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I set up a bucket with 3 nipples and my chickens don't seem to be able to figure it out! I kept them in the coop until late in the day so they would figure it out but they still won't peck at the nipples. Out of 9 chickens only 2 have figured it out. Any ideas?

One of my chickens has what looks like large shingles sticking up on her ankles. It looks like the skin is lifted up.. any ideas?

I think I have cured my chicken mites in the coop but I still feel all creepy and crawly after I have been out to the coop but I can't see anything on me. My husband refuses to go out to the coop any more because he feels like he is getting all crawly also. The mites that were in the coop were...

I have determined that my coop is infested with Chicken Mites. They come out at night in the nest boxes. The chickens look normal, but if I even Touch the coop they are crawling up my arm. Question: What do chicken mite bites look like? I have flat tiny red dots on my arms and legs like pin...

I have 2 moms that are joint raising 10 chicks. I bought some new chicks today. Can I put them in with the moms tonight while they are asleep? They tried to peck at the new chicks during the day....

I have a barred rock rooster who mated with my aracauna hens. The chicks are black with yellow areas and all the chicks look the same.... are they one breed or the other or a cross? Also I found some duck eggs at a nearby pond and put them under a hen. They are hatching today. The ducks at the...

I have two broody chickens sitting on a bunch of eggs and they are starting to hatch. One hatched last night but when I picked up momma to look under her the chick was dead.. The other mom was off of her eggs and they were cold! Should I put a light in the nest box to keep them warm? Will the...

I saw some mites walking on one of the eggs in the nest box and the eggs are hatching now. Should I put diatomacious earth in the box with the new chicks

I have two broody hens sitting on a lot of eggs and they just started to hatch. Should I somehow separate them from the other 18 hens? Or will the mothers just take care of them?

I have 4 broody chickens and I thought the eggs the were sitting on were not fertile, since I only had one young rooster. Well I candled the eggs and most are fertile! however I think they should have hatched 4 days ago! I think some chickens kept adding eggs to the piles but the first eggs...

What is the weird red thing hanging out of my ducks bottom? I am trying to get a picture..... please don't laugh if it is supposed to be there....

Will my runner ducks once grown be able to fly at all? I am wondering if they will be able to get into my hot tub.....

I had to clip my turkeys feathers so he would not fly over the fence. ( he had gotten away and roamed the neighborhood for a few weeks) Now he is home in our fenced yard, but he will not go into the coop at night with the chickens. Will he be safe from raccoons if he can not roost up high?

My chicks and ducks are about 4 weeks old I have 8 Maran chicks and 5 indian runner ducks. The darn ducks keep splashing out the water. I have tried raising it higher and higher so they can not get into it, but how do they mess it up so much! What is a good kind of waterer for ducks?

My chicks are 4 weeks old and one of them has a leg that is turned out to the side and it limps.

My chicks are 2 and a half weeks old and runner ducks are one and a half weeks old. I have an outside trailer I can put them in that has a top area that I can put a heat lamp into. They would have to be able to go up and down the ladder to get downstairs for food and water. Can I put them outside???

Is there an automatic door that would fit for a pigmy goat or sheep?

I have ducklings and chicks together, and the ducklings keep messing up the water!!

I have ducklings and chicks. Can they eat the same food?

My chicks are just hatching today. Can I put newspaper on the floor of the box I put them in or do I need some bedding material?