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So I have always heard that bluetails are poisonous. Today when I went to gather eggs one jumped out at me, was my reaction so then he jumped back into the nest box and into the coop. One of the girls grabbed him right up . So do I need to worry or is that an old wives tail?

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ok my hens sleep in their nest boxes and they keep them dirty. how do i break them from this? At first I didn't have their roost up, now I have 2 nice roost up and they still sleep in the nest boxes. I put one on the roost and she acted like she didn't know what was going on please help

I have 14 gold comets that I got about a month ago. These girls love the water hose, when we go to freshen up their water they love to play in the spray of the hose. Does anyone else have chickens that like to play in running water? It is so funny to watch them. this is how they look when they...

Can it be used as cat litter

I have eight cuckoo marans in a 6 foot dog lot. I also put 1x 1/2 screen around it and on top. went out today and one has disappeared. not a sign, no feathers no nothing. Don't know what happened. To beat it all it was a pullet. What could have gotten it.

Is it safe to mix vaccinated chickens with unvaccinated chickens? I have heard that it is not, that the unvaccinated chickens could catch Merak's disease.

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Is there such a thing as papers for chickens, like with dogs, cats, and horses? to prove the breed?

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Time for a molt? My hens went from 40+ eggs to 5-12 a day. And just when I found someone wanting all my eggs

I have 4 ducklings, I think they are mallards or similar. They are female, Will they be ok without a male. If I get a male will one be enough or will I have to get one for each female. If I only get one male will all the eggs be fertile, or will he pick one mate? Thanks

How long does it last, we were getting 40+ eggs a day and now we get 4-12. I don't see an excessive feather loss, but they look thinner , not feel thinner. No weight loss. so molting I think is it. They eat and drink good, no loose poo. But anyway if it is molting how long does it usually last?

I have a bantum hen sitting on eggs, she is in with 3 other hens and a roo. when they hatch will i have to separate them or will they be ok together? The pen is 10 X 10

So I have 3 rose combs, one is a roo, a gold sebright, and a ee, all bantams. The EE is sitting on about 6 eggs! I'm so excited . I have a lot more chickens, these are the only bantams I have

So I pull into Aldi's today and next to me is a suv running. As I was getting out of my van I notice that there is no one in the front seat, so out of curiosity I look in the back and I see 3 very young children in car seats!! I go into the store and tell the cashier and he calls for another...

My first hen is about 1 yr old. We have 2 coops one closed and one withe chain link. We also have a very large fenced in area. My question is she has swollen area over where he ear is. We get her and the other hen we got at the same time, out every day for individual attention, so it wasn't...

I have several hens I just got and the feathers on there back is missing. The previous owner said the roosters were to ruff with them. Will that cause that. I haven't had a chance to inspect them good yet as I had to work today (left at 4am and returned at 8pm)have to do the same thing...

I had an opportunity to buy about 45 hens that are right at 1 year old. They really didn't want to sell and now they are again wanting to sell them. She hasn't been feeding them much laying pellets and just giving them bread and letting them find what they can. Not really free ranging because...