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I have had great success with Ideal, ordering about 60 chicks and a handful of ducklings. I have had only a single loss in three shipments and she was awful tiny to start with. They do have a minimum order but I usually find a neighbor to order a few chicks with me. The quality of the birds...

Does anyone have an opinion to help us?

My neighbor called me today in tears,"Eloise is dead and two of my hens. I think it was a weasel." I felt so bad for my friend as she operates a fowl rescue and feels so responsible for all of her charges. I told her that I was so sorry and that I would bring my girl, Moxie, a Pit/Lab cross...

Luvroos, I love your yolk idea. I give all of my babies, at about 2 weeks old - cooled, scrambled eggs. For a group of 6 babies, I do 3-4 eggs and for adult birds I do 1 egg per bird.I chop them up into small bits and when I feed them it is like a shark feeding frenzy.

OK this is not a commercial of any sort, but I was wondering if anyone on the board is or has been involved in Market America The Unfranchise Business? I am and would lovet o meet other people with common interests like chickenry (HA HA) and a professional connection.

I haven't been on in some time - too busy with almost 50 chickens now. I might think of two situations- yes the heat, maybe a little overheating and dehydration. She is trying to stay cool by moving her wings away from her body, as you might recognize and panting is natural when...

Beautiful birds - do these seramas resembled Buff Black tail Japanese bantam? I purchased a bunch of these from Ideal, but are they referred to as seramas?

Great topic- I have been teaching for 6 yrs and have ridden for over 20 years, I take training and teaching very seriously.... I imagine when it is stated that the rider is not given the reins it means= the reins are available to the rider but that they are not allowed to hold them yet. The...

I was mortified by my little velociraptors one day this summer - as I approached the outside run there were 2 or 3 chickens running around with something in their beaks. I got closer to find that one had the wing of an English sparrow in it's beak; another had the other wing and one was running...

Thanks for the information. I have 3 d'Uccles, 2 dark brahmas, 3 japanese bantams, one buff brahma and an OEGB hen. I have a buff brahma, japanese and d'Uccle rooster with the girls - it is funny, the d'Uccle and Japanese stay with "their" kind and the brahmas stay with the brahmas. OK so I...

I have a Japanese bantam that went broody. The first set of eggs she sat on for 3 days before another hen booted her out. So we moved her into a private suite and set 5 eggs under her that she hoarded. I have a few questions; 1) Do broody hens know if the eggs have gone south? 2) I was told...

I have a black cochin bantam from Ideal, Blackie, named by one of the neighborhood children; His quality is quite fine with the exception of a single white feather on his foot. He is very young in this photo - mean little man, though.

I have a 2 yr old Runner drake that got his leg caught between a wall and the water bucket. Appeared to be sprained and then presented with the symptoms of staph. Their was a small scratch on the joint. Otherwise healthy bird with no apparent fractures. Our local vet is prevented from...

I posted this inquiry within the past couple of weeks, but could really use some help from the "ducksters" out there. My drake, a 2-yr old blue runner duck has been non-weight bearing for almost two weeks now. The "hock" joint is very warm and swollen 2x the size of the other leg. I took his...

There is a term for this, I believe that it is called stacking. I ran into this with the F company here in the northeast. The phone company allows third party billing. For example I got charged 19.99 for 3 months in a row - no authorization from me and it was for website development. I do my...

Just get used to saying,"My name is ______ and I am a chickaholic." The other day I went to order some sex links to add to our standard flock and ended up ordering bantams- (3) Drk Brahma's, (3) Buff Brahmas, (3) Mille Fleur Belgian Booted (1) Black Japanese and (2) Buff Black Tailed Japanese...

Don't know if it is a wives tale but - how about wooden eggs in their laying boxes?

About a week ago I found my drake with a swollen, very warm leg with no weight bearing. I believe that he got his leg caught between the water bucket and the cord of their heated water bucket. How they do these things - who knows? I am pretty sure that he sprained the femur/hock(?) joint. He...

I have 3 females and a drake. The girls started laying in late fall and are laying 2 eggs and for a while a 3rd egg. The eggs are jumbo size. I had never had a duck egg so I started using them in baking and mixing with the chicken eggs for scrambled, but lately I have been doing the duck eggs...

My girlfriends hen, (Barred Rock, 4+ years, laying, otherwise healthy, no avian vets in the area, quarantined from other hens to prevent picking), has a lesion in the joint at the base of one toe. It appears to have cracked and then sera came from the wound and became crusty. She is slightly...