Yay, we already have yeast and have been giving it to him. I'm sure he hasn't had any since he hatched so we will continue making sure he gets the proper nourishment. He seemed to have a bigger crop than normal on the right side, so we added extra grit to make sure it wasn't something he...
He seems to do this weird thing with his feet he rolls them in ward from the side, almost like a fruit roll up. He does it when he says down and then sometimes when he stands up he won't open his feet up unless he walks. He doesn't appear to have anything wrong with him and walk normal.
I was...
Yes we did! We are keeping him (not even sure if its a Drake) inside since he is still a youngster. We introduced him to the two ladies and threw some blueberries around to distract them a bit from someone new in their territory. They did not seem to mind him there. Sometimes one would charge...
Yeah ill have to use medicated for a few days.. the pet stores sell it around us but they don't sell un medicated. So until I can get it i was hoping that would be ok. KiKi and NANA eat oats now that they're older but he's still a little guy and I'm not sure how he was eating before so I Wana...
Thanks for the help! What are your thoughts on medicated chick feed. I fed my 2 girls non medicated but I won't have time to go to the feed store before we get our other guy. (It's a gooday hour drive)
Thanks for the replies, if we do end up getting him we will be sure to post photos and take your guidance.
@Miss Lydia
What do you do with the eggs after you retrieve them?
We dont have any interest in them mating, we prefer to not let it happen since we don't want anymore but that seems unavoidable. Any suggestions on how we would introduce them? Our ducks are very friendly with squirrel's and even the neighbors dog they grew up around, not sure how the response...
Hello!
My girlfriend is considering rescuing a 6-8 week old black swedish drake. We already have two females (black swedish) that are 7 months old.
I'm looking for any advice from people who are more experienced, we are still learning and don't want to do anything that would harm our babies...