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I've been planning on getting started on raising meat rabbits for a few months now, and have finally started to dig my nose into it. But I've never raised rabbits before and would love a little bit of advice. I've read through different sites that a 24"x 24"x 30" would work well enough for a...

This morning I found a red tailed hawk feather right outside my coop. I had my girls running around in a separate area, lucky the hawk didn't figure that out. But now with the possible threat of a hawk flying around my home, I've been keeping the girls inside their coop. The Eagles in my area...

I've got a female and male pekin ducks which have turned roughly around four months. They've been ranging with my chickens since they were old enough to stay out side. Recently, they've been attacking my flock. Any time one of the girls walks by, one of them will start to shake their head and...

I've got a sassy brahma hen that always screams when she see's me. I can be on the other side of the fence, looking at the girls from inside the house, or opening the nest box for eggs, and when she see's me, Eeeaahhhh. But she's not scared of me, when I go to check on them, she always runs over...

My boss just recently gave me her Barbu d’Uccle rooster because she said it was starting to act aggressive towards her kids and was also causing her hens to go bald from him mounting them all the time. I told her to chase him around and beat him with the broom to show him who's boss, but she...

I've got 7 girls and one of them, Mim, has stopped laying. She still uses the nest box, but never lays. Today she was squatting for a good while today, so I flipped her over and she had what appeared to be a soft egg shell of some sort.. hard to tell, but looked close enough. Mim also has a bad...

So my new members of the flock have settled in rather nicely with the older gals, but now that they get along, other problems are starting to appear. I've got 8 chickens all together. Older gals- Two barred rocks, and one Rhode island red Younger members- two light brahmas, one white...

So I've got three hens who have been laying since October, two barred rocks and one rhode island red. Those three gals get along to well that I cant tell who's in what pecking order. Their all spoiled down to the breast bone. If they see you, they come running begging for treats or attention...

So the Pekin ducks are going to be 8 weeks old tomorrow and I'll admit, I'm going to miss the stinky buggers. The thought of not having them out back will seem odd.. Only because I wont have to keep care of them anymore... Still just plain odd I'm going to keep them alive for just a few more...

When I let my pekin ducks out this morning, my drack came limping out. I've tried to find cause by, checking the underside of his foot for bumps or cuts and checking for swelling increased heat.. And I found nothing.. For now (since I cant find a reason for the limp) I've moved him into a...

I've got two production reds, two light brahmas, and one white barred rock. Now, I was hoping to get all females, because they were already sexed (but of course nothing 100%)... And I've noticed some major difference between my two production red... Was really hoping it was just quick growth...

I've got a five week old chicks, two white brahma, two production reds, and a white barred rock. One of my white brahma's has started to squat. I find the behavior for a five week old to be a little odd.. But then again.. She's the most mellow out of the five and is probably in the lowest...

One of my pekin ducklings has a irritated eye that just showed today. Doesn't look serous, but I'll show the pics for you just so you can get a good look and see for yourself.. Well.. ish . I keep a dish of water deep enough for them to stick their head in, but have a hard time keeping it...

I've got six healthy pekin duckling who are a week and a half old. Their on meatbird feed and brewers yeast, which I add to their water, and they usually get scrambled eggs here and there as a treat. I keep a water feeder and a bowl of water for them. A red light for heat, and pine shavings for...

When I made my way towards the coop today, the girls were squawking like mad because I hadn't let them out yet. So I opened the door to let them out to make my fussy girls happy. They look out.. See the snow.. And decide they Now don't want out. Ok, whatever. I leave the door open for them and...

Thinking about ordering some black Marans from this site, and was wondering -If any anyone else has ordered from them, how did their chicks turn out -Is CFB a decent place to order from when wanting to save money, if not, who is. I would also love to see pic of chickens that were ordered...

I've got three girls, two Barred rocks and one Rhode island red. My Rhode Island, Mim, is a fierce pecker. You have to watch out when giving her treats because she is Not afraid to grab skin too. Both of my Barred rocks however, go to peck at something and often miss. If there is no threat...

I've got 6 pekin duckling coming up in march which we're going to raise for meat.. and was wondering What's the Best feeds for proper development, when to switch them, and what to feed for all different stages?? We're very limited in what type of feed we get here, its just typical feed for...

Hi, I'll just start off that I'm rather new to keeping chicken, so when something like this comes up, I'm rather puzzled My girl, Mim (Rhode Island Red) is going to be 19 weeks old and I've noticed her not favoring her right leg. Most of the time, she walks somewhat the same as the other girl...

Went to Big R today and read up on what their going to be having in march, ya da ya da.. What not Then they had Easter eggers on their sign with (Araucanas) On the side of it?? Big R hasn't been around for to many years.. So What is the chance that these "Araucanas" are just some blue egg...