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Hi, I have a 12 month old copper Maran rooster who has started to be pecked at by the hens. He seems submissive, and they are pecking at his neck and comb, he is squatting and allowing them to do this. Any ideas on why this is happening? He is still crowing and mating with the hens. Thanks for...

Hi All, One of my poor drakes was attacked by a goanna (very large lizard- 6 foot) yesterday. I have taken him to the vet and we have isolated him inside and are applying ointment and antibacterial spray, twice daily. He was mainly injured under his wing. Couldn’t stitch as the wound are...

I have two roosters (I get confused when you call them “Roos” as I live in rural Australia and therefore roos are completely different animals). They have around 5 acres to free range, yet they hang out with each other a lot of the time. They have their occasional “handbaggers” (fighting like...

It’s midsummer here in Australia, it was usually cool until last week- 65F when it’s usually minimum 77F. Yesterday temperatures were back to normal for Christmas 89F. This came today. What is going on?

Hi, I need some advice. I’m a novice to chickens and ducks. One of my Muscovy ducks has decided to set on Pekin duck eggs, and I’m guessing a few of hers. I know that Muscovy eggs take 35 days to hatch and Pekins 28. Is this going to be a problem? Will she abandon the Muscovy eggs once the...

I am attempting to incubate Cayuga eggs in a Janoel JN8-48 incubator. I have read that duck eggs need to be at 65% humidity. I cannot figure out how to increase the humidity in the Janoel JN8-48 incubator. It is staying at 41% no matter how much water is in the tray. Pleae help!

So I thought I would just catch the 4 weeks old keets and put them out into the chicken coop for the day. Apparently they have learned to fly, darn well! This is one sitting up on the rafter and laughing at me. FYI I eventually coaxed it down and it joined its confusion.

Hi All, I’m brand new to this forum and a novice with poultry. We have a week old Muscovy duckling which was the only survivor from a clutch of 4, we have had it in a brood box for a week. It was doing very well until today. It’s now droopy and not moving too much. We had a clutch of Guinea...