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Hi there. So about a month ago I lost a Mille Fleur Roo to some sort of eye infection it looked like. It got swollen, pussy and cloudy until it sealed shut and was gooy. About 3 weeks ago, I had a rooster get the same symptoms until I put it down the other day bc it just wasnt eating. now I...

completely normal. wait til their 5-6 weeks old, they sit around and try to stand, but normally just wobble back down. if you dont want to fatten them up so much, pull the food every 12 hours, but beware of monsters ready to eat your arm off when you go to put the food back after 12 hour...

i think what you fail to think about, is that the chicks are hatched, and they can be with someone you do not know how they treat chickens, they can be in the 'industry' in crap covered floors of Tyson or Purdue, never seeing a bit of green grass or sunshine, or they can be in my coop or...

do skunks eat ducks?

Hi all...I am a chicken guy really, but this year we got two call ducklings. At least I was told they were call ducklings...they seem to be growing pretty big....or at least bigger than I expected for call ducks. First question is there any way I can tell whether I have call ducklings or...

Ok, so here is my dilemma. Ive had hens for about a year, and recently introduced a Salmon Favorelle Rooster to the flock. They all get along, and the roo has had his fun with almost every hen in the flock. How do I knwo they are fertile, hatching eggs, vs non fertile. Ive candled them after...

Hi everyone...I am a chicken guy. I am picking up 4 call ducklings tomorrow. They are 2 days old. I am thinking of getting a plastic tote container, using hardware wire to raise off the bottom and put wood chips below the wire. feeder and waterer. If I wanted to not do the hardware wire as...

Hey everyone....Ive been a BYC member for a long time now, and have grown our flock to 14 hens. i am in RI wherre there are mixed laws in keeping chickens. Where I am it is ok, butt he town next to me it is illegal. On the other side of me, you can even keep roosters with no problems. I...

thx for the replies, and apologies for the spam. ididnt know that washow it was looked at. thx for the support.

love this thread. Great stuff! If you have the time...plse check out my section on Examiner.com. I am an examiner (repporter) for examiner.com, and my topic is backyard chicken keeping. Ive written three articels so far, and writing more. Id love the support. I am trying to pass the word...

My hans free range and love foraging for works, crickets, and other bugs. I am going to write about this and other topics concerning raising your backyard flock on examiner .com. Check out link below...my goal is to continue to let people know about backyard chickens, and the fun of keeping...

Quote: i have one of those also, but when I feed them, it flows over those spokes, so tey are useless....

So here is my dillema...if anyone has any pointers, suggestions, or comments, please leave them. I have a run attached to my coop. see pic. it is a sand bottom (sand and earth). my problem is that i do have some drainage probs and normal rain storms make it somewhat damp to wet inside...

I am not sure what to do next??? I have a flock of 10 hens, 4 barred rocks, 2 ri reds and 4 ameracaunas. I noticed a while back that I had mites (small, gnat sized, tan colored bugs) all over the barred rocks and one of the reds. I dusted them with permetherin (sp?) poultry dust and I have...

so basically my hens are horny?