That’s an idea I haven’t considered. My little Campbell has continued to lay more regularly - she’s the only one - and that breed is mor prolific. Hmmm...
I live near Portland Oregon and we’re very close to the recent fires. It was extremely Smokey here for a couple of weeks. During that time my ducks almost stopped laying altogether. Since then they haven’t restarted. I’m assuming it is because of the smoke but I don’t know for sure. We also...
Thank you! My birds are free range, we feed them well and they’re well cared for. I do worry because we have a large-ish pond and wild birds have started to visit. Thanks for the quick reply!
My drake is ruthlessly pecking at on of my hens. At first we thought it was normal mating behavior but he is separating her from the rest of the flock and isn’t mounting her. Looks like he is trying to cull her from the flock. Advice would be appreciated.