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Something managed to get into my guinea coop last night :-( It got 3 of 4 guineas - the remaining guy has been removed to a safe location, but he has a badly injured wing and is hanging his head. I'm debating squirting hydrogen peroxide on his injury - it seems cruel when he's already feeling...

So... we have 2 drakes (KC and BS) and our duck hen vanished last Fall - too late to get new ducklings before it got cold. We freerange the poultry in the day and coop at night. Everybody has been together by default (coop building exhaustion) but the ducks and chickens always seemed fine...

Hi! I am looking for your recommendations of where to buy my Anconas! Like almost everyone else, I've been inspired by Carol Deppe's glowing descriptions, particularly of their *social* behaviour. I am not (yet) planning to breed - we're evaluating what works well for us on our small hobby...

Hi all, So... my husband had to make a dash over to Tractor Supply for layer pellets a couple days ago. After paying $15/50#bag he came home and asked me 1) if this was financially worth it (we agree the value of the kids learning responsibility is important) 2) how other people feed their...

I just read Harvey Ussery's book and also ordered a Happy Cackle Special (+ 2 more Swedish ducks for my oldest daughter) from Cackle Hatchery. The birdies arrive late next week. I know the standard advice is to separate the waterfowl and the rest, but Ussery says they can stay all together...

We got spoiled last Fall and Winter - our 6 hens freeranged and had no troubles at all. Then on 4/3 we lost two at once - broad daylight, we were dropping my dad at the airport. Last week we lost one of our remaining 4 - again, seemed to be a daylight snatch. Two days ago one of the remaining...

Well, our first try at hatching eggs has not been successful - they were supposed to hatch yesterday... by now it's pretty much a wash, right? I think we have learned alot. I just read Harvey Ussery's book and he recommends letting eggs sit for a day before putting them int he incubator...

It looks like eFowl is an eBay for poultry. I ran across it looking for Silver Appleyard ducklings - also found a GREAT price on guinea keets. Has anyone purchased on eFowl? Is it a good bet - or a complete gamble? I'm just getting started homesteading - probably start narrowing down...

Hi all, My 6yo son is trying to hatch some quail eggs - we got a kit from Home Science Tools. He has 4 bobwhite eggs and is being religious about turning them, watching the temperature and making sure the incubator has some water in it for humidity. They are supposed to hatch approximately...

So... we just moved out to some acreage and are looking forward to increasing our flock - currently we have 6 hens (2 each: Buff O's, Barred R's, Easter Eggers). We are planning to raise both meat and eggs. We are currently planning to get some straight-run chicks and keep the best rooster to...