Recent content by michelle65a

I started giving the girls an oregano supplement in their water and they stopped laying for two weeks. I stopped and now they are laying again.

Is there a supplement to add just for poultry? I am new to this no antibiotic sustainability thing for 2017.

I have started giving liquid oregano oil this past month to 30+ hens. I am concerned because they have stopped laying...I am getting maybe 4 eggs a day for the last week. Any thoughts on whether this could factor?

I have been reading about biomin products for poultry houses and the effects of thyme and oregano on gut health. Are there any products for backyard chickens?

I can't find a spot to plug the humidifier into the eco20. Is there one?

Hi...need some help with my adult sebbies. I have two mated pairs. They share an 8 x 10 pen with ducks at night. During the day all birds...chickens ducks and geese ...are let out in the morning into a large fenced paddock to run around feed swim. Lately the geese have been fighting with the...

Hey guys! I have two baby pekin ducks and I want to know if anybody knows if an adult female pekin will nurture babies that are not her own? Anybody have any experience with this? She has been seperated due to a severe injury from mating and I have the babies I have to separate also. I was kind...

I have a female pekin with kind of stumpy short legs. Her mate has roughed her up. She doesn't seem able to walk. She pushes her torso forward with her wings. Her legs look strong but she can't get up on them. I separated her. Her appetite is good for sure. But she just flops. What to do?

Anyone selling ducks in southern maryland?

What is it called? I've been looking for the time and dates of the weekly auction, but I can't find it. Anybody know? Also...anybody got any female pekin ducks? Thanks! Michelle A

Oh snap...now I got it!!

This is ask great advice...thank you everybody. I really appreciate this really enlightening and educational advice. It is very confusing to sort out...please feel free to add anything else you can think of. It really helps...thoughts on female geese?

Wow..thanks for the respond..so fast! My ducks are spoiled and love to free range thru the woods. This is great when there are plenty of leaves on the trees but not so fun when winter comes. I have considered guineas...do they really deter the hawks? Would they house with the ducks? I also have...

please please make an app...we chicken people are on the go...we need our info OUTSIDE and on the way to the feed store.

They are beautiful!