I have 4 Jumbo Pekin Drakes in need of rehoming. They're fighting like crazy and I don't have any way to separate them. Super sweet to my kids and I but not to each other. Located in North GA
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I've been having a problem with mange mites on my boer goats. I just did a first treatment about two weeks ago with pour on ivermectin ( I don't remember the dosage, I'm currently at work) and I was wondering when I should give the next round? I know it's pretty powerful stuff but of...
I have a chick who just hatched and he's doing ok other than his leg. It's kind of off to the side and he can't really walk. Is it broken? How can I fix that?
I was thinking maybe some kind of splint to straighten it out but I'm not sure how to do that
I dropped an egg while I was turning them this morning, and there's a small crack in it. You can't see the membrane or anything. Is it still safe to incubate or no? I'm on day 8 if that matters
I have a hen who's been setting on a nest for about two weeks and I have some hatching eggs due to arrive tomorrow. If I put a couple under her will she stay there for the next 21 days to hatch them since she's already been setting for a few weeks or will she get tired of it and leave? I've...
Hello there! I am about to do my first ever hatch. I ordered 19 eggs total: 2 lavender orpingtons, 4 swedish flower hens, 2 easter eggers, 2 blue and splash silkies, 3 randoms from the bantam pen, 2 white orpingtons, and 2 salmon faverolles from Papas Poultry. It turns out the blue and splash...
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I have just rejoined BYC after years of not being on. I currently have one Buff Orpington hen named Elaine, her partner Maude recently passed away. I purchased a new hovabator last night in order to hatch some eggs and replenish my flock. I look forward to talking chicken with...