mid to upper 60's at night. I currently have 4...
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So last year's 8 chicks were raised successfully using the MHP. I set them up in their coop right from the start, since they were my first chicks ever. This year will be the same since I am having a new, bigger coop built! The 8 hens I have now will be in the new coop long...
I know mint repels bugs and rodents, but unless you keep it contained in some way, it will spread like crazy. I'm currently in the process of building some planter boxes to put all the way around my coop, then I will have landscape fabric covered with pea gravel spread out about 2' outside the...
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OK...so I ordered all hens when I ordered my chicks. Two of the chicks I ordered were Polish chicks. One is a White-Crested Black Polish, the other one is a Golden-Laced Polish. The White Crested has feathers on her head that flow back more than they stick up. The...
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Boy am I ever glad to see this site back up!! So on Saturday I removed the wire dog crate from the coop, and the chicks have full run of it now. Sunday I went to check to see how they were doing and found all of them panting in the heat. So without being able to jump on here...
I just have to chime in here to tell you all how much fun I'm having! Yes, there have been some scary moments and I'm sure there will be more, but this experience has just been so cool for this first time chicken Mama! My fluffy butts are thriving and growing so fast! They are now 2 1/2 weeks...