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Hi! I have two Rouen ducks and one Peking. The white one is a girl, but the Rouens I don't know. We get two eggs a day (a white one from Al the Peking duck and a greenish-white one from one of the others, Archie or Esther). My brother thinks they're both girls, and that Esther, the smaller...

Hi, I also have questions about finding clucks: truthfully, what really is a cluck? Is it a hen that frequently visits the nests everyday but still doesn't sit in the m 24/7? Does a cluck make odd quiet little noises while she's sitting but still can be obnoxiously loud when she's outside? What...

Hi, I want to start hatching my own chicks soon but I'm stuck on the rooster's part. When he mates with a hen, is the egg (whether it has a shell or not) immediately fertilized? Or do I have to wait until the egg that's done 'growing' and ready-to-lay comes out, and then then next will be...

A couple of my hens pick on the others. I've received advice from several people that Pine Tar would give the attackers a bitter taste if they pecked the slathered hen. But my question is this: How do you apply the Pine Tar? Do you just smear it all over the hen, or something? I tried one hen...

I have a few hens that pick feathers, and want to clip their beaks. I just don't know how to properly do it. Would anyone have any advice to help me?

This is my 4-month-old Turken. Would anyone know if it's a hen or roo?

Lately I've been wanting to breed and hatch my chickens at home. Well, not now; I wanted to wait until spring. With usual cold winters here, I don't want to risk the chicks getting some sicknesses. I'm very excited and have starting planning. Some hens are good clucks, but others, will just...

I have a hen (about 16 months old) who, I recently noticed, has her insides come out when she lays an egg. The first time I seen her do it was late August. She wasn't getting the needed calcium amounts and I thought that was the problem, at first.A thin lining of skin had covered the whole...

Is it happen often when a chick doesn't have any eyes? We had one; it looked like his eyes were healed shut. All he did was keep his beak pointed up. He wouldn't eat or drink, so he died. But that was the first time that ever happened. Anyone else have this same thing happen?

This is our second time with the Cornish X and it worked out pretty good the first time. But some things seemed kind of off. Is it normal for them to lay around a lot? Does it do anything to the meat? Could we help with their legs? They seem to break often in the last 2-3 weeks? Is it...

I noticed now and then we get eggs with blood on the them. Sometimes it's smeared in the nests. Is it internal or just from laying the egg itself? Please help!

I still don't know what happened to my turkey poult! Some one mentioned she got it caught and it pulled out, but is there any cure or can we help it? She walks almost as if she's doing the splits. She doesn't seem in pain, just lays around a lot. Could she get any type of infection or could she...

Just an idea of why chickens could get sick. A question: Is a lot calcium needed in a hen's diet in order for her to be healthy? Does her systems depend on it? Confused; please help!

Hey, everybody, One of my chickens is not eating as much and as a watery-white waste. She lays around a lot and her eyes are always squinted. Can anyone help me???

How do I post a video from my camera? If I could? Help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hey, everybody! No one seems to be in Wisconsin? But I'm starting the thread for it, so welcome!

I have a 7-week old turkey that has been so healthy and chirpy. But when I let her outside with her mother and when I left to clean their water dish, I came back to a twisted leg. It's turned from the thigh, and the foot is turned completely around. She puts weight on it, but doesn't use it...

I have a 7-week old turkey that has been so healthy and chirpy. But when I let her outside with her mother and when I left to clean their water dish, I came back to a twisted leg. It's turned from the thigh, and the foot is turned completely around. She puts weight on it, but doesn't use it...

Hi, guys. I have a little problem in the coop that I would like some help with? My Barred Rock, Rhode Island Reds, black hens, and half of the White Giants feathers are being picked off. I know for sure the leghorns and the other half of the White Giants are attacking, but I don't know what...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We first got chickens last October, after we built the coop and yard. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? About 45. (3) What breeds do you have? Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Leghorns, White...