Recent content by Hukkelberry

Ok, so you reccomend that I keep using the vitamin pack but how can I get them whatever is missing in their diet?

I'm feeding them an organic turkey starter mix with 28% protein. Shouldn't the vitamin pack I have been using provide extra B vitamin?

I have 27 standard bronze and royal palm poults. They seem to be doing pretty well; active, eating lots of food, growing. However some of them have these big chunky hocks. They dont seem too bothered by it but they just dont seem right to me. This poult in particular has large hocks and bowed...

Oh my gosh, my would we even create a duck with no skull?? I've been using the vitamin pack for 3 days now. I'll order that B complex you reccomend, even if I dont use it this time it sounds nice to add to my poultry medicine kit.

Ok, I raised up the heat lamp so it should be cooler now. Here's a pic of the duckling. They are about 5 days old now. I also added a pic of the vitamins I've added to the water. I added 4.5 grams to 5 gallons of water

I got this duckling two days ago. It is a white crested duck. Today the duckling wobbles and wavers while standing and has spells of falling over. It seems like it looses its balance and wants to lean back really far. It falls back and to it's right everytime. Two days ago the duckling just...

Hi, I have a small (9) flock of ducks and a ~5 acre pond/marsh behind my house. Obviously I can't fence an area that big from predators. Luckily where I live the biggest predators are dogs, raccoons, and eagles or hawks. We also have minks. I'm wondering if it would be a terrible idea to let...

I also have issues with the black running too far down on my birds. Seems like they really want to be darker than they're supposed to be. Here's a pick of my flock.

I myself have magpies, though I would hardly call any of my birds show worthy.

Hmmm.. my standard says this for the description of the Magpie back: Black from the juncture of wing-bows and body, through the tail; extending over the wing, suggesting a heart-shape when viewed from above.

Thank you all for the warm welcome! Great to see such a lively community:D

Hi there, my name is Hukkelberry. I live in a very wet and rainy part of Washington State. I have had chickens since I was little and have a flock of my own now. I feel confident caring for my hens but am new to owning roosters. Last year, I also bought 15 magpie ducklings and have had good...

I have a 14 week Narraganset turkey poult who has over the past few days gotten somewhat listless. I think he still eats some but is definitely not as vigorous as his brothers. This morning, I noticed that his eyes seemed sunken in. He still moves around but prefers to sit with his head and tail...