baby duck with lots of problems

Coach did ok last night.  I returned him to the coop this morning.  He had to show Goldie (bantam cochan) where the food was.  She is perfectly capable of finding the food but that is his job.  

Patti you have a lot of hawks coming your way.  I understand they have to eat I just wish they would find something besides chickens and ducks.  I am glad I have Bubba to alert everyone.  I was surprised that Skiddles joined in the alert too.  I can always tell if they are in the area too.  There are no wild birds in the yard.  They hide along with the chickens and ducks.  


I hope everyone has a nice day and dont smash a rose bush.  I'm still laughing about that.  :lol:


Patty
oh good for sweet Coach. It probably felt good for him to sleep inside and help Goldie find her food. Was that her way of flirting with him by making him help her find her food?
 
I have also seen it, and I have also witnessed the hawk getting even. Jarring, but still cool, to say the least!

Crows are fascinating birds. Every single time we take the birbs to the park, a crowd of 'em will perch in the trees above us and chatter to one another in utter astonishment. I can only imagine what they're saying:

"Hey Earl, look at this. Are them ducks?"
"Huh. I reckin they are, Phil!"
"You ever seen a duck and a hoomin get along like that before?"
"Nope, never. Ma's gotta see this. HEY, MA!"
"WHAT"?"
"C'MERE, THERE'S HOOMINS AND BIRBS GETTIN' ALONG!"
"AH, YER PULLIN' MY LEG!"
That is funny. Great scenario Amy!!
 
I have also seen it, and I have also witnessed the hawk getting even. Jarring, but still cool, to say the least!

Crows are fascinating birds. Every single time we take the birbs to the park, a crowd of 'em will perch in the trees above us and chatter to one another in utter astonishment. I can only imagine what they're saying:

"Hey Earl, look at this. Are them ducks?"
"Huh. I reckin they are, Phil!"
"You ever seen a duck and a hoomin get along like that before?"
"Nope, never. Ma's gotta see this. HEY, MA!"
"WHAT"?"
"C'MERE, THERE'S HOOMINS AND BIRBS GETTIN' ALONG!"
"AH, YER PULLIN' MY LEG!"
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Not sure you can attract them with food. We feed them, but they have to already be around for that to work. We use a squirrel feed we get at the feed store simply because it contains the same things crows like to eat. We also have water for them to drink, though they sometimes mingle around with the ducks and just drink out of the duck ponds.

You can use crow calls to attract them, but they won't stay unless they have a place they feel comfortable nesting. They mostly like tall, dense trees so they and their babies are protected. They are very smart and extremely territorial. If you can get them to hang out and live around your place, they will literally defend it to their death.

There have been times we've had a hawk in the area and what looks like a big black cloud rises from the trees and goes after it. There have been other times a single crow would fly screaming toward a hawk, and the hawks will typically flee rather than fight. There have been scuffles between them in the air, and there was one time the crows got a hawk so disoriented that it dove and crashed into one of the windows in the back of our house. I didn't care. Hawks are beautiful as long as they're not on or over my property and threatening my animals. I'd shoot the #^$% things if it weren't illegal.
Wow I really need some crows. I read online a little girl was feeding the crows everyday. They left her little trinkets she said it was like getting presents from the crows. She took a picture of all the things the crows have left for her.

I do have several big trees in the neighborhood. I would love to get one of those crow calls to see if I can attract them and keep them in this area.

Patty
 
I'm sorry about your loss Patty, it was sweet that you let Coach stay in last night. When the two of our girls died we couldn't let the rest back in their coop because we didn't know what caused the death and didn't want there to be a possible sickness in their coop that would kill the rest, logically we knew if that was the case they'd already have the sickness but we were taking as many precautions as possible. So we cleared out all the harmful and breakable stuff from our patio and that's where the girls slept. Roosting up on out barbecue and laying in chairs. We put hay all over everything and put lights out to help keep them comfortable. Some people think it's silly to go so out of our way to keep out birds happy, but they're family and I'd do anything to keep them happy and healthy! It warms my heart to know you're the same way to your birds!
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It's interesting to hear about the hawks and crows, we have so many hawks in our neighborhood! And we're in town, thankfully the coopers hawks the nest a few streets over don't come around as often *knocks on wood* we mainly see them in the winter/spring time so I'm already getting ready for them! I wish they weren't here at all, we've got lots of crows here though as well, which maybe that's why the hawks aren't coming over as often. I'll have to start feeding the crows if they're whats keeping the hawk population lower!

Well, it's official. Saturday is the day we're getting four more chicks. Two Easter Eggers and two Welsummers. My mom wanted the Welsummers or Rhode Island Red, but I read on one of the reviews here that there were production and heritage reds and that the production reds, which is what most stores sell, are mean to other chickens? I don't know if this is true or not but I couldn't find anything bad about the Welsummers so I guess we'll get two of them. Does anyone on here know if thats true about the RIRs?
Congrats on you getting new chicks. I think the Welsummers would be a better choice over the Rhode Island Reds. They are a more docile breed then the Rhode Islands and they lay a dark brown egg too I think. They should have them sexed too. Usually they will have a pullet bin and then the straight run. Take pics of the babies we would love to see them.

Patty
 
oh good for sweet Coach. It probably felt good for him to sleep inside and help Goldie find her food. Was that her way of flirting with him by making him help her find her food?
The girls don't get offended when the boys find them food. They know where it is but they pretend they don't. Most of the time the roos try to trade food they find for favors. Sometimes the roos will even pretend they find food just to get the female to come over and look. I don't think Goldie was flirting she just wanted the boiled egg in the food bowl.

Patty
 
I know that my lil Bantam Cochin frizzle was just about killed by some RIR before she came here to live me me. I saw her after they got through with her and My friend did a wonderful job saving her life.


I'm glad you got her away from those meanies. Goldie is pretty docile but she bosses the teenage chickens around if she gets the chance. If they get to carried away at the food bowls she lets them know she was here first.

Patty
 
Well sometime in the night I lost my lil Shirley she hadn't been well for a couple weeks and now she is a young duck again..

Shirley July 2004 to Sept 2015

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RIP my sweet one.
 

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