Hi all, I just made a post asking about when to separate ducklings from their mom but I have a second issue as well.
We have a very bad problem with crows and Ravens where I live and we have no tree coverage for our flock. The grown chickens and ducks take care of themselves well and I have...
Hi all, so I just walked outside and found one of my brooding ducks walking around with 11 ducklings
We knew her nest was large and we also have another brooding duck with a large nest. Needless to say, we need to sell some of these ducklings.
That being said, I've never taken babies away...
Hi all,
I'll try to get a video up as soon as my phone is charged because this behavior is really difficult to describe, but here it goes: my duckling, Mac, is a Muscovy duck and we're not sure how old he is but he's just now getting in some feathers. When we got him, he had something funky...
Hi all!
I need to build or purchase a coop for my 5 chickens. It doesn' get very cold during the day where I live, and the chickens come indoors at night, but it DOES get windy and the chickens aren't fond.
Currently they have a child's play ouse for an outdoor shelter, and I plan on putting...
1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I'm very new to chickens and I love them to pieces! I just got my first few about two months ago? Maybe a little more.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
6 young ones!
(3) What breeds do you have?
1 Barred rock, 1...
Hi all,
I'm very new to chicken ownership so obviously I haven't seen this before, but my boyfriend is pretty experienced with chickens and he hasn't seen it either.
Our hen (she's young, rhode island red, not sure about her exact age but definitely under 6 months. Still hasn't laid her first...