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In the winter I mix cracked corn into my chicken feed to help keep them warm. But this year we have Muscovys with the girls - just occurred to me that they are eating corn as well. Are they ok with corn? We also save all table scrapes - they love their bucket of scrap :) The ducks go right...

Here are recent pics of my ducks. Have 3 Muscovy and 1 crested. Hoping someone here can sex them for me :)

Here are pics of my 3 Polish - from the early onset of comb and wattles thinking we have a Roo? If so safe to say the other 2 are pullets?

The Polish babies loving the great weather!

Hi All! It's been a LONG TIME :) What do you think - my Polish chicks have suddenly changed and two have a very stringy crest even at just 2.5 weeks old.

I feel like I am always posting warnings, and never BEFORE the fact Our coop runs are chainlink dog kennels. The kennels are against our shed on one side and have wires running across the top to keep the girls safe from hawks. And mind you, we live in a suburban neighborhood so hawks are...

These chicks were a barn yard mix.....I think this one came from a Silkie egg and the father is a frizzled Cochin.....he/she? Barred Rock (father is a frizzled Cochin) ....he/she? Frizzled Barred Rock (father is a frizzled Cochin), not a great pic.....he/she?

This is the cutest little chick....we have dubbed it Mohawk.

My dog attacked one of my girls last night......and I could have prevented it......please learn from my mistake I was really busy last evening. Hubby was out and I had both kids running between my house and the neighbors playing with their children. Plus the 11 (3 day old) chicks that I...

Some time during the night my 2 day old chicks spilled their water. When I checked on them this morning I found that the chicks have crusty bellies from laying on the wet paper towels and chick food spread on the bottom. Should I wash them? Will they fluff up by themselves? Help please!

White Crested Blue Polish and Splash Polish......1 day old (or less!)

My first chick hatched at about 4am yesterday and by this morning, 10 out of 13 were out and dry. 2 eggs nothing and 1 had a small pip , however it never advanced. And this morning it was still at the same stage but no movement. I thought for sure it was dead so I pulled the chicks out of the...

I have 5 chicks that hatched in the last few hours. First one around 4am and then the rest with the last 3 hours. But...I have pips in some of the other eggs.....and the new chicks are kicking them all over the place! What do I do? A couple of the chicks are not completely dry yet so I...

I am using a still air LG that has been doing awesome throughout this hatch. However, I went into lockdown night before last, and I can't keep the humidity up! For the first 18 days the temp was 99.5 at the bottom of the eggs and 101.5-102 at the top of the eggs with 47-50% humidity flux...

I have Polish eggs in the incubator. Day 21 is June 11th. And of course, NOW, my Red Frizzle hen is broody! Has anyone taken eggs out of the bator and put them under a broody?

Can you work your magic at 3 weeks old

Hey all....I ran across the thread on the "Egg Train" and it's an awesome idea! So, I thought we might be able to make this work now All PA members....can we get a train going from Eastern Pa to Western Pa? Right across the state, for 14 of the cutest bantam chicks! I can map it out and...

Anyone have any idea how to go about this? I have two week old bantam chicks that another forum member expressed interest in. I am on the eastern side of pa, and her western, pa. They would get there over-night, however I have never shipped at this age and have no idea how they would fair...

Assorted Bantam Chicks Free to Other Backyard Chicken Homes! These chicks were a project for my daughter's school. Hatched 06/10/10. 2 Sizzles 2 Barred Rock 1 Silkie 3 Red Frizzle 6 Assorted Frizzles I don't want to ship, so local pick up only. I am located in Pa....Sesame Place is the...

These are the chicks my daughter's school hatched on 06/10/10. Sizzle! Red Frizzle! Barred Rock The two Sizzles together and more frizzles Out of 18, 14 hatched in an LG Still air! Very cool and of course the entire school was so excited