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our drakes are over mating the hens to the point that their feather on the back of their necks are gone. I have been trying to separate them but they get out. Does anyone know if they slow down mating sometime soon? Someone gave them to us because he couldn't keep them. we do have too many...

I want her to sit on them but just not sure if I should leave her outside instead of putting her in the coop at night.

Hi Question... I found a couple clutches of eggs.. I have chickens, pekin ducks and call ducks that are all mating. So not quite sure who's they are yet. I put them in at night but my question is what happens when they start laying on them all day and night?? Do I keep them outside with the eggs??

free range but in a coop at night

i have 4 pekin ducks. my friends wants me to take 11 miniture call ducks... do they need to be introduced slowly? any suggestions?

Weird question... can a bantam rooster mate with a regular hen?

hi I am going to add a rooster soon to my 23 hens. whats the best way to do this?

I have a drake but seeing as their pool is frozen I haven't seen them mate in a long time so I didn't think it would be fertile but wanted to double check.

Need suggestions for good incubators for Pekin duck eggs please

easter eggers, americauna, sex links, brown leg horn, amberlink, buckeyes, sebrights

not quarantining them just want them to get them used to each other. its been about 2 weeks. i'm afraid they may fight at night.

I took 3 bantam and 1 easter egger chickens from a friend that couldn't have them anymore. I already have 19 hens and 4 pekin ducks. i have had them separated by a fence from my other birds and then at night in the coop but also fenced off also.. how long should i do this for?? it's getting...

looks like he lost his nail, doing much better! thanks for checking!!

Any suggestions of what I should do? His nail is broke, I think..