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    Soft-shelled eggs from a silkie

    I've noticed over the past couple of days, some soft-shelled eggs here and there in random places of my chicken run (my chicken run is around 10x22). Here's some back story: I have 3 chickens (2 hens/1 rooster) and 1 guinea (hen), the culprit is my black silkie hen. She was raised from chicks...
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    Are these eggs fertilized? -- newbie needing help!

    Sorry, I've never dealt with fertile eggs and need some help! I don't have a lot of details, but I'll try my best. I have a 2 year old sebright bantam hen who has been sitting on about 15 eggs. Recently I went on a vacation so I wasn't able to collect her eggs everyday and I think they might...
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    Gender of my two mallard ducklings? pic

    I have two mallard ducklings who both have the majority of their adult feathers, I'm thinking both of them are females since the feathers are brown spotted/speckled, like female adult mallards. I have noticed one of them does have a darker chest and head, but that's the only difference (it's the...
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    How messy would 2 ducks be?

    I'm wanting to try and convince my dad to get me 2 ducklings real soon, so I've been reading up on them. I've read many posts about their messiness, but most of those people had 5+ ducks and I would only get two. I have a large front yard (35+ feet in length and 25+ feet in width) that includes...
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    Silkie rooster dance?

    Every time I go to my backyard (where my chickens free range) my silkie rooster will run over to me and do a little dance. He will twirl in circles and stamp his little feet while clucking. He always has his wings tucked though. He does nip my fingers but not aggressively and lightly. After...
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    Found a young, stranded baby quail! Need help-fast!

    I found a young baby quail in front of my house. I looked for the nest and mother but had no luck. I brought it in the house and put it in a big tub (with towels lining the floor) and turned on a heat lamp. I crushed up some mealworms and set them around the tub. It is very young and is walking...
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    Found a young, stranded baby quail! Need help-fast!

    I found a young baby quail in front of my house. I looked for the nest and mother but had no luck. I brought it in the house and put it in a big tub (with towels lining the floor) and turned on a heat lamp. I crushed up some mealworms and set them around the tub. It is very young and is walking...
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    Crowing hen?

    I have 3 adult bantam hens. They have all been laying eggs for about a year. Recently I introduced 4 other bantam chicks, about 14wks old, they all seem to be female (no spurs). But ever since I brought out the chicks I've been woken up to crowing; this is weird because I don't have a rooster (I...
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    How old do my chicks have to be in order to go outside?

    I have four silkie chicks, two of them are 4 weeks old and the others we believe are younger, so about 3 weeks. I was wondering if I could bring the older ones outside instead keeping them inside their brooder. They have almost all (around 97%) of their adult feathers and lately they've been...
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    Mice getting into the coop!!

    I have a BIG problem with mice in the coop! The mice are eating all the food, drinking their water, and even sleeping in the coop at night! I have put out poison (where the chickens couldn't get it) and it killed about three of them, but more just came along. They are making me go through so...
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    How to keep my chickens cool?

    We have been having a long, miserable heat wave where I live and almost everyday it's been reaching 107°F!! The chicken coop and run is under shade for most of the time, but they are still panting. I've tried creating mud puddles but they dry up almost instantly. I put out...
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    Will my chickens get bored in their coop area?

    I have to keep my three chickens in their coop area all day long because they run away from you if you try to pick them up and I don't want them to escape, but I'm afraid they're going to get bored. They have plenty of wood chips to scratch at and a couple places to fly up onto, but should I add...
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    Is it okay to feed my chickens these?

    I got a big box of milk bones for my dogs, but they absolutely hate them, instead of wasting them, can I just feed my chickens them? Here is a picture of what the bones look like.
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    How do I get my rooster to stop harassing my hens?

    I have two bantam hens and one rooster (the one pictured). The rooster (McNugget) doesn't fight any of the hens, but the problem is he won't stop trying to mate with them. I know it's normal for the roosters to try to fertilize the females, but he is non-stop!! If the hens are trying to eat he...
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