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That looks normal to me it was probably just some gunk.

Were they with a drake prior to you getting them? If so it could be from over mating or a rough mating.

I had a bird who was having a similar issue to internal laying. she acted like she was egg bound. and if you felt her abdomen you could feel the eggs inside her. If she’s acting like a normal bird it’s probably a hormonal thing. She might lay eventually and just be delayed. your bird will die...

my birds cant keep warm in tall large coops. That’s a reflection of my climate. humidity is not the issue in winter, and is easily remedied in summer. they said Iowa winters were brutal, if that means they are like my winters then thats how we deal with them. warm coops keep them alive. and...

yes really, that’s how you keep the coop warm in winter. I’ve kept chickens my entire life- I know what I’m talking about. I live in an area that gets -30f. you don’t have issues with air quality or overhumidification in winter in summer if you have those issues you simply open up the coop and...

Just the same way you do your bedding. For us when the coop is gross we just scoop everything into the wheelbarrow and it goes to the compost pile. Treat it the same way you do your shavings (if that’s what you use). if the feathers aren’t dirty and your bedding is clean other than the feathers...

I have 3 roosters at the moment and have an additional young one. I have no idea what tractor means in this context But I’ll try to help. We don’t cull our birds unless absolutely nessesary (As in- they are dying). I live in VT, and it regularly gets below 0 degrees ferinheight during winter...

Looks pretty normal to me, I have a duck with angel wing and it wasnt apparent at this age, granted I wasn’t watching for it. only when she had her wing feathers. if one of your ducks does get angel wing tho don’t worry about it. Its a purely cosmetic condition. our girl soul is the one who has...

I think you could get away with having 2 ducks. I had 2 ducks (male and female) for quite awhile, and they mostly just used a kiddie pool. a plastic toboggan also works nicely. As long as you provide them with a bowl of clean water with the pool as well you won’t need to change the pool daily...

And her crop was empty today so it’s definitely not a crop issue. She’s doing better today again, and i tried the roost idea as well as adding more shavings so they have an extra thick layer. She definitely slept better. Today I can work on putting boxes around for her. I stand by it having to...

Thanks! This is really helpful especially about having nest boxes around, that sounds like a great idea. especially if her falling issue was related to her feet being tired since she wasn’t having that sort of trouble in the morning or right now. She also slept on the floor of her coop last...

She’s still eating and drinking fine, I was a bit worried about her drinking a few days ago but she’s alright on that. Her crop feels alright. We have those two old ladies, as well as a bunch of younger birds. the other old bird is snugs, she’s a black Cochin and has her own space she doesn’t...

So we have this hen (New Hampshire red) named rusty, shes one of the only 2 birds we still have left from when we got chickens again years ago. We have had her for at least 6 years, I think longer (we got Her as a chick so that’s her age). but her arthritis is acting up and it’s spread to at...

Don’t worry about it unless it starts to bother her, you now have a feather footed baby! Congrats

I’m not going to be much help with the head issue but if your bbys still alive give the little guy a bath with some hot water and epsom salt to help relax and clean the feet, if the foot is injured slap some triple antibiotic ointment on it. maybe have a heatlamp on them tonight to help dry off...