food advice

I have 2 chickens, 1.5yr apart in age and my older australorp killed 3 speckled Sussex on the same day! So with only one SS left, I had to make a partition so they have separate coop/runs. Over the past year, the wood of the coop weakened with the elements and the mini pig (which I've had since...

New to the hobby, was wondering what type of Feed or additional fruits and vegetables people have added to their Quail flock before processing Males? Does the diet effect the flavor? Appreciate all replies in advance!

My chicken will not eat and I do not know what to do!!!!! My chicken (Nightshade) is a young Belgium Du'ccle. She will not eat! Her crop is getting smaller and she is sick. She has been sick for a few days and has not eaten. She cannot move her legs but her wings can move. I have been trying to...

Hey everyone! I've just got a Hen (Splash Australorp) that doesn't like eating her normal chicken food (SHOWBIRD BREEDER MP), I got pretty worried about her since it has happened a little bit after her recovering from an eye injury so I gave her some rolled oats and she's been having them for...

My coturnix quail just hatched only for me to realize that I have no gamebird starter. Can I give them adult gamebird feed or should I stick with hard boiled eggs until I can get to the store?

He was eating and just stopped it’s been a few days since he’s eaten anything except the bugs or worms outside and plants, I’m suspecting that he still needs to eat his feed right? He feels lighter than before and is loosing a lot of his feathers. He doesn’t seem sick and poop seems fine just...

Hi guys. I have one Pekin and one magpie. They both are 7 months years old. Recently they don't show interest in their pellet food and they just want something else like veggies...They don't eat pellet food immediately like they used to eat..I give them some veggies like cucumber and tomatoes...

Hi everyone! The heavy rain in California did a number on two of my hens. The vet gave me antibiotics in pill form and anti-inflammatory liquid. One of my hens is pretty easy going and took both meds well. I just syringe feed it to her slowly on the side of her beak. She’s doing great now. The...

Can ducks eat canary melons???

I've bought some live mealworms from a local provider, I'm really worried about feeding them to my chicks as I'm not really 100% sure that these are healthy mealworms. Can I breed these mealworms for another generation and then feed them to the chicks? I'm afraid that some...

I just increased my flock to 7 chickens. I’ve got 3 existing hens and 4 pullets that are merging. Do you think my existing feeders will give them enough access or do I need to add a third pvc feeder? It’s plenty of food but I want to make sure no one is getting bullied out of a good meal.

Hello, Looking for advice on food and water inside. I was thinking a bucket with cups. I’m new to keeping chickens and we live in New Mexico. It gets pretty hot during the summer months. Any experienced advice on where/what to put inside for my girls at night would be appreciated. (The...

I want to give it to my duck as a tasty treat, but I’m worried it might not actually be safe. I’ve read articles saying it’s safe, but many articles say it’s safe to eat grapes and some other foods for certain animals when it can actually be rather dangerous. It isn’t a well known fact, but some...

I am planning on removing the dog crate within four run, and fully integrating our 13wk pullets with our layers very soon. My only unknown is, how do I manage the food? I’ve read that layer feed isn’t good for pullets until at least 18 weeks, so do I do a 50/50 combo of starter crumbles, and...

I have two different ages of chickens in one coop, one about to turn 4 months and one about to turn 3 months. I know I need to feed the 4 month old chickens calcium or they start taking calcium out of their bones, but then I heard that if you feed chickens too early calcium they may have kidney...

So I tried fermenting some grower feed for my chickens. It’s been a few days and I opened the lid to check on it to find that it smells very strongly, almost like cheese. It kind of smells like vomit. I’ve read that this means I should toss it, but the feed itself doesn’t look rancid or moldy to...

Hey all! I am a little perplexed about this situation so wanted to see if anyone’s had a similar experience! My neighbor has been buying eggs from me for a few weeks. Yesterday she comes over and says she ate two of my eggs and then broke out in a rash/hives and had to go to the doctor. They put...

Hey there! I have 3 week old chicks and I was wondering when I can start giving them other foods like oregano for instance. I ask because I made a dust bath for them in their brooder (charcoal, play sand, a little dirt from outside) and they immediately started to eat it! I sit with them for...

Alright, I’m confused, for a flock with both chicken hens and female ducks, you’d feed all flock, yes? Would they need continual extra niacin? would it be bad for the chickens to add duck feed? What should I be doing? Also, can ducks have the supplemental layer feed? thank you in advance!

Hi, I currently have 14 button quail that are on a starter crumble with 24% protein with added egg yolk powder and dried black soldier larvae for additional protein But I will run out on my starter food in a week maybe a week and a half. I understand there should be transition time when it...