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Went out to lock things in the pens tonight and noticed my Holdereed Buff Gander is missing half of his lower beak!! Tongue still there, but lower part of his jaw/beak is gone. He has been biting at the dogs when they get close to his pen, so I think he lost it to one of my dogs. BUT now what do...

What a horrible summer! First, its too hot and I have been treating the girls for CRD. Now my dear Prince Charming (see my avatar) walking around stiff and sore footed. So I am thinking he has Bumblefoot. I gather him up, noticeably unsteady, and not moving well. He is still eating and in good...

I have a lovely rooster that started wheezing for the lack of a better word. It has been really hot, 105+, so when I lock the flock in at night, he is much worse. All the chickens are panting, but he just has a wheezing sound too. Should I begin treating him, if so with what?

start breeding and crowing? I would think around the same time.

My American Buff goose from Holdereed's has been laying eggs EVERYWHERE! But not in her house, with the straw, in her pen. I pick her up eggs from the ground every morning. And if she does manage to forget and lay one in the house, it is out on the ground the next morning.. I've penned her up by...

Can't figure this one out. Went to shut the girlies in for the night and found one of my SLW youngsters dead in the nesting box. Egg bound? So sad!

I have my American Blue's from Holderreads laying eggs, just about everywhere, but hasn't made a nest. they have a nice big dog house with lots of straw but pull the straw out of the house and just lay eggs outside where every they happen to be. What do I do now? I have been keeping them...

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I have 4 laying hens, 4 teenagers, and 8 that are < 6 months old. Will one Roo be happy with this group or should I have more than one?

I have one SLW hen that is rubbing her head on her back. She is eating and walking around but will stop, sit and rub the back of her head . I have been giving her vitamins for the last two weeks on and off. I even banded her leg at one point just so I could id her as she was getting so much...

Could it be that ALL of my American Buff Blue's eggs were bad? I threw all the eggs away yesterday after she set on them of over 45 days.I know the eggs were fertile since the gander really was breeding her all the time. I was afraid of losing her since she rather ventured off the nest. I just...

This is my first year of raising geese. I have French Toulouse. My gander has been breeding his special female and fighting with the other gander so I had to separate the ganders. When they are both out during the day, they still fight ( usually in the pool), and boy do the feathers fly! One has...

Hi all, I found this board while searching for info on vent sexing geese. I am new to poultry raising and just got some geese from Holderreads that I am excited about. Any way, I have a small flock of young Silver Laced Wyn. pullets then added a young rooster. Lots of good info here so I will...