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    Hen With bloody neck

    1 drake six hens. One of the hens has a bloody neck and spends most of the day hiding from the group. Is there anything we can do beside separate. We put a bunch of vasoline on her neck hoping it would slow him down, not sure how that will work. In about 3 months I will be integrating another 12...
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    Any idea what is wrong with this chick

    I have chicks that are 2 weeks old now. Lost one about a week ago, now I have another that is acting strange. It is fluffing its feathers and not moving around much. Poop is fine, craw is empty, doesn't want to eat or drink. No sign of panting or respiratory problems. The the chick that died was...
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    Heating plate

    I bought a couple of the Rentacoop brooder heat plates. I am scared that they will burn their little heads. If I put my hand on it it’s to hot to leave there. I have it raised high enough that they can walk around under, but if I put a thermometer under then it is only 80 degrees which is not...
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    New babies from Cackle Hatchery

    LavenderAmeraucana's and Welsummer's
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    Can I give baby ducks mealworms for treat?

    I got two baby Blue Swedish babies and they get a mix of chick starter and all flock feed, along with some niancin, Bragg's vinegar and a little dried oregano in the water. We gave them a few pinches of meal worms and now they go crazy when they see us for more :D Is it ok to give them around a...
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    Should new chicks get Corid as preventative

    I read somewhere that some people treat newly purchased chicks with corid as a preventative? They don’t feed medicated feed
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    Should I get a pair of geese to help guard my chickens and ducks

    I already learned the hard way not to get more than one male duck. We had two and they were very hard on the 7 females. I am guessing a gander would be the same? I was thinking of getting a pair of females because I think just getting one it my be lonely. Also are the females aggressive? And I...
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    Drakes are too rough

    I have 9 ducks about a year old now. Seven hens and two drakes. They have been raised together but in May the males went nuts constantly mating and would both gang up on one hen. It got to the point they had the hens necks bloody and one of the hens would coming running to my husband for...
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    Duck with crooked butt

    One of my female anconas has a crooked butt or maybe it is just her tail, anyone else seen this? She seems healthy but I noticed her walk is a little off. Looks like her tail is a couple inches off center. I am wondering if she will have trouble once she starts laying?
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    All Flock Feed Question

    I have ducks and chickens some are 13 weeks some are 22 weeks and laying. I recently switch from laying mash to Naturewise 18% all flock and the birds like it and they all look good. I also offer a bowl of oyster shell but I am concerned mostly about the ducks who will start laying in a month or...
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    Ducks and wild geese

    New duck owner here. We have 2 Kahki and 4 Ancona ducks that are 8 weeks old now. We have 3 acres with two ponds on it and once in a while a couple of wild geese will land in the bigger pond. Well over the weekend we decided to take the ducks down and let them swim in the pond, but they will not...
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    Help

    This little guy got into the big chickens pen. The hole is so big I think it needs stitching what can I do no vet today
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    Question for the chicken feed experts on here

    My hens have just started laying and I have them on Naturewise All Flock feed and a big bowl of oyster shell available at all times. If needed I could switch them to layer feed. Would they get something from layer feed they are not getting now? Which is better?
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    wow my hen is laying double yolks and she just started laying 9 days ago

    We have 21 hens and one of my EE's starting laying 9 days ago she is 18 or 19 weeks old. We decide to eat the 6 eggs she has laid, they all had yolks including the first fairy egg. But the best part is two of the eggs are double yolk. she is definitely earning her keep. We are so excited, I'm...
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    Can't wait to get home husband says we got our first egg today!!!!

    I didn't really think they would start laying for a few more weeks (they are almost 18 weeks) but I got a light blue egg today. I saw one of my EE's checking out the nesting boxes a couple of days ago so I am pretty sure it was her. Unfortunately she laid it in the run instead of the fancy...
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    Niacin dosage for baby ducks?

    Ok I have the correct kind of niacin in 100mg Jel caps my question is how many capsules to a gallon of water and how many days a week? The ducklings are almost 2 weeks
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    How do I make ducks OK with being touched

    Just got my first baby ducks about 4 days ago (ancona and khaki campbell). They run and hide in corner anytime we go near them, but I do not want to stress them since they are under a week old. So I just feed, water and clean. My question is should I be picking them up and holding them so they...
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    New chick with bloody stool? Help

    Yesterday received chicks from breeder. Some were hatched 2 days ago and the one with the bloody stool looks older so I am going to say a week old. First can chicks get cocci that young? Second i know to get Corid but should I treat all, even the two day olds? The only other thing i noticed is...
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    Question about rooster and perching order

    We put our 10 week old chickens out in the new coop and run a couple of weeks ago. We have 21 pullets and one rooster. There are three perches and of course everyone wants the top one. Usually all but two can fit on the top perch. The rooster was on the top one for about a week then we noticed...
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