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Hello! My pekin recently started laying. I've removed a few of her eggs and put them under a broody hen but I was wondering if my Pekin would sit on the eggs if I leave them in there. I got her and my Pekin Drake as ducklings from Tractor Supply back in March so they're about 7 months old...

Hello! Our lavender Orpington finally went broody. Today when I went out to check on her I noticed at least one of the babies has hatched. She is too aggressive to let me check for more and she hasn't left the nest yet. Should I leave the chick with her or take it? Will she stay and hatch the...

Hello! We have had our mini nubian buck for a month now. He's now 5 months old and so much fun. Only problem is that he has learned how to break out of our fencing. He knocks it over and runs up to the front door and driveway looking for us. We have tried tying him up on a long lead but he...

I put 7 eggs in my Brinsea mini advanced. Today is hatch day. 4 of the eggs never ended up developing. Out of the three that had movement in them the day before lockdown only one has hatched. That one was one of the two Easter eggers. The other Easter egger pipped over 24 hours ago but nothing...

I have a little black bantam rooster that was given to me by a friend who found him. He's about the size of my d'uccles. Loves people but is scared of all the other chickens. He hangs out with my goat most of the time. His legs are black and his comb and wattles are also very dark, almost black...

Hi! I have a pair of Pekin Ducks that I got when they were 2 weeks old back in April. We ended up having a male and a female, which I was SO happy about. Recently male duck has discovered that he is in fact a boy. He's now on my female all the time even though she hasn't started laying yet.. He...

My buff laced polish overcame what we believe to have been IB a few months ago. Since her recovery she has been doing great. Up until about a week ago. Suddenly she started developing strange symptoms. She had no balance, and when you picked her up she dropped her neck and held her head straight...

Finally after years of wanting a goat I got one! We found him at our local small animal auction and as soon as I saw him I fell in love. As this is my first goat I have no idea what breed he is. I'm hoping someone here can help me figure it out. Here's what I do know: He's a year old Male...

my d'uccle hen was fine this morning. Now suddenly she starting stretching her neck out with her mouth open like she is gasping for air. She sounds like something is rumbling in her. She's always making a squeeking noise when her mouth is open.

Hello! My guinea hen finally came out of the woods today with her keets. I counted at least 5 but I can not get close enough to be sure because the two male guineas try to attack me. Has anyone had experience with guinea hens raising their own keets? I do not want to bring them inside. I'd...

I have two roosters in need of a GOOD home. I don't want them turning into dinner. The first is a buff Orpington and frizzle Cochin mix. He does have the fizzle feather. Also has the coloring of the buff. He would be great if you wanted to hatch some frizzle chicks. He has a good disposition...

hello! My partridge silkie hen, Foxy, reached a year old in May. She's always been a very active little girl and was at the top of the pecking order. A few weeks ago she finally became broody. I was waiting for one of my girls to sit on eggs for what seemed like forever. After about a week...

My Pekin Ducks were hatched in March. We got them around three weeks old. Ever since they started to feather out we tried to get them used to water. They loved it. So we decided to build a giant pond for them to swim in. Two weeks ago we finished the pond and sat waiting for them to find it...

Can't tell what gender I have for my two Pekins. Thinking it's a boy and a girl since one has a very quiet raspy quack and the other is much louder. Does the duck on the right look like he's starting to get a tail curl? I'm new ducks and not sure about sexing them.

I have 3 Belgium D'unncle pullets. I let the rest of my birds free range on my property and I was wondering if it's safe for them to free range with the rest of the chickens, ducks, and guineas. A few months ago I bought my first D'unncle and she suddenly disappeared. We figured if was a hawk...

My salmon Faverolle was acting weird yesterday. Running around squawking. We figured she was mad because we took her eggs. Today I went out to let everyone out to free range and she was sitting in the corner alone. Once I picked her up I realized her right eye is completely swollen and oozing...

I hatched some of my own eggs back in February. Out of all the chicks I kept a little brown frizzle and one of my Silkie mixes. I obviously know the father of the frizzle is my Cochin frizzle and the father of my Silkie mix is my Silkie rooster. I'm not sure who the moms are of either of my...

I purchased two pekin duckings a few weeks ago when they were between 1-2 weeks old. Now they are around 5-6 weeks and they have outgrown their brooder. I've been keeping them outside during the day with a little pool with both sun and shade during the day since it has been in the 70s-80s. At...

About a week ago I woke up to a rooster crowing. However, I realized it wasn't either of my boys. When I looked outside I saw a rogue rooster walking around my yard. I went outside and shooed him away and proceeded to let my flock out to free range as normal. About an hour later I heard the...

hello! I have all different breeds of chickens and I can't seem to even get one to go broody. I've used an incubator before to hatch their eggs but I'd like to have the experience of my hen raising them at least once. I have a brahma, buff orphington, salmon faverolle, silkie, Wyandotte...