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Our four youngins' have been in with the two 2 year-olds for four weeks now. There was the natural bullying from the two big mamas but everyone was staying in the coop. Two hens had their tail feathers systematically pulled out while in the coop. One has been been laying now for two weeks so...

Hi Everyone! I hope you are all doing well during our various stages of lockdown. I need to know if I'm thinking correctly or off my rocker! LOL My two Australorp hens (2 years old) are currently in a large coop with nesting boxes. We have had four teenagers in a "mini coop" but they are...

Good Morning, Y'all! I hope your chickens are keeping you distracted during our quarantine. I have a bit of a dilemma. I have three 2-year-old Australorp hens -- and four 9-week-old chicks (variety of breeds Wyandotte, Sapphire Gem and Midnight Majesty Maran). The ratio for introduction is...

About three months ago one of my Australorps (my sweetest) suffered something that caused her to be unable to walk and one eye was closed. She eventually could stand but her eye stayed closed for a while. I'm thinking maybe a stroke? I babied her--the other hens seemed to leave her alone--so...

I have a 15 month old Australorp hen who started limping profoundly four days ago. I checked her over --no broken bones, etc. Soaked her in a warm bath for a while and then checked to see if she was egg bound--nope. Her appetite has been healthy and she has been drinking. For the past two days...

We have had an unusual and EXTREMELY mild winter. All that is changing today. Single digits at night and teens during the day. My 8 month old hens are simply not adapted at all for the oncoming cold. I have two that have no feathers on their haunches. We have a very well protected light...

I've been wanting to give my chickens/ducks fermented feed, especially during these winter months. My question is this: Can I mix my grains and pellets together and ferment (like for 24-48 hours), and feed this mixture to my little flock? OR, is this just a waste of pellet feed? Thank you...

Good Morning, Y'all! We have a problem this winter that I am vexed about solving. The house sparrows--the flies of the avian world--have discovered how to get in our coop. This has not happened in four years AND we're having an extremely MILD winter! We keep food and clean water in our coop...

Good Day, All! I have two 23-24 week old ducks, the parentage of which is drake: Khaki Campbell; duck: Welsh Harlequin, Rouen or Blue Swedish. This morning I was out at my chicken coop checking for eggs when something caught my eye...after checking for chicken eggs I went over and...

My hubby and I went out of town and of course we got our first egg from one of our Australorps! So happy our neighbor girls got to find it!!

Good Day, All! I am new to having Australorp hens. My girls are 22 weeks this Saturday. They are JUST NOW getting combs and wattles. I have attached a photo of the one with the most developed comb and wattles. I'm sure I won't get eggs until they are in fully. Can someone please tell me...

We have two mixed breed ducks who are now about 14 weeks. Daisy is making a point to let me know she can fly. She flies about 1-2 off the ground for about 10-20 feet from time to time. We have clipped the wings of our chickens in the past. Just wanting to know if the process is the same for...

My australorps are almost 15 weeks. One sang the "egg song" at 14 weeks and has done nothing since that time in terms of vocalization. My question for seasoned australorp owners is this: When do they develop their combs and wattles? Mine have nothing, although they have red on their...

I purchased four ducklings in June. I was told the drake was a Khaki Campbell and the ducks were either Rouen, Blue Swedish or Welsh Harlequin. I know two are definitely Rouen X's, but not sure of their sex. They are approximately 10 weeks old and are going through molt. Do I need to be...

Good Morning! I just deadheaded my lavender and put the "harvest" in the duckhouse for the ducks to sleep on. Two questions: 1) Is it safe. 2) Will the ducks sleep on it? They have been sleeping on straw. I clean their duckhouse daily but still the smell attracts flies. I thought the...

I have 3 six week old ducks and 1 seven week old duck. I'm pretty sure one is a male--Daffy does not quack at all but merely "whispers". Anyway, just wondering if the ducks will begin laying at a normal age even though it could be late fall when they come of age to do so...or am I to expect...

Hello! We're having very cold weather here for the next few days. It's more typical for Spokane, but the girls did not go through any cold weather last winter - their first winter - I'm very concerned about what to do with them during the day. From what I read on here, I should just leave it...

We have seven 16-week-old pullets (6 breeds that we have had since they were 3 days old) - BR, PR, Golden Sexlink, Black Star, BO, and RI...The buff orpington has been a brat for a couple of weeks now...NOW they all seem to be squabbling! I'm attributing this to hormones. The girls have been...