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How do I tell if my ducks are male or female? I'm getting one egg a day. 3 total ducks. 2 have higher voices, and one real low pitch. Haven't seen any form of mating activity. They're about 6 months old.

I find if I chase the rooster trying to catch him, he spends his time running away from me. Establishes me as dominant. He'll behave for about a month, then get aggressive again. Repeat.

Thank you for your response. Looks toke the hurricane is breaking up, fortunately! I've heard you should not keep horses boarded during a storm. I guess if the building should collapse they'd be injured/trapped.

has anyone been through a hurricane with chickens? Since we appear to be near the cone of probability. Do I close them In the coop or let them out ? Any other hints would be appreciated.

How exactly do u weigh a living moving bird?

Try Try leaving them in the coup for 24 hrs and see if any eggs come.

By "display" , are you referring to spreading out their tail feathers? Do only makes so that?

Our chickens eat the bugs out of our garden!

Once my first started laying, we've only missed one day so far. And that week she had a double yolk egg. Now my second is laying, for the last 3 days consistently. Still waiting on the other 7!

Im not sure how to post a question, so sorry to tag into this one for my question. What exactly is a roost? We have a round pole perch( a repurposed handicap rail) in front of the nesting boxes, and a covering on top of the boxes. They will sleep in one of the boxes or on top of the boxes, but...

I'm wondering the same thing. When we let the girls out to free range, squirrels often go in to eat their food. I have one in there tonight and I can't get it out. Will the girls be safe when they go to bed tonight if it is still there?

I got my first egg on Tuesday! The oldest 5 are 3 RIR, 15 weeks old. Though there are 3 hatched at the same time, only one seems to be laying: one egg a day. Not complaining, mind you. It's been forever. Have a total of 3 at 15 weeks, 3 at 12 weeks, 3 at 6 weeks. We had our first breakfast...