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Thanks. she is less than a year- just now fully feathered. I got her with another pekin who is normal and doing fine. she lives in a duck house and run together with hens (they have a coop- they share the run) the run is dry and has sand / straw. there was a pretty good amount of wet by the...

Hi- I have been all over the internet and trying to figure out how to help my young pekin. She is lame in both legs, hopping with the aid of her wings. Leg joints seem swollen and locked, there is very little range of motion. I have added niacin, as some have suggested but I don't think that's...

Hello, Can pekins or cuyuga ducks raised on a riverfront home be expected to stay home? There would be a duck house and a pen, but if let out to enjoy the yard and river, would they float down the river and get lost? There are wild mallards, swan and geese on the river. Thanks for any insight...

I'm looking for pullets or young hens. Would like 3- 4. Interested in any -Silver or gold laced Wyandottes, Black Austrolorp, Dominique, or any brown egg laying breeds. I am in the Baltimore Annapolis area of Maryland.

If theres a specific name for his color, I dont know it. He is brown with white speckles on his chest. tail is looking greenish irridescent. He is very pretty. Two pictures below. You are welcome to come take a look at him. Let me know if you would like to do that.

I am looking to find a home for my young speckled susex roo. He is appx. 4 or 5 months old, just starting to grow in his tail. I am in the Baltimore Annapolis area, pickup or possible drop off. Contact me at [email protected] if you are interested.

Ok, I posted a pic here a few weeks ago wondering about the breed of one of my " hens" and a few of you thought these might be roosters. Thought I'd take better pictures to see what the consensus is. Do i have three roos here rather than pullets? They are about 13- 14 weeks old. Speckled...

aw man- I sure hope I dont have two roosters on my hands. I will have to rehome if they are. Neither one of these have spurs or spur bumps. what do I look for to tell me they are boys. I was told they are hens when we got them as chickies.

Hopefully Ive embedded the photo correctly and it can be seen.... Behind the Austrolope, is that a speckled sussex? Thanks! Louisa Baucom Annapolis, MD

My hen was perfectly normal yesterday, scratching and running all over the yard, until late afternoon, she didnt come running when I called like they always do( I have two). I noticed she went to sit in the nest box. Shes laid late before so I left her alone. this morning she didnt run out of...

My Hen that hasnt been laying over the last week has laid an egg! I feel so much better now. After being adviswed that this could be a problem if she collects yolks in her abdomen, I decided to give her a good examination. I noticed that she had accumulated a nice sized lump of rock hard poop...

We have looked around and found no evidence of her laying elsewhere- they go in and get closed up at night and had been laying their eggs in the nest box before being let out in the morning. Laying eggs internally? what hould I look for? she has access to oyster shell all the time. what else...

Thanks everyone! learning some new things here!

Hi Folks: Ever since I posted that my white hen laid a shell- less egg under a bush, she has not laid an egg. Is it possible the egg is being eaten with absolutely no trace of the egg left (not even a touch of yolk or shell)? Its been about a week now maybe a bit more- what would cause a 1...

I have had my two hens for about a year, I get an egg a day frm each and both are healthy and happily run the yard all day. I have never given a worming medicine, and am confident that they dont have a problem, all poops look fine. Should I start doing a regular worming medicine as a...