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Ok, thoroughly enjoying this convo! 😆 We rescued a pair of Pekin ducklings last summer and one turned out to be a drake. He’s just driving his mate crazy trying to mate her all. day. long!!! We just rescued two adult female Silver Appleyards on Monday and we’re trying to figure out how to...

Thank you all so much for your replies! So yes, they are in a fully enclosed, predator proof run. It has a steel roof, 1/4” hardware cloth, and wire buried all around. Our entire yard is surrounded by a 6 foot fence. In 11 years, we haven’t lost a single bird to a predator. I guess I am just a...

Hi everyone! We rescued a pair of pekin ducklings last summer: Goose and Maverick. They live inside a large, fully enclosed run with our 11 chickens. We gave them a lovely coop to sleep in (easily accessible) and they seemed to use it for a little bit. After a while, they were sleeping...

Oh, interesting! We have the exact same scenario! We took in a pair of Pekins someone had brought home for their kids and then abandoned within the first week when (big surprise!) their kids didn’t take care of them 😡 Turns out we have one hen & one drake, so we will need some more ladies to...

Yeaaaaah, I mean, I was pretty sure but I was hoping I was wrong! As if to confirm it, he ran up and attacked one of our full grown hens this afternoon. Dork! We’re technically in “county”, but we’re suburban enough that we can’t own roosters, so I’m going to have to find a new home for him. 😕

Meaning one of each?

Here on today’s edition of “Hen or Roo?”, we have a pair of 7 week -old Ayem Cemanis. They were sold to me as a pair of pullets, but I’m thinking one is a cockerel. One was hatched about 5 days after the other, so she’s a bit smaller. But she’s always had a tiny little comb and is very timid...

Hello! So last Sunday, I went out to find our 2 year-old partridge rock cochin dead in the run. Horrible mother's day present! I was very attached to her! No sign of damage, or swelling. . . she seemed perfectly fine the day before. I buried her under the maple trees. So on Thursday, I noticed...

She's back to sleeping all the time and not eating on her own Keep syringe feeding? I've tried wet mash, dry feed processed very small, yogurt, scrambled eggs cut up very fine, tapping finger to mimic hen... She seems more lethargic today. Worried!!!

So interesting turn of events: Those of you who are parents probably know that your child can have a problem for days but as soon as you take them to the doctor, It will suddenly stop?! A couple hours after I posted it was like she suddenly found the mash she has been walking through for...

I had it lower but the only time she would quiet down was when she was warmer. She fell asleep today under my chin with a buckwheat heating pad The box is about 4-5 feet long and the opposite end is definitely cooler. I'll try it cooler and see if that helps!

Hi there! Need some help: We picked up four new chicks on Friday. All had vaccinations. Three are doing well and eating and drinking. The Black Australorp, however just won't eat or drink. The other chicks are already getting bigger than she is. She was very sleepy in the first 24 hours and...

Hi all! This is my first time posting to one of these forums but I am at a loss here! Shortly before Christmas, a raccoon got into our coop. I heard our girls squawking around 1:00 am and ran outside (barefoot and in my underwear!) to see what the commotion was. A raccoon had our Araucana...

Hello and greetings from The Golden Girls! Blanche, an Araucana, Dorothy, an Ameracauna, Rosie, a Buff Orpington and little Sophia, our Barred-Rock. All the folks here at Backyard Chickens have been so much help to our little flock over the last couple years (whether you knew it or not)! We...