Recent content by wrenhen

From my dad who got them at one of those outdoor flea market sales.

I recently got a pair of geese, the male is a white chinese and the female is a brown goose. I am unsure if she is african or brown chinese, she was labelled as african but who knows. She is much shorter than the male. Here she is, unsure of age

It's bigger now and has some adult feathering and its definitely a fawn and white runner crested duck

I usually take the dividers out before the lockdown, this gives them room to stumble about and get their legs strong. That being said, I'd let him dry off fully before putting him in the brooder to see if he will balance himself on his own. If he cant, you can try a chick chair.

I got some mystery ducklings at a farm store and as they've grown one of the crested ducklings is seeming rather slender and has an odd crook in its neck. When it straightens its neck out it still has kind of a bend there. I cant tell if its just an awkward runner duckling or if it has an actual...

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I have a call duck with swollen lumps on his cheeks, I believe it’s a sinus infection. I have some leftover clavamox from my chickens but I’m unsure the dosage for a little call duck.

That is good to know, I will set her kennel up back outside when the heat breaks a bit and she is feeling entirely better. I have a run I can close off while everyone free ranges so maybe I can trap her with another lower ranking hen or two to get them a posse going.

I wish I saw the incident, I just assume it was everyone because I've seen them all peck at her before and theyll get ahold of her protective saddle and try and tear at it. Theyve never attacked her face until now, I am assuming because she wasnt her full vibrant self they got the jump on her...

Coop is a 12 ft x 12 ft area. They have a 16 ft x 6 ft run, but I leave the door open and they free range all day long usually in a 1 acre vicinity. I have 8 other hens and one rooster, the bullied hen is the 9th hen. They are all 2 years old, except the rooster is 1. They were all in the same...

So I had a bout of coccidiosis. One hen in particular was on deaths door while none of the others appeared sick at all. She has always been the bottom of the barrel in the pecking order. I have her wear a saddle to prevent the flock ripping her back feathers off. I treated everyone and kept her...

So I have searched and found a lot of threads on how to ferment, studies, etc. But I wanted more of people's experience with it. Did you like it? Did you not like it? What about it did you / didn't you like? Thanks!

Currently restraining it from moving, at least it can rest right side up

This duckling struggled to hatch and has been unable to walk since hatching. It flips on its back regularly and its foot is curled. I gave it some nutri drench but idk what to do, should I treat it like spraddle leg and create some sort of tape cast for the foot?

Last one as I totally forgot about it –– Acrylic on scrap wood, painting of my favorite hen Rosemary, a black ameraucana.