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Yes, they can sometimes bleed a little. I had it happen last week with one of my hens. It happened two days in a row and then no blood after that.

I don't have any knowledge regarding this book, but I do agree with the idea of open fronts and etc. My own coop/run has two walls and a roof, while the rest of it is open. I have no separate coop as such. Mine is basically a large covered run. I have constructed this in the corner of our...

I'm really sorry to hear of your situation. What breed of ducks do you have? I have Muscovy ducks and I have never heard one of them quack. Anyway, I get the impression it's the structure causing the problem rather than the ducks. Whenever I question my decision to move to Thailand, I just need...

Quote: Yes, if the hen still has active ovaries, you'll find eggs. I recently processed a relatively young hen because she simply wasn't worth the trouble she was causing, and we found four yolks inside her. This being Thailand, the yolks ended up in the soup along with the hen.

No you don't need a rooster. It all has to do with hormonal changes, and fortunately, or unfortunately, some breeds are just not bred for broodiness. If you really must have a broody, get a silkie, or better still, get an Asian game hen. I only have Asian games (Shamo) and I think it would take...

Don't be too surprised if the jail trick doesn't work:lol: I have one hen that I sentenced to three days, then five days, and then TWO WEEKS, and she still refuses to go back in the coop at night. Instead she flies off to some nearby trees all by herself, and then returns in the morning when the...

I think it really depends on how you as the owner feel about your roo. I would wait and see if he does it again, and if he did, I would cull. Sometimes animals do things that we as humans simply don't understand. I've had to cull two young roosters a short while ago due to the injuries they...

Your eggs will be fine. Even if they were at a more advanced stage, they can still take quite a beating. My last broody eventually stopped hatching out eggs after she had successfully hatched 16 little fuzzy butts of a staggered period of time. When she finally left the nest two weeks ago, she...

Quote: Slaughtered in front of their eyes? NOT nice. JJ Not sure whether it makes a difference or not whether they see one of the others get slaughtered. When I slaughter, I try not to let the others see, but as my birds free range, you can't always avoid a few of them seeing the deed get...

I know this sounds strange, but I would love to have so many creatures paying our place a visit:lol: All I get are darn rats. Just put two glue traps down outside the coop last night and woke up to find four rats caught on them. All were quite small, so I suspect mom and dad must still be...

Quote: If your birds free range, and you live out in the country, your birds are more than likely eating more ticks than you can imagine. I a study carried out in South Africa, it was established how many ticks chickens eat on average, in areas where ticks are present. Both my dogs pick up...

Glad to hear your girl is okay. Yes, you can take the eggs away from her, and if you're lucky, it may even break her broodiness so she can start laying for you again. If you order fertilized eggs and place them in the nest, that alone won't make her go broody as it's more of a hormonal thing...

From what I can see, my birds have never managed to establish a pecking order, apart from the rooster being in command. None of my hens really get along with each other even though they've been together since birth. With that said, all mine are Shamos, so they only tolerate each other. On the...

I personally can't see how anyone can say it's so wrong, or that it's not natural. In nature, if a flock of chickens came across some roadkill, they would eat it, just as nature intended. Chickens are scavengers whether we like to think so or not. Whenever I go into the run to do some...

First up........welcome to BYC If I'm reading your post correctly, you're only feeding seeds and no chicken food at all? If that's the case, then I would also suggest you start giving them chicken feed, with the seeds as scratch/treats. Sure, your daughters may be feeding them worms and bugs...

Thanks for the replies everyone. Now why didn't I think of all those alternatives. I haven't seen rubber chords for securing tarps over here but I will go and take a look. Most Thais just use rope or anything else they can get their hands on, even if it means using an old boot lace I tell you...

The first problem I have with eat our own eggs is that I have not yet managed to teach any of the hens how to cook them for me The second problem I have is that with all my birds being Shamos, the hens spend most of their lives either being broody, or with a string of chicks to look after...

From what I read on here, the roos will usually start mating the girst about two week before they start to lay. Interestingly enough, I have just seen this to be true with my own flock, but it was eleven days I have one more pullet getting close, but at present the head rooster still chases her...

Quote: I think you'll find most creatures have two testicles as well Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Can anyone come up with some ideas as to what I could use for fingers with a drill plucker because the bungies here are not the same as the ones you have over in the states. Here they consist of loads of fine elastic threads rather than a sturdy strip of rubber. I already have everything else in...