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Hello, all. I have been extremely ill with an auto-immune flare all year-- way too sick to go outside. I am really missing my geese right now, so I thought, why not start a thread especially for goose stories? So let's tell stories! Funny, sad, bizarre, rescue stories, anything goes! And...

Some of you may remember my last post, asking about what kind of roo to get. I did not intend to get one until spring; however, the schedule has been moved up. My drake is far too interested in the chicken hens for safety, so I will be acquiring my roo right away. This afternoon, probably...

I wasn't sure where to post this, but here goes! I am considering getting a rooster next spring/summer, when my hens will be between 7-12 months old. I have multiple breeds in my flock: one each of barred Plymouth Rock, GL Wyandotte, RIR, Australorp, Marans, white Leghorn, and EE. Obviously...

One of my runner girls, Andromeda, scraped her knee a few days ago. I didn't notice at first, so by the time I started caring for it, it was already hot and a bit swollen. I have been using triple antibiotic, drawing salve, tea tree oil, and blu-kote topically, and colloidal silver internally...

So a couple of weeks ago I purchased two EE pullets, among others. I did some research, and found out that they are basically a surprise color-wise. So let's guess what they'll look like when they grow up! I haven't named them yet; I prefer to name my birds based on looks and personalities...

My duck hen Antigone is acting "off". It's hard to explain-- she just doesn't act normal and ducky. She hasn't been preening much, doesn't quack much (normally she is very noisy), isn't foraging with the rest, drinking a lot of water, and walking strangely, like she hurts inside. I already...

I know you can put ACV in the drinking water for ducks, but what about in the pool? My 6 ducks and 3 geese share an infant pool and a toddler pool. Would it hurt their eyes? They drink out of their pools frequently, and ACV would help keep it clean, so I want to try putting it in, but if it...

My chicks are about 2 1/2 or 3 weeks old, though one is about 4 weeks. Obviously, they are on track to reach maturity in the middle of winter, so I'm not expecting any eggs until spring. I know that a pullet's comb start to turn red just before she starts laying. Will my girls' combs turn...

I tried giving my chicks yoghurt this morning. They seemed interested, but before they could really get going, they were walking in it! Their feet quickly became a nasty mess of yoghurt and shavings. I took the dish out of the brooder and cleaned them off, and started wondering, is their a...