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    Swollen eyes and bloody face. Need advice

    Hello: When I went to the coop tonight I noticed one of my hens’ eyes were swollen shut and face bloody They are all in a fenced run during the day and in the coop at night. Can someone advise if there is a disease that looks like this or what else may be going on. She is still laying (you...
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    WARNING: "Poultry safe electric fence IS NOT SAFE FOR CHICKENS!!!"

    We installed this so-called 'poultry-safe' electric fence and found that to be false advertising. This afternoon we discovered one of our chicks stuck in the fence and electrocuted. We had been using it for a while to prevent predators, but now we discover it is more of a danger to the...
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    Too many roosters -- desperate to get rid of two

    I ended up with 3 roosters (all brothers) who are now 10 months old it is becoming a problem. At first I thought it would work out with three guys guarding the girls but that has changed. First of all two of them continually gang up on the third and have him completely intimidated. But what is...
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    Do I need to seperate newly hatched chicks

    My chickens free-range during the day and are closed in the coop at night. A batch are about to hatch in the coop where the brooder has been on them for nearly 3 weeks. Last time she hatched any I moved her and the chick (only one egg survived to hatch that time) to a separate smaller coop right...
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    Foster mother turning on 2 month old

    Our Lavender Orpington tends to be a broader. In fact when our RI reds lay their eggs she will take over the nest and sit on them. We decided to leave a few in the nest to hatch. Over time, 3 of the 4 eggs wound up broken or pushed out of the nest by her. The other one hatched. Our flock if...
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    What breed rooster is this?

    Was gifted this rooster for my flock of hens and I was unsure what breed it is. Can someone take an educated guess?
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    Rat problem

    RATS! My 6 chickens and 5 ducks share a 30' x 50' covered run with a large coop at one end and a small pond on the other. We have a barn cat, but he is not allowed in the run (he once got in and killed a full grown hen). He has driven the rats out of the barn...and into the chicken coop. The...
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    Chickens and ducks not laying

    I began with 4 hens (NH reds) and 3 ducks (Pekins) who have lived together for 1 1/2 years in a large run with a small pond and a large coop. The ducks are 2 1/2 years old and the chickens are 1 1/2 years old.They have unlimited access to layer pellets and fresh water as well as ranging in the...
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    Serious bullying from a gang

    I have 4 NH reds hens that are 2 years old. I recently "received" a Buff Orpington that is 6 months old and just starting to lay. The Orpington is larger then all of the other birds already. Faced with challenge of integrating the new girl into the flock, I decided to put her in a small coop...
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    Chickens and ducks stopped laying

    I have 4 chickens (RH Reds) and 3 ducks (pekin) living together, all female. The ducks are 3 years old and the chickens are 2. They live in an enclosed run approx 1200 sq ft with a small pond and a large coop. Up until about 6 months ago, I would get at 3 eggs from the ducks and at least 3...
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    Need help with thin shelled eggs

    I have 3 Pekin ducks which are 2 ½ years old. Up until now they have been excellent layers, each laying 1 egg per day with very few misses. Recently (last couple of days or so) they have all begun to lay broken eggs, to be more specific, the shells are so thin that they break from the ducks...
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    Lithargic, crusty eyes, every weak - need advice

    I have a flock of 5 hens (20 months old- 4 NH reds and 1 LI red) and 3 female ducks (2 ½ year old pekins) they live together in a fully netted (top and sides) run which is about 50’ X 30’. Within the run is a small pond for the ducks and a coop they all spend the night in, where they lay. They...
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    Pekins Wing Feathers Not Growing

    We have 3 female pekins who are all 1 1/2 years old. About the time of their last molt they all lost their wing feathers. It has been six months now and they all still have only tubes for wings. They have their own pond and forage all day year round (we are in South Florida) in their 30' X 50'...
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    Suddenly very sick chicken - What can I do?

    Chicken is about 13 weeks old. Not sure if hen or rooster (think it might be rooster is smaller then others). In the last 48 hours, he/she and two other 'new' chickens were 'freed' in coop with grown ducks and other chickens (prior to that new ones were in a dog cage in the coop at night to...
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    Young chickens introduced to old ducks (UPDATE and BIG PROBLEMS)

    A little background: We have 3 female adult pekins. They are just over 1 year old. The reside in a beautiful 'witicha' style coop we build for them and have a large (30'x 80') run that includes a small pond we dug for them. The run is fenced in. This year we decided to get some chickens (6...
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    Adult ducks with baby chickens question

    We have 3 grown pekin ducks (female 1 year old) who reside happily in their "quack shack". This year we decided to add some chickens to the group and 6 weeks ago we purchased 6 Rhode Island Red pullets. We live in FL and I am getting ready to put the chicks in the pen and coop along with the...
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    Vicious bobcat attack caught on camera!

    This is our first year with poultry, and, although I thought we had done sufficient research and prepared properly, we were not ready for this. We built a strong, protective habitat for our ducks with a latching door where they sleep for the night, We fenced in pen for them to roam around...
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