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  1. DuckyLou

    Are these Cayuga ducklings?

    I got these 4 baby ducks when they were one day old. The lady said they were Cayuga ducks. They are 5 weeks old now and one of them has a crested head? I think that's what it is called :) and it's turning a creamy color on its chest and around its neck. Is this normal for a Cayuga? I really...
  2. DuckyLou

    3 Free Suppose To Be Chickens???

    I got these 3 pitiful looking suppose to be chickens today for free... I have no idea what they are?? They almost look and sound like turkey's... But I've never seen a young turkey before, so I really don't know! Their tail feathers are very long and strange for their age and they have lots of...
  3. DuckyLou

    Does anyone else use Molly's Herbal Wormer on their chickens?

    Hi! I have chosen to use Molly's Herbal De-Wormer on my entire animal population. I just got it in today and I know how to give it to everything BUT the chickens! I want to make sure I'm not wasting it, so I thought I would check on here to get your ideas on how you administer Molly's Herbal...
  4. DuckyLou

    3 Month old Hen Dies, West NIle Virus?

    I had a 3 month old hen start acting very tired for about a week, she layed down a lot, looked very sleepy and would not fly up into the coop at night with the rest of the hens, a few days ago I came home and she was dead. No other symptoms just seemed lethargic. All my other chickens are fine...
  5. DuckyLou

    Crookneck Silkie~ Have a Question...

    Last night when I went out to lock my chickens in their coop one of my favorite chickens, a silkie mix, was on the ground not in the coop with the others like usual. She couldn't hold her head up and her neck went crooked, I knew it was crookneck, but have never had a chicken with it. So I came...
  6. DuckyLou

    Are these Buff Orpington Chicks?

    I got these pullets at Atwoods hoping they are Buff Orpingtons, but I am not experienced enough to know, and they didn't know at atwoods ( go figure) So I thought I would ask the experts! :D They are 2 weeks old.
  7. DuckyLou

    My Longhorn Heifer is Getting Mighty Close!

    Good Morning! My longhorn heifer should be having her calf any day now! I am really excited but nervous because this is her and my first calf! Does anyone have any words of wisdom for me? She has bagged up and is very loose in her "area", and her muscles by her tail have loosened up noticeably...
  8. DuckyLou

    Which Are Hens, Which Are Roosters??

    Hi! Does anyone want to play the "Guess the Gender" game?? I think I know maybe which is which, but thought I would ask some experts and I don't want to say to sway anyone's opinion! Contestant #1: 6 week old production red Contestant #2: 6 week production red Contestant #3; 6 week...
  9. DuckyLou

    Terrified Guinea Keets!

    I got 6 Keets last week that are 6 weeks old. They are so extremely scared to death of me! I was hoping that they would calm down but they have not! This is my first time to own guineas, is this normal? What can I do to tame these little boogers?? They scratched the mess out of me when I tried...
  10. DuckyLou

    What kind of ducklings?

    I was at our local feed store yesterday and they had some ducks there. I have been wanting to get some ducks for our pond, and they had some mallards (I recognized these because of having and breeding them when I was younger) but they had these black ducklings with a white chest.I asked the guy...
  11. DuckyLou

    Thought I should introduce myself properly! :)

    Hello all! I have posted for some help a couple of times but have not introduced myself properly yet! I live in East Texas on 10 acres , my husband and I have been married for 11 years and we have 2 boys 9 & 5 years old. We school at home with a public online school. I feel that having and...
  12. DuckyLou

    Crooked Leg on 4 week old Chick~Need Advice!!

    I have a 4 week old production red chick thats leg is going out to the side. It stumbles around when it walks and is not growing like the other 3 chicks. Does anyone have experience with this and advice on how to straighten the leg back out? Its my 5 yr olds favorite chick! I have them in deep...
  13. DuckyLou

    2 Week Old Black Copper Maran Chick Strange Respiratory Sounds, Need Advice!

    Hello, I'm new here and new to raising chicks. I had them when I was a kid, but have just now started back to keeping chickens, So lets just say I'm new to it! :) I need some help with a problem I am having with a 2 week old French Black Copper Maran chick. Yesterday I found it laying down...
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