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    Moving a broody hen and her egg

    Hi We have a lovely silkie Mammy and a 7 week old chick. we left them in a part of the coop that is sectioned off by chicken wire. Everything was just like clockwork and Mammy and chick are grand. Yesterday was their first time outside and again it was just lovely. My question is this, we have...
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    Help Needed Please

    Hi, We have two Muscovy ducks, a male and a female. Just recently she has been losing her feathers, she has bald patches on her wings and today I noticed she has a bald patch on the back of her head/neck. Should I separate them for a while? She seems unhappy, she tries to stay with the...
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    Duck eggs

    Hi, I have my grandchildren staying with me in Ireland for the summer. They have entered a few classes in the village Agri show this Sunday. One class being 6 duck eggs. I have no idea at all what the criteria is for showing duck eggs, neither did the lady who took our entry forms lol To...
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    Need some advice please.

    Hello, I have 9 rescue chickens, all have been healthy and happy. One hen always stays on her own, since day one, She runs to get food and won't be pushed out of the way so she's not picked on. She is a great girl in every way, loves being handled and stroked. But last week I noticed that...
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    A few Muscovy questions

    Hi again, My female has started laying eggs. She's had 3 eggs in the last three days. We've been taking the eggs away as we don't want her to have little ones yet. My questions are............. We want to let her have 2 or 3 little ones in July or August time, so that she can have them...
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    Are these Muscovy Ducks

    Hi, Can anyone tell me what ducks these are please? We are thinking Muscovy. They were given to us today. We have a field for them and secure shelter for them. We know they are 6 months old . We just forgot to ask what kind of ducks they are!! Thank you smile.png
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    Concrete block coop?

    Hi, We have been thinking of building a new coop for the hens. At the moment they are in the top field in a chicken tractor, which they love. But in the winter I like them closer to the house. We were thinking of building a coop using concrete blocks and having a concrete floor too. I...
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    Drop in egg production

    Hi, I got my chickens last July. They started laying in September . I have 6 chickens and from the day they started laying last September I have had 5 or 6 eggs every day. Till last week and now I'm getting one or two eggs a day. Nothing has changed in their lives, same diet, same environment...
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    What breed of geese shall I get?

    Hi, I'm getting 2 goslings in April and I wondered if anyone could tell me a nice breed to get. They all look beautiful to me. I wanted to get quite docile, quiet ones . We have chickens that are free rangers. Also so many ppl near where I live say that the geese dropping are very messy and...
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    Little Egg

    Hi I have a question about an egg we found yesterday morning, it was outside the coop but that's not unusual ,sometimes if I bring the porridge out and a chick is in the process of laying an egg she will just run at the porridge lol This egg is sooooo small, honestly ive never seen an egg that...
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    Can I put two baby goslings in with my chickens?

    Hi In February I'm getting two baby goslings. I was wondering if they can stay in the coop with the chickens. I have a little house for them if they can't be with the chickens. I just thought it would be nice if they all got on Thanks :)
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    Feather loss from my poorly chick

    Hi again, My little chick who was poorly on New Year's Eve is losing her feathers. She has been isolated from the other 5 chicks and can be reintroduced on the 13 January . Do you think this is a late moult or stress from being isolated. She hasn't laid an egg since she was sick. She is no...
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    Sick chicken

    Hi, One of my chickens has become very lethargic the last 2 days, she is drinking normal but eating only very small amounts. We gave her award bath and had a good feel to see if she was egg bound but we felt nothing. We isolated her the first night and the next day she seemed a bit better, we...
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    Grass and Clover

    Hi, I have a question please I am moving my hens next week To better area of the garden. They will have a lot more space to roam freely The space is made up of clover. How will I know if my hens are eating too much? Or will they just stop when full? Thank you xxx
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    My first eggs

    Hi New chicken keeper here. I'm in Ireland. These are my first eggs,we have four hens, they are very social and tame, really lovely girls. Do you think my eggs look ok? I think they look fine, I didn't need to wash them I just put them straight in the fridge. I do have a question if you don't...
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    Baths

    Hi I know that chickens love to have dust baths with wood ash. My question is , would it be ok for my hens to have a dust bath in peat ash Thank you
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