The Quack Shack

[Trimurtisan]

Morning everyone. Something got one of my leghorns, killed it, leaving a huge mouthful of feathers behind, poor girl.
My dad was angry, I have a lot of chickens, and 5 are laying right now so I could just hatch more in spring. They're on his property so I guess it's a fair reason. But, he is dedicated to catching whatever did it. It ripped a mouthful of feathers and happened in the day.

Sorry about your loss Kendra.

 

[Duck_life]

How’s you dad doing?

Good. He's been better, that I know of. Know one seems to be much of a sharing person in my family, well, my parents at least.

 

[quackiemama]

Good. He's been better, that I know of. Know one seems to be much of a sharing person in my family, well, my parents at least.

Sorry about your bird Kendra

 

[Duck_life]

Sorry about your bird Kendra

Thank you.

 

[Duck_life]

So sorry Kendra

Thank you.

 

[donkeydew2farms]

yup. heavy winds and about 4" of rain.

I live in Christian Co. ky. Hopkinsville got hit with a tornado some damage spent the morning in the basement GRRRR.

 

[donkeydew2farms]

yup. heavy winds and about 4" of rain.

I live in Christian Co. ky. Hopkinsville got hit with a tornado some damage spent the morning in the basement GRRRR.

 

[Duck_life]

Quick question: I never see my pekin mate my mallard, but she seems to want him to mate her. Actually, she wants the guinea male, the rooster, AND the pekin to mate her. My rooster just started mating his ladies, all of them... But I want to know if the pekin is mating her, since she started laying I want her to hatch eggs in spring. The pekin is most likely over a year old (Drake) and my mallard is 8 months I'd say. And is there a way to tell if the egg is fertile from the duck?

 

[Trimurtisan]

Quick question: I never see my pekin mate my mallard, but she seems to want him to mate her. Actually, she wants the guinea male, the rooster, AND the pekin to mate her. My rooster just started mating his ladies, all of them... But I want to know if the pekin is mating her, since she started laying I want her to hatch eggs in spring. The pekin is most likely over a year old (Drake) and my mallard is 8 months I'd say. And is there a way to tell if the egg is fertile from the duck?

Only thing I can think of is to start incubating a couple and candle them on day 3+. Then you'll be faced with stopping the incubation, or letting it continue to develop. I'm not sure if they get the bullseye on the yolk like chickens do. I've at least not seen it.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Love the new avatar Patti!