I have been having my chickens and ducks picked off one by one during mid-day lately.
Mostly- we find the carcass in the yard but now 2 have disappeared completely.
Yesterday, my drake disappeared and my two female ducks were right by the pond. I was so surprised as the kids and the dog were...
Yes- she was ducking and then stretching her neck in a strange way. Beak open.
How often should I deworm? She was 4 months old. Thank you for your help.
I have 7 chickens and 7 ducks. One of my ducks died without warning at 3 months old and today my Silkie died and she was 4 months old.
Last week, she laid her first 4 eggs and then she had some strange behavior- isolating herself and strange neck movements with an open beak. This lasted 2 days...
We have a problem with coyotes. I lock my flock up at night but occasionally the coyotes come through in a day- and three times I lost my entire flock of chickens! I’m looking at getting a dog that will stay outside with my chickens. I think that any big dog will deter the coyotes from jumping...