Hi everyone.
I have a 6-y-o Muskovy who used to spend her entire day roaming about and foraging. One of my most active gals. In the summer I noticed her sitting around more. She'd also walk a few steps and sit. When she walked, she didn't appear lame. She's still continuing this behavior, and...
UPDATE: The pros have answered. It's a roo! Thanks, everyone!
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We’re struggling with determining the sex on this one. Help please.
My 9-w-o African gosling (Ryan -- who we think is a female), is very aggressive with our cats. Whenever I break it up, Ryan turns her/his aggression on me. Today, I thought our 9-m-o kitten would just run away after fist peck, but she didn't... she just rolled over. While I was trying to get to...
Hey everyone, I have a 6-week old African gosling with, what seems like, a swollen hind toe.
Ryan is having issues with a niacin deficiency right now, but she's almost in the clear from that. So because of the deficiency, I didn't know if it might be the culprit for the enlarged hind toe. It's...
One of my Muscovies decided to make her nest in my neighbor's yard, which was quite a distance from her food and water sources. Being the over-protective mom, I brought food and water to her, and the neighbors would bring the food in at night and put it back out during the day (as to not attract...
I have been extensively reading posts on hen fighting and would dearly love some input on my specific issue.
- bought a property that already had a coop, run, and 7 laying hens. No issues there.
- decided to adopt 6 more hens and a roo from someone selling their farm (divorce)
- quarantined...
Hey everyone, I'm into my fifth month as a chicken momma here in Ontario, Canada. I've been reading strings on BYC at every step of the way.
We have13 chickens, 1 roo, 6 Muscovy ducks, 1 Cayuga duck, a Shetland pony, two standardbred mini horses, two lab retrievers, and a 9-year old barn cat...