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My father frightened a mallard off her nest and she hasn't come back yet , do you think I can get one of my chickens( she's a broody!) to hatch them out?

I felt bad for the girls not having a dust bathing area so I made one out of a chip box. This was too funny not to share! Note: date stamp on bottom of photo is wrong, I took this picture this morning.

Why is it that only my white leghorns have a problem with laying in the nesting boxes. They are laying anywhere and everywhere else. Is this common?. I have found eggs behind my washer in the garage, in a hamper , next to the compost bin,behind the ladders stacked next to the house, the list...

Went out to tuck my guys and girls in for the night and notice that my most favorite hen is missing . Thought maybe I counted wrong , nope ,no Goldy. In the house I go to get everyone outside at 9pm at night so we can scour the yard for my lost little buddy. My husband, 3 girls and their little...

I just got this pretty fella about a month and a half ago, could someone please help me id him as to what the breed would be? TYIA.

I have recently lost a rooster to a predator and now his girls seem to be confused. I have 4 out of 6 hens that just stay in the nest boxes all day long now.Of course they would all be in the same box if the 4th could squeeze in. Why is this? Will getting them a new man help?They are still...

8 birds is the answer just in case you didn't know. 5 red pullets,2 whites , my rooster and my 8 week old turkey. Is there 2 foxes doing this or will 1 do this much damage?They only had a small time frame in which to snatch them and I can't even find the turkey feathers . There will be no...

This is a picture of my sweet Shirley. I though EE's had pea combs, she is the only one out 6 to have this type- why is that?Could her egg have been a "donation " from another hen to her mamas nest?

Ok, I have 4 BO hens, and they (to me ), go through an enormous amount of feed. I feed them a laying mash and they have access to a run that is filled with leaves and what not to scratch in and still they act like they haven't eaten in days. Not to mention all the grain that they spill out of...

I'm sooo "egg"cited.Got my first green egg today from my 20 wk old EE. Last week it was a tiny blue so I don't know whos laying what , just so happy to be getting such pretty eggs.

I don't know how or when it happened but at least 8 of my 10 chicks have little poop balls on their toes. I'm so mad at myself for not noticing it before it got so bad. After spending at least an hour picking concrete like poop off of the toes of my little poo machines and then having to soak...

How old will a rooster be when he starts to mate? I have a 4 month old roo who doesn't crow or act very roo-ish and I have never seen him mate with the ladies but when I cracked some eggs for breakfast this morning they looked to be fertilized eggs.

I have 6 chicks that are about 16-18 wks old ,they are ee mutts and would like to know if they all "fight " the same way? One is def a roo and when he squares off with another his hackles are up ,now the other chicks that he squares off with will they have the same posture?(roo)?Also will the...

I have 6 little stinkers that are just over 5 wks and I have slowly been weaning them off the heat(100 watt then 60 now box propped open and going outside the box in unheated garage everyday for a little while), but when can I turn it off completely .I live just out side of Syracuse NY and...

One of my hens has something that looks like it has part of the egg whites in her poo, is it something to worry about?They usually free range but since we put them in the new coop they have been inside.

I have 6 babies that are about 3 1/2 to 4 wks old and it seems as though they are always starving. They trample each other and will attack any thing(including my hand) when it comes into the box. Is this normal? Also could someone please tell me how much I should be feeding them?

I have just recently been bitten by the "chicken bug" and I 'm lovin'it. Having said that , there are some problems with my tractor.I don't believe that my husband and I really thought about how ,errr, large my buff orps would get and the thought of them being stuck in a tiny tractor over the...