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I added my chickens together 5 days ago. 4 older ones 3yrs old. and 6 younger 2yr. old. all hens. they did the usual picking and thought everything was ok, but one off the younger hens is taking a beating her head and neck are bleeding and picked at. she won't come out of the coop. put food and...

Blue seal is the brand I'm using.

I recently switched to organic feed, first 50# is done it seems my girls eat a lot less and also the egg production seems to have fallen off. would the feed have this affect? I have 3 bags left thought organic would be healthier for them and me. did I make a mistake? was feeding dumor 16%...

My female pekin has black spot on her beak, looks like mold or something. the male is fine. what is this? how can I get rid of it?

I swear 3 of my chickens have been molting for 8 months now. they are the ugliest looking things. it looks like feather shoots are coming in but they never fill in. what gives? all the other chickens are fine. do you think these three might be suseptable to feather picking? I never see any...

I sell mine for $3 dozen. word of mouth.

look like female mallards or rouens. how big are they? can they fly?

I found my favorite chicken dead today. no aparent reason why. she was 1 1/2 yr. old. good weight healthy looking, no oozing or weezing or signs of bad health. great looking bird. what could of happened? no sign of attack she was in a pen with 7 other chickens. don't think she was egg bound. any...

I think I have an american black duck, she's 4 months old. the problem is my 1 1/2 year old pekin male is constantly on her! she is so sweet I don't think this is normal for her since she's more a wild duck. anyone else experience this? anything I can do besides keeping them apart? she doesn't...

I have 2 pekins about a year old, male and female. I will be getting 2 more female ducks 1 pekin and 1 mallard. both are younger, will they get along any special considerations?

I just started feeding the yogurt with a handful of oats in it a couple days ago. they sure do like it, also started putting tbsp of ACV in there water heard that was good also.

anyone have a remidy for feather regrowth. my girls have bare bottoms from picking out of bordem anything I can do to help them grow back?

I'm having the same problem with a couple of my redstars. they are about a year old raised them from chicks, over the winter I noticed there rumps getting bare and pink. looked for lice/mites none found, gave them cat food for higher protien didn't help cleaned there coop and dust with DE and...

My pekin duck has a lame leg. not sure if it is sprained or broken, can't put any weight on it. what should I do?

I get $3 a dozen no problem. people love the taste of a farm fresh egg! Delaware.

does anyone use mulch in there chicken pens? thought about putting a layer down to help with the smell.

ok to wash eggs, just use warm water or bacteria can enter through the pores. make sure eggs are dry before puttin in the frig.

I made up a batch of oatmeal mixed with scratch grains today for the girls. and boy did they go crazy for it!! It was funny to watch them go at it, there faces were covered in oatmeal. I'll be doing this more often on cold mornings as a treat.

I have to put my 2 cents in. commercial eggs get washed and sprayed with a mineral oil to replace the bloom. they can then last 6-8 months. of course if your used to store bought eggs you wouldn't know the difference in taste. fresh is much better!

what is mash? I know what crumbles and pellets are, never seen mash.