Ok so we have three Toulouse geese one had a clutch of four eggs hatch. Since then the other goose hen decide that she wasn't going to sit on her nest all day instead she grazes swims and lays around else where ever once in a long time she might go back and sit on her eggs. I am getting to were...
My daughter (5) was carrying this duckling around not sure what happened but he or it has been holding its legs like this for about ten minutes now and has moved them (kicking as if swimming) but hasn't held his legs down like the others. It can't float right either what should I do for it.
My daughter (5) was carrying this duckling around not sure what happened but he or it has been holding its legs like this for about ten minutes now and has moved them (kicking as if swimming) but hasn't held his legs down like the others. It can't float right either what should I do for it.
OK yesterday I was processing birds (Cornish rocks, geese) after feathering my first Cornish I notice I felt things crawling on me (didn't scald first after I started dipping the birds before since the water finally got hot). They where yellow chicken lice sudders both my five year old and I had...
Ok so some how be it by me or kids my incubator got unplugged I have a chick that had pipped, eggs that are due this weekend and eggs that just got started last weekend please tell me I didn't just kill all these eggs. The temp was at 82 humidity 40 I am freaking out over this i set geese eggs...
Ok my turkey who I just found out is a hen is acting odd she goes from standing to siting then runs around then goes back to sitting? She eating and drinking normally. She not dust bathing while she does this I am so confused she looks uncomfortable. No sneezing no runny nose and the other two...
Ok we get to the behavior thing first until the sun decides to wake up so I can take pictures. I have one bourbon red which I believe is a Tom as he very adament about protecting the other two and he like to puff up at my rooster once in awhile he hasn't gobbled that I heard. They all make a...
They have their own place nesting and yet they are climbing ramps and doing balancing acts to get to the nesting boxes in the coop that are three feet off the ground lol . all three ducks are laying in there now lol.
Ok we have six Toulouse Geese one I know is a gander based off of vent sexing the others are tricker I did vent sex them and got nothing so either I got five females a nd one male or I have some sneaky boys. Anyways I post pictures y'all tell me what you think. The issues we are having is they...
The previous owners spoiled her and treated her a as dog. She thinks she can right up on you and will chase you to get you to pet her and she will push you around. She goes for my legs as she wants to be petted I side step and pet her and she will sit still but I getting frustrated having her...
My hen Dela is a Delaware she two years old she hasnt been sick before. She been laying around alot more then normal, she gets up to eat and drink but goes and lays back down. The flock hangs out with out her now, and tonight I helped her in to the coop and she fell off the lower roosting bars...
I was giving a recipe for my goats and I was thinking of using it for the chickens,ducks,geese, turkeys, and quail. As the protien is right now I can't. The protien is 14%. I would like to increase it to 28% I would be keep the ingredients separate but what mixture would work. Here is the recipe...
Okay I been thinking about raising my own turkeys for awhile now but before I go there I would like to know if my kids would be OK around them. I have two young children. My oldest is four and the younger is one. The older knows not to chase the birds and not to go near the roosters. The...
OK so we going to be buying a house that has a much smaller amount of land and I am going from 30+ birds to eight. So I need coop and run ideals and how to keep smell down. We had them on rotating on two different yards both 1300sqft and option of more so I haven't had to deal with a closed run.
Good idea to try to lay her egg underneath the stroller I'm not sure if it's broken it's not hanging down but is where the joint is when is the next to the body where the damage is located she has a little bit of blood but I got on the ground I saw and put on underneath their weight would it be...
I realize I am not going to put alot of wait on in a month time but I want to butcher my extra drake for Thanksgiving. What should I feed him to help pack on some weight he a perkin duck he already about five pounds tops.