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    should wound be lanced

    I have a bantam hen that apparently got poked by something and she has a pocket of pus that developed between her eye and beak. I have been putting hot compresses on it and antibiotic ointment. Should I let the pocket pop and drain on it's own or should it lance it and apply antibiotic ointment...
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    Help with 5-week-old chick behavior

    Hi everyone. My Mottled Java hen hatched 4 Java/Bantam cross chicks 5 weeks ago. She took very good care of them, protected them from the rest of the flock (even though the other chickens could have cared less about the newcomers) until about 1-1/2 weeks ago. She suddenly turned on the chicks...
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    when to introduce chicks to rest of flock

    Hello. I have 4 mottled Java chicks that I kept separated from the rest of our birds (separate pen with chicken wire so the other chickens can see them but not get to them). They have their feathers now at 4 weeks old. At what point should I let them run with the rest of the birds? Mama Java is...
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    ducklings hatched

    Good afternoon everyone. Our Bantam hen successfully hatched 3 Rouen ducklings for us yesterday, what a good mother! She is taking good care of them and is very protective. They pipped at around 6 AM and were completely hatched by 8 PM. From what I have seen on other threads, it can take quite a...
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    ducklings hatching

    Good morning. I have a Bantam hen sitting on 4 duck eggs (our Rouen hens were not interested so she took over). They pipped this morning and I can hear the ducklings "talking" (cute!). I noticed the hen pecking on one of the eggs. Is this normal behavior? I know it can take quite a while for the...
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    Hello from Stanwood, WA

    Hello everyone. I have come to this site many times in search of information so decided to join. I have 4 Rouen ducks (3 hens, 1 drake), 1 very broody Bantam hen (currently sitting on 4 duck eggs as the duck hens are not interested), 1 Bantam rooster, 1 Barred Rock hen, 1 Buckeye hen, and 2...
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