Here is a video of my Dominique hen limping. She has been in a crate to restrain movement for the week and nothing has helped. I don't see anything on her pads and I can manually move her foot and nothing feels odd. What can it be and what do I do about it?
The video can be seen here (it...
Newer to ducks, have never had a male. So we found a pair of call ducks close to home. They seemed perfectly nice in quarantine but ever since we let them loose with the flock, the drake will not leave our other three domestic ducks alone (a Pekin, Swedish, and a runner). He's pulling...
Today I found my male Mandarin laying in the back corner of the enclosed part of the aviary. He moved some as I tried to catch him but I caught him more easily than usual. Upon inspection, his back in between his tail and his wings was missing feathers and had blood in it. It looks like...
So our 10 month old Pekin hen appears to be eggbound. She has been laying for a few months and suddenly today I see her laying down in the middle of the lawn, away from the others, with her tail going up and down as though she is constipated or trying to pass something. I've seen her poop so I...
I know this is a long shot but in case anyone has come across this before. I somehow managed to crush a 5 week old chick in the coop door. I picked it up quickly and it seemed shocked and then collapsed in my hands, went limp, eyes closed, neck went limp. But he is still breathing, although...
Anyone have an extra Impeyan cock they would be willing to sell now or in the spring? I am in central Pennsylvania. Please let me know if you do and what you are asking for him. Thank you very much!
Vaccinated for Marek's and fed chick starter. Local pickup only - Muncy, PA in Lycoming County.
Cochins - $8 each
D'Uccles - $7 each
Our choice - $6 each
Mix/math - if getting 10+ chicks, $5 each
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I have a 12x8x8 aviary with a pair of wonderful Mandarin ducks in it. I was hoping to add to it but I am not sure if it is too small of an area to add anything or what lives well with the ducks. Any opinions or thoughts on what I should look into? We do get snow and are in zone 6b so...
My husband had built me a new brooder as an early Christmas gift! This is such a huge improvement on my current methods of a plastic bin and then a dog cage. The middle inserts can come out so that it is just one giant space or two or three different spaces. It is entirely movable so I can...
Our chickens free range and go into the coop at night. Tonight, our 23 week old Dominique, who started laying last week did not come back for the night. She sat on her egg for most of the morning (kicked her out to take eggs around 1pm) so is there a chance she went broody somewhere? If so...
My chickens free range over three acres during the day. Unfortunately, they found the neighbor's apple and pear trees and thus love to go over and feast off the ground. My neighbor says he doesn't mind but I would rather not take advantage of his kindness. A week ago I set a fake owl in their...
For the past few weeks I thought my two Polish hens were laying but based on the differences in the eggs now I am second guessing myself. The eggs I get everyday are small white eggs and large white eggs that appear to be dirtier but that is indeed their color. I have two Polish, a Silkie, a...
3 month old Red Silkie available. Vaccinated, fed chick starter, raised with ducks and chickens. Very friendly. Free ranges during the day and goes into the coop at night. Available for pickup near Williamsport, Pennsylvania,
So I somehow did not latch my quarantine pen fully and my new male Mandarin got out. I walked back to the area just in time to watch him run away. His wings are clipped but I have been unable to find him in the last hour or so. Any suggestions on how to get him back? We are in quite a rural...
I have two 21 week old Dominiques. Over the past two weeks I have watched both of their combs get redder and grow. Suddenly, two days ago, one of their combs has shrunk and become more pale. The other one's has not changed. Neither are laying yet. Both are acting perfectly normal and I am...
We have indoor/outdoor cats who generally leave the chickens alone. Every once in awhile, we have found them in the coop laying among the chickens and we have never witnessed them trying to chase or hunt the chickens. Recently however, a 19 week old Polish pullet has been chasing the cats away...
I have several 21 week old chickens - Dominiques, Polish, and Silkies. One of the Polish started squatting yesterday and I just heard one of the silkies singing the egg song! Unfortunately I didn't see an egg when I ran out into the coop. They free range so I figure I might have to go egg...
Young Polish and Sultans chicks available for pickup in Muncy, Pennsylvania (near Williamsport). Vaccinated for Marek's and fed chick starter. Our adults are very friendly! These chickens are a pleasure to have!
White Sultans - $7
White Crested Black Polish - $6
White Crested Blue Polish -...