So my new girl seems to be getting a little livelier, got some yogurt in her and she is drinking the sugar water. She is not as lethargic as she was. Is there anything I can do about her eyes? Do you think that when I dripped the cut-heal on the raw spot on her head it could have hurt in any...
Thank you all for your replies. The man who owns the barn now has over 20 chickens, ( when I got there in the end of January there were 5 hens 1 rooster, and 5 baby chicks. The hurt hen is one of those babies. He now has over 20, they just keep reproducing. He has no coop, they just run wild...
I found this hen at the barn where my horses are kept. I noticed she was just standing still with her head down, so i looked closer and saw both her legs were wound tight with a rope covered wire ( tight). And her head looks like the other chickens had been pecking it, it was red and very raw...
Allways thought it would be cool to have chickens! My husband and I have grown out a steer and hogs and my kids at one time heard me say "well we've done a cow and pigs how about chickens!" So last easter they got me chickens at tractor supply, and guess what? I am lovin every minute of them! I...
What a long night! I need to just stop staring at the incubator! But the first to pip is finally making progress-shell is cracked almost halfway around and chick is peeping like crazy! And 2 more are pipping this morning!
I started out with 3 ducks, got them as presents at eastertime this year. As they grew we thought we had 2 girls and 1 boy, as 1 of them definately had a drake feather, and as they got older, when I let them out every morning, they would head straight to their pool, and the male would mate(I...
Just wondering, do ducks need nest boxes? I have 2 peking girls and theirs been an egg in their house every morning for the last week! They free range during the yard with their 3 chicken freinds, but at night they go in a huge dog crate inside the garage. Should I put a big crate in with them...
Hi, I'm in North Fort Myers, have 3 peking ducks, 1 Delaware Roo, and 3 Hens, all about 16 weeks old now! This is my first time with chickens, and I'm definately addicted!. Also have 1 cat 3 dogs 5 horses, 5 kids 12 grandkids, and 1 extremly loving understanding husband!
Funny that you posted this, my 3 peking ducks and my 3 hens and rooster spend a great majority of every day on my front porch too! I have a big wooden chair that my rooster sits on, staring into the kitchen whenever he hears me in there. I do believe that the planter-slash nest box sounds like a...
Thank you very much for this info! My grandkids got me 3 ducks and 6 chickens for easter, the ducks were a week old then so they are about 13 weeks old now. This is my first time with either, and I am so thankfull that I found this site! The ducks roam freely around our yard (it is big) and I...
When putting ducks up for the night,do you put feed with them? My three stay in a huge dog crate at night and i leave a bowl of food and water bucket in with them. But it is extremly messy by the morning! Just wondering if they need feed over night?