Posts by OldGuy43

If you have a drake (male duck) he can't live with your hens. I'm told he'll try and mate with them and that is not good for the hens.   Other than that, just enjoy and protect your poultry.

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One of our 2 week old Red Sex Link hens is holding her head to the left, when she stands she falls over.     We've isolated her. She seemed to be fine yesterday.

Quote: Originally Posted by FreeChicken!  I can try doing it myself, I guess, but he refuses to relax even when wrapped up in a towel. Last time it took two hands to hold him still inside his towel, and two more hands...

Trying to be the voice of reason here. I can see that you think a lot of "Squeak", and that is admirable, but;   First, at least around here, assuming you can find a vet who knows anything about birds it costs about $150 just...

In my book the first mistake is not letting your chickens be chickens. You don't need to know a lot about raising chickens. The chickens know all about it, so relax and enjoy.   Number two mistake,...

I don't know about black flies, but Little Trees Vanillaroma (Yep, the car air fresheners.) gets rid of most of the flying insects around here.

Howdy from Travis County. 

While I don't feel the need for a fancy coop I was driving by a yard sale the other day and saw something that might work well for those who do. I don't know what they're called, but the little display windows that are carried around...

I need an opinion on this GNC product. It's a liquid supplement and would be much easier to use on my...