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Roughly 35 days ago my Muscovy duck (Candace ) went broody on 5 of her own eggs. Well 3 were infertile and 1 more quit around day 10 or so (roughly, I have a 3 day window when she go serious about setting). Anyways the lone egg she's been setting so well she quit sitting on today... I...
Hey guys, I really need your help! This morning I was awoken by a screaming chick (Brooder is right by my bed) and I found my 8 month old kitten somehow got her paw in the cage and clipped one of my favorite pullets with her claws. I cleaned the wound with peroxide and put bag balm on it...
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I've been trying to find out if my Golden Comets are a Pullet and a Cockerel... I've never had Golden Comets before and would appreciate some feedback! If you need different pictures just let me know. I got my chocks on 3-19 so they are a little older than a week... Thanks :)
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I got my chicks on Monday (3-19) so they are about a week old. We picked up what was supposed to be 10 Cockerels(5 Road Island Reds and 5 Barred rock) and 4 Pullets (2 Easter Eggers and 2 Golden Comets) . However 2 of the RIRs are feathering like my for sure girls... is it ok to assume...
Hi all! I got my chicks (supposed to be 10 Cockerels, 5 RIR and 5 BR, and 4 pullets, 2 EE and 2 Golden Comets) Monday (3-19) from my feed store! I love my babies so much (and yes even the roos that will be Dinner when they are old enough...) I haven't had chicks (other than the Guineas and 4...
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I have to take the summer off of college (unfortunately) so I thought, since my Girls are 2 and their egg productions is way down, I would try my hand at incubating. I have 2 roos that I rescued and they are smitten with the hens (a little too much if you ask me ) . I'm so excited and...
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I have a Guinea Keet that has very bad splayed leg. This is my first time dealing with it and I'm at a lost. when my neighbor brought him/her over she had bad feet from being in the egg too long, he sad that they should straighten out which they did but a week and a half later the...
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A week ago my neighbor down the road let me choose some chicks out of the 20 or so that he hatched from his flock. Well I picked out 4 and I'm wondering how old and what possible breeds they are. They might be mutt chickens, but breed really doesn't matter to me, I'm just wondering...
okay if you read my most recent post here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=457654&p=4
you'll see that I've just gotten 5 of my 12 guinea keets. My dad and the neighbor brought over the 5 guinea after they got done hunting. I need some help though, they are crying up a...
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We recently moved from Florida to Tennessee. Now I knew my girls (4 chickens and 3 ducks) would probably stop laying due to the stress of moving. Well tomorrow marks 3 weeks of living in Tennessee and they all have seemed to adjust just fine, but we have only been getting at most 1...
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We recently moved from Florida to Tennessee. Well the people down the road have about 20-30 Guinea and I was really curious as to why people own Guinea. After some research I read that they are good for tick and snake control. I know the tick thing is true, but will they really keep...
I have 6 chickens, 4 are 21 weeks old and 2 are 18 weeks old. When do I start worming them? What do you worm chickens with? how much? how often? Sorry for all the questions in a row lol Thanks in advance
Gretchen
I was wondering if Chickens get yearly Vaccines? I want the best for my girls and want to prevent diseases as much as possible. My chickens are almost 18 weeks old and SO close to laying (hopefully). Any help or advice is very welcome and appreciated!
EDIT: and if so, what do I give them? How...
I went to tractor supply to get some grit for my chickens and decided to go look at the chickens and ducklings, big mistake! The older ducklings that were marked down to $1 were in horrible condition. Their bedding looked like it hadn't been cleaned since Monday and their poor fluff was caped...
We have a 10ft. by 10 ft pen (6 ft. high) and I'm curious how many chickens can fit.... Right now we have 4 chicks and 2 ducklings, but I'm so hooked on chickens that I'm thinking of getting more, yes many people warned me but I didn't listen, thought it'd be easy to put a limit on my flock...
Today I got 2 1 week old ducklings! Well once every one was settled (I got 4 chicks with them) I decided to let them swim for the first time in their young lives, they loved it too. Of course they couldn't really swim, as I didn't want to fill it too much because I was afraid they would drown...
Well the newbie FINALLY got her chicks today, 2 ameraucana chicks (which might be Easter Eggers, as I was told here) and 2 Road Island Reds! If the feed store gets any Barred rock my parents said we can go and get some of those , but if they don't I'm happy with what I got. the chicks are only...
Well later this week we are planning on getting our chicks, for the first time ever, from our feed store. I originally planned on getting 2 Road Island Reds, 2 Barred Rock, and 2 Pekin Ducklings... But now the feed store is only carrying Ameraucana and Road Island reds chicks (we are still a go...
I'm going to our feed store either Thursday (25th) or Friday (26th) and getting 2 ducklings and 4 chicks. The only problem is the feed store has both male and female ducklings and they don't know which is which. I don't mind having 1 drake, as long as he will behave himself with the chickens as...
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My names Gretchen an I live in North Florida. I found this site a few days ago when my "Raising chickens for Dummies" book came in the mail. I was reading through and found your website listed in the book and thought to check it out, impressed at all the knowledgeable people...