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  1. Allysha1990

    Possible egg binding in pekin

    I noticed one of my pekin hens has a swollen belly this morning. I haven't tried to catch her yet but i took a lot of pictures. She's not really standing any differnt to her sisters but she is a little slower than them. Besides the swollen belly she seems happy but i know birds are good at...
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    Chicken laid 3 eggs today?

    Hi, I was just wondering if it is possible my hen laid 3 eggs today? I found 3 soft shelled eggs in my coop today and only 1 hen is laying. I know hens are only supposed to lay 1 every 25 hours, but I was wondering if perhaps she laid all 3 because they were all soft shelled (and frozen solid)...
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    How to cook my Rooster for Christmas

    We are going to be butchering one of our Speckled Sussex Roosters for Christmas and I was wondering what has been your absolute hands down best recipe you have made with a farm chicken? I want to make something really nice :) They are currently 33 weeks old
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    How to tell when to leave an eggs under my hen

    Hi, I was just wondering how i can tell when I should leave the eggs under my hen for her to hatch. She has been laying 1 a day so far, I actually just watched her lay one this morning. She lays in the same spot for about half an hour after she has laid. When can I tell that she is laying out an...
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    Not sure if new ducks are eating?

    I recently got given 2 ducks (a call duck and a call duck/mallard cross). They are both fairly timid and are a lot smaller than the 2 Muscovy crosses that I have and my 10 chickens. The chickens don't bother them too much and the Muscovys are starting to get more friendly, but I am just worried...
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    Integrating new ducks to flock?

    I just picked up a Mallard Duck and a Call Duck and they are both relatively small. I am wondering how to integrate them into my flock? I have 10 chickens and 2 Muscovy ducks already. the chickens don't seem to mind them too much, but the drake Muscovy keeps biting hold of my call duck and...
  7. Allysha1990

    Bumblefoot and natural treatment

    So I recently discovered a few of my flock have bumblefoot. I looked up how to treat it, however I found that most websites called for surgery and that looked too horrific for me to try :( I am instead opting for a natural treatment involving some natural essential oils and a papaw ointment. I...
  8. Allysha1990

    Hi BYC!

    Hi, my name is Allysha Burns, I am 23 and I live on a little farm in Manitoba Canada. I currently own 7 Specked Sussex chickens, 2 Dark Cornish chickens and 1 Black Jersey Giant. I also have 2 Muscovy x ducks, 2 horses and a dog. I have always had chickens as I was growing up, however this is my...
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