Hi All,
I would really like some advise:
I have just discovered one of my chickens has a bleeding toe. I do believe it has just happened...all her nails are black in colour generally as she is Black too and it appears that the shell of one has been ripped off, as it is pink in colour, this...
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I have had two Guineas for about 2 year, they have been inseparable, male and female. I started off with three, but lost one on the eve her eggs were ready to hatch, so luckily I had a broody Chicken whom took on 8 of her eggs for me and hatched most of them that night and over the next...
At what age would one consider clipping the wings of keets. I like to clip the wings at least once so as they are use to their surrounds, I did this with my 3 Adult ones when I got them, but now I have 7 keets about 6 weeks old, being brought up by one of my broody chickens. They follow her...
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I would like to know a couple of things in reference to Drakes and please excuse my ignorance:
1. Is it normal for a drake not to fertilise when his two lady friends ladies have had babies? I have noticed he has gone from fertilising as frequent as he was, to what appears to be...
I have a sick chicken she has been unwell for a few days, although in saying this it has been longer as I had noticed she was quitter than normal a couple of weeks ago, and then I noticed that she was being outed by all and constantly the roosters easy catch! So I moved her a few days ago into...
Hi, I have a Guinea fowl sitting on many eggs which are due any day now.....She has made her nest in the paddock, which is enclosed, she is relatively safe. Generally my 3 guinea go into their enclosure at night and co exist with my ducks, my chicken's have their hut near by...In the day they...
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I had my first duckling's born almost a month ago and I noticed one walks slightly different to the other duckling, however today I went out to check as I do a few times a day and her waddle is very different and she looks as though she is having trouble keeping up and constantly...
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I am so hoping that someone will have some advice for me....I have 2 ducks and a Drake, they are Muscovy. I had a female sit on eggs and not one produced, although there were embryo's in them...anyway not long after this terrible outcome, my other female became broody and she is...
I have a Guinea fowl and 2 others, however I thought one had disappeared only to find her on eggs, 30 plus eggs and here I was waiting patiently to see what a guinea fowl egg actually looked like in real life, as I am new to guinea fowl and ducks, but have 5 acres and they all share their...
Hi to all the wonderful information sharers! I am looking for advice. I have a muscovy duck that went broody, she collected a clutch of eggs and has been sitting for well over a month. I am happy to leave her longer, however where she has made her nest is almost impossible for me to see. I have...
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I need advice, I have a hen that has been on three eggs, one has just recently hatched as when I checked at 830 am today there was still 3 complete eggs, it is now 1130 (Australian Time) and I have notice one has hatched, it is not near the other eggs and is just laying in a 'floppy'...