Recent content by DabblinDuckDabbler

So once they reach maturity, it can’t be fixed? Just wondering if it would be possible during a molt or if it’s left untreated when they’re young, does the wing bone grow permanently in the wrong direction? As far as feed, mine have free access to layer feed and duck specific feed and two of...

So I’ve gotten three chicks from him so far - a Legbar/Leghorn roo and two crested Plymouth barred. The little crests on all the chicks just kill me. :love I’ve got a few more under my broody - another leghorn egg, Easter (olive) Egger, and a red autosex (golden comet). I now have way more...

Roo is Crested Frost Legbar. Hens are: White leghorn Easter egger (lt olive eggs) Black sex link Red sex link Blue lace golden Wyandotte Speckled Sussex Plymouth Barred Rock Any ideas what traits will emerge, or any super secret breed blends that happen with these breeds? Or will I just have a...

Update: Two weeks on, this lil girl is thriving despite the punk do (“un”-do?). She lost one eye, but seems to largely have forgotten the bald patch except when she tries to preen and it looks like it - just doesn’t *feel right* to her. She’s moved from ICU to long term care and enjoys her daily...

Pretty well, all things considered. Her eyes are starting to drain all the crud, and the terramycin just arrived yesterday, so adding a dose of that twice daily along with the warm saline compresses. Her eyes are still mostly shut, but she can definitely see movement - She always quacks when I...

She got a bath in the tub, and that really seemed to improve her outlook on life. She’s busy preening here. Watched her eat..she was hungry! Also saw movement in her left eye, which is the one I was concerned about. The other one is still swollen. I’ll see what I can do about having her hubby...

Thanks, y’all. Poor girl looks miserable, but is definitely not giving up without a fight. She’s inside and protected (and most likely lonely without her husband). I put my ducks to bed at night in cages. There’s a large enclosure big enough for all of them, but there’s a smaller cage I use to...

1 laying as of this morning, but she’s the one recouping from a coyote attack. Time for her to take a break and those other two layabouts pick up some slack! (Sigh, if only it were that fair). My quackers tend to start up for the season in late Dec/ early Jan. My layer right now brooded the...

She’s been drinking like a champ, and I think she’s eaten some of the cooked eggs I gave her. Near as I can tell, the eye socket doesn’t look empty—it’s just all kind of a mangled black feather mess right now. The rest of her is fine—no injuries other than the head. Her legs are *strong*. I’ve...

I interrupted the coyote attack last night. Everybody survived, but the one it tried to make off with has definitely seen better days. She’s a 2.5 yo cayuga. After injury, she was taken in to ICU, put in a tub, wounds flushed and triple antibiotic applied, and given nutridrench. She’s been...

Just stumbled on the thread because I've got a white tailed kite that has been visting my tree canopy regularly for a couple weeks and wanted to see if anyone else had had problems with kites. I think all my fatties are too big for it, and the rooster stands diligent guard, but I don't have any...

this is his Easterlorp baby.

His brother (had to sell as a cockerel, because only one Roo) had the right comb type. Any chance it could pop up recessive? Edited to add: even if he’s not pure Australorp, I think he’s magnificent, and possibly mostly genetically australorp. Mind you, I won’t be claiming to show any...

So, the original post is over 10 years old, original chicken may not even be around any more.. this is more for black bird lovers like me. These are my pics of my 1 yo Australorpe Roo, acquired from a local farm, and my Black Star hen ~6mo from TSC. I don’t know if it answers any questions about...