it’s like a really really fine powder it’s called pro aglime for agriculture uses like in soil and gardens... would that still cause an issue i will post a photo i don’t see that it says dolomite on the bag but idk is that something that they’d even list?? i haven’t used it yet bc i wanted to be...
is it ok to use limestone inside of my duck house? my floor is dirt in the duck house which isn’t an issue with my 6 older ducks as they do not eat or drink inside of their house at night and have the option to come in and out as they please the entire day, but i have 11 younger babies and they...
usually the male bites on the females neck, but i’m honestly not sure if they have a pecking order i was actually just researching the same thing bc i introduced my 11 younger ducks into the pen today and this morning the 6 older ones were running up and nipping at the others and running them...
what kind of thing s have you done in your pens to make it more homey and cute? how’s it decorated etc? send pictures please i’m trying to get some ideas on what to do in my ducks pen to kind of just make it look really nice. i wanted to maybe stencil some flowers on it and make a sign for it...
yes before work i yanked a drawer out of one of my tuba ware type shelf’s after cleaning i made a home for him in it and that’s where he still is his foot has luckily uncurled and is walking on it. pretty wobbly but still looking very very positive
is their a way that you can encourage them to be a broody? i was maybe wanting to try to get one of my ducklings to be one when she was bigger and see if we have a better out come that way then with the incubator. i am also going to be getting a better one then the little green giant one i have...
it has luckily straightened out and is in use a bit wobbly but no more then the others when they came out. was thinking it might have been bc he was so small? but very happy to say he’s a super strong guy and it worked itself out. 😊
you to!! excited that i now have a place i can get help with my babes lol. it’s been an exhausting weekend and monday with them hatching. lots of worry been a little bit eased by a lot of things i’ve found on here
yes i have just waiting now kind of making him a little Make shift cage now but not to sure what to do completely. the thing i’m using has no lid so i’m thinking maybe to use a towel as one but idk.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? new to ducks, 29 days ago started first clutch
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? i have 4 born and about 4ish more to go
(3) What breeds do you have? khaki campbell’s
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising...
ok so I had 2 eggs hatch earlier this past sunday the 31 and then yesterday the 1st i had the cutest baby come out but bam i noticed he has a huge amount of unabsorbed egg yolk and it was still attached to his shell. so in a massive freak out bc almost everything i read told me he’s gunna die i...