I did, really cool birds, but I'm still new and just learning....it's all I can do to figure out our cross hatches, heehee, do you look for breeds on site and on line...then paste? I saw that if you guessed correctly, it was your turn to post a bird for others to guess? Is that correct? Would need to do more homework....I'll keep dropping in though....
yes they are doing great! Whenever I brought my 2 roosters in to my breeder she told me she would exchange them and give me 4 chicks to replace them. Well my hubby told me I could only get 2 which I did, well last night he agreeded I should go ahead and get the other 2 incase my current newbies end up being roosters (for the 3rd time!! :/) that way surely at least 2 out of 4 chickens will be girls and that way I don't have to keep starting over and return birds! I can just "give away" any two that end up being roosters or mean when they get older. I would keep them all if they all turned out to be hens but my coop is only big enough for 5 maybe 6 if ones very smallGreat to hear they accepted their new Momma!
Good idea to get them hydrated and used to eating so they can fend for themselves around the "dinner table", with the other chickees, heehee.Thanks for your reply.
and since i already have 3 hens that are 4-2 weeks old I am running out of time to keep getting knew babies! anyways hope someone understood this post! I'm excited to be getting 2 more chicks!! Haha It just doesn't stop does it.
if you guess correctly it is your turn and you can use the internet for help if you need it
I have a seven week old duck that was attacked by a coon. I want to treat her but didn't want to start before I had a plan. I have treated injured chickens before but know nothing about ducks. I am not even sure how the wing is supposed to look. The duck is walking around but is not quacking. I wouldn't have even known she was injured if she had been quacking as usual. I lost a couple of birds out of the coop she is in and decided to check her closely because she didn't quack at me. There is a bloody place high on the wing and the lower part is droopy or somewhat floppy. It appears there are feathers, skin, and flesh missing but I didn't take too much time to examine her because she seemed to be getting shocky.
I just want some suggestions from you experienced duck people on how to proceed. My thoughts are to treat her like I would a chicken. Put her in a pet carrier in the garage, keep her as quiet as possible, and treat her wounds with antibiotic ointment. Any other suggestions? I can not take her to the vet, if I can't pull her through this, I will have to put her down.
This pic was taken earlier this week, what kind of duck is she?
Ruh roh.....sounds like Brie's gotten an early introduction to chicken math!yes they are doing great! Whenever I brought my 2 roosters in to my breeder she told me she would exchange them and give me 4 chicks to replace them. Well my hubby told me I could only get 2 which I did, well last night he agreeded I should go ahead and get the other 2 incase my current newbies end up being roosters (for the 3rd time!!) that way surely at least 2 out of 4 chickens will be girls and that way I don't have to keep starting over and return birds! I can just "give away" any two that end up being roosters or mean when they get older. I would keep them all if they all turned out to be hens but my coop is only big enough for 5 maybe 6 if ones very small
and since i already have 3 hens that are 4-2 weeks old I am running out of time to keep getting knew babies! anyways hope someone understood this post! I'm excited to be getting 2 more chicks!! Haha It just doesn't stop does it.
