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I have two 9yo felines, 1 male, 1 female, in need of a home. They're both fixed and healthy. They are very lovable and have quite the personality. The female is a slim, feisty little thing, about 4-5lbs. The tom is lanky and bigger, 12lbs+. Neither is overweight and both are very pleasant...

Hey all. I'm in need of re-homing 3 ducks here in Gaylord Michigan. They're all around 7 mos old; 2 hens, 1 drake. The hens are a Pekin and Rouen, while the drake is a Khaki. They're used to people, but obviously run if you try to grab them. They all know their names and actually come from the...

Hey all. I'm in need of re-homing 3 ducks here in Gaylord Michigan. They're all around 7mos old and 2 hens, 1 drake. The hens are a Pekin and Rouen, while the drake is a Khaki. They're used to people, but obviously run if you try to grab them. They all know their names and actually come from the...

I know...they are just doing what they do. I just don't like how they both gang up on the Pekin. The Rouen always initiates it. The Pekin doesn't defend herself much. She's the largest too(obviously). I wonder if the white feathers are the cause?

I have 3 ducks; a Rouen, Pekin and Khaki. The Rou and Pek are females, the Khaki is a handsome drake. The females are irritating to me with their constant loud chatter and need to vocalize all the time(their loud mouths drew a red fox in). The big problem I'm having, is the Rouen mounting the...

At the moment, my 3 ducks have two larger cat litter pans that get filled with water 3x a day. They get in them and splash, as well as drink. They seem fine. You definitely want water for obvious reasons(to live lol), but also so they don't choke. Ducks will fill up a mouthful, then waddle over...

It should have drake curls coming in at 10 wks; my Khaki did. Keep an eye out for them. Hens make loud quacks and this deeper, shuddering noise. Drakes make a lower, raspy sound that's hard to describe. You'll know the difference once you've heard both.

I'd separate them, as ducks are considerably messier than chickens. Ducks often grab a mouthful or two of feed, then walk over and wash it down with water. Ducks are much easier on a lawn, as they don't scratch like chickers do. They both have their pros and cons. If you never intended to...

Since Pekins develop and grow so quick, I'd imagine maybe a month or two? My Khaki drake developed his a bit after 2 mos.

I do the herding with a long stick routine...otherwise my quackers will stay out all night. I didn't know about putting the coop in a corner, but had already located it in one. They do indeed walk circles if it's central or there is no blockade to stop them. As soon as I come walking with that...

Maybe sulky wasn't a good word to use. She'll sometimes just not be running around active like usual, but I imagine even chickens can have moods like us. Maybe she just wants to hang for a bit...she seems to be fine. She was getting fired up today, like usual, when our BR in an adjacent pen came...

She certainly isn't thin by any means...lol. She's a thick, solid hen. Very well proportioned. She's in the house making the putting sounds a laying hen does as we speak, but there will be no egg when she comes out. Like I said, she has laid before, just not in awhile. She acts and seems very...

I have a year old RR hen, that hasn't laid since late February or so. She's solid and healthy body-wise, eats and drinks and poops regularly...yet, can't seem to make it happen? She'll go in and lay on a nest like she's going to, but nothing is ever there. I felt for egg-boundness, and nothing...

So one of our EE' s feet seems to have discolored over the winter. It's just pinkish, almost like the green regressed. She acts and feeds normal, laid 3 straight days recently and shows no ill effects. Could this be from walking in snow or scratching on icy/snowy ground? Her other foot is...

Lost our SLW this morning. She was fine and active yesterday, but dead this morning. I am so bummed. I know it's "just a chicken", but I don't care. She was one of my babies and I'm so mad at myself. I don't know what happened for sure, as her body showed no signs of anything, aside from two...