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Two of our young hens appear to be going broody. We're excited at the possiblity of having our own hens hatch out some babies. I'm sure the hens know more than we do but I have a few questions. The hens were in boxes without much bedding so we added bedding. The one hen seemed to get frustrated...

I'd like to get a few ducks to keep around the "farm". What I'd like to know is how one goes about raising baby ducks? What type of brooder is needed, how long before they can go outside? That sort of thing. Do they need a coop or a different shelter? Will they eat all of my flowers? Like I...

One of our black star hens has pretty serious swelling on the back of her head. It is almost the size of a golf ball and appears to be filled with fluid. I'm afraid of what will happen if it ruptures. Should I do anything for her?

We have too many roosters (as I mentioned in another thread). One of them which we probably won't be keeping has a swollen foot that he's been favoring for the last few days. I'm not sure what's wrong with it. He has also had crooked or curled middle toes for as long as I can remember. He is the...

We have a few roos too many and really need to get rid of some of them. I had a few questions though. First, would these birds be suitable to slow-roast in the oven at this age (about 25 weeks), or would they be tough and best cooked in a pressure cooker or crock pot? Well, I guess that is my...

I've been chewing on the idea of getting a few ducks to have around the yard. The problem is I don't know the first thing about keeping ducks. I'm always up for an adventure though, which is why we have 38 chickens. Anyway I was just wondering what the very basic requirements are for a couple...

We have 12 adult hens and 26 chicks that are 11 weeks old. Some of them are rather small some of huge for their age. If we put all of the fair size young chickens in the big coop will they be picked on less if there are more of them than the big hens? We've been through this process once before...

I've used red pepper to worm my chickens but was wondering if there is a natural worm remedy for dogs? Anyone know the answer?

I know this probably depends upon weight and other factors but, what is a good goal for the number of calories burned during a single workout (when working out on an almost daily basis)?

We kept our 26 chicks in the basement for 5-6 weeks. My FIL keeps going on and on about it. I know that you can get something from chickens (same as bats?) but I was wondering if anyone has ever gotten sick from doing what we did. Last year we kept 6 chicks in the basement for a month but that...

I think my husband and I are nuts! We have an extremely high egg demand that we haven't been able to keep up with for over six months. So, we decided to get chicks in November so we would have new birds ready to lay by spring. We decided to get 25, well 26 when you count that free rare breed...

I decided to order a Wii for our house for Christmas this year. I have a few questions as I haven't gotten a new video game since the Nintendo 64. First of all, do I need anything special to hook the Wii up to an older tv? Can I hook it up through the dvd player like I do the satelite? Is there...

I bought my first dozen store eggs yesterday, since July of '08. Our production is down. I'm working on getting it back up with tips from another thread. In the meantime we have an order for two dozen eggs that are already paid for and only had 10 of our own eggs as of last night. So, sad as it...

I need some ideas on how to make a chicken tractor to hold say 20 chickens. My goal is to make something that is easy enough to do that I can make it by myself, keeping in mind that I'm not allowed to use the hubby's power tools. We have one small chicken tractor that I started building last...

I was advised in another thread to add additional protein to my chickens' diet. They are currently eating Layena and scratch with a few treats thrown in. What can I feed them in order to provide extra protein? They aren't getting any scrambled eggs as that's what our problem is, very low...

I am currently working at our family owned gas station/convenience store, working as a Medicare Care Provider, and I just started as the deputy township clerk. I am also going to school online for elementary education. I'm about 2/3 of the way through my program. What do you do for a living?

I put a little ground red pepper in the feed a few days ago (for a wormer) and have since experienced a dramatic drop in egg production. We got no eggs yesterday, a first for us, and a few eggs today. The chickens seem to be acting fine. Their droppings look more normal than they did a while...

I have had several chickens with bald buts for a very long time, seems like it started last winter. I haven't worried too much about it as they didn't seem to be doing badly otherwise. I have noticed an increase in the hens picking on each other. They have a good amount of room to roam, inside...

Well, after considering it for a long time we finally got ourselves a Great Pyrenees puppy. I'll add pics soon. I just got a different laptop and need to install my camera software. Anyway, we named him Oscar. He's a handful but very smart and very loving. He's also extremely easy going and...

I'm not interested in adding too many birds to our current flock (8 Red Stars and 6 Black Stars). I would however like to add a few Buff Orpingtons a few other types (undecided on those) and possibly a rooster. I'm wondering what type of rooster would be good if I'm after a really attractive...