Is anybody else having a really hard time with grain mites this year? We have had them all summer and we are constantly doing a thorough clean in the coop because every time we buy chciken food they come back. Does anybody know what to do besides putting DE in their food?
HELP!!!!! My Buff Cochin hen was laying on her side in the yard today gasping. I was thinking she was having a heat stroke so I put her in a kiddie pool to cool her off. She seemed to feel a little better and she was standing. Only she cannot walk without falling over and I don't know what to...
Hello! Throughout the day I will look out the window and see my drake chasing my hens but they wont let him mate. My hens are just over 2 months but they are fully grown and feathered out. The thing that bothers me is my hens are scared of him and they still cannot go in the same pen. Will my 2...
Hello, today I noticed my drakehas something white on his eye. It looks like he is shutting his eye lids or something but I can't tell. Does anybody know what this is and why he is doing it. I did notice there were a lot of bugs tonight. Thanks!
Hello, today I got this really weird egg from a hen. I noticed that the egg was really rough and could almost see through it. It looked really watery with no aircell. Does anybody know what this is and if it's a concern?
Hello, I bought a drake and hen that were about a month old last summer. The person who owned them barely even touched them as ducklings. Since then I could barely even catch them. I can get about 2 feet from them now but they still wont let me touch them. I try so hard all the time to catch...
Hello. A couple days ago I noticed that my ducks that are free range have started to cross our gravel road. Does anybody have a good solution that doesn't require me having them locked up all the time?
Hello. Today I received a hygrometer in the mail. I am currently on day 3 of incubating Rouen ducklings. The hydrometer I bought is reading the right humidity but the temp has me concerned. The temperature of my janoel 12 incubator is set on 37.5. My new hygrometer says that my temperature is...