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    Broody Hen, no eggs

    I have a very broody Hen, she is laying on my fake egg and won't get off. I don't have a rooster to mate with the hens, but I do have Muscovy ducks, the male is mating often with the females and we get an egg every few days. However, I don't find them right away, Muscovy hens not broody at...
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    Can Muscovy Drakes injure a hen when mating?

    I went out to feed my Muscovy ducks and one of the females didn't move. I thought she might be egg bound and walked up to her, she tried to get away and that is when I saw the injury on her back - just at her tail. I picked her up and put her in a sink full of water, I could tell she wasn't...
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    Strange situation

    My neighbor had a feral chicken lead her 7 chicks into her old coop. They didn't want them but she couldn't chase the mom and her chicks away. The mom found a safe place and didn't want to give it up. She was afraid her husband was going to take matters into his own hands. So she asked if I...
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    Will Silky Chickens adopt other chicks?

    We have some feral chicks but feel we need a mother hen for them to stay out in the yard. We fear to put any of our other hens with the chicks in case they don't accept the chicks, and I wouldn't know which hen to choose either. I've heard that Silkies are the more nurturing type of chickens -...
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    Feral chickens - capture and keep?

    I have some feral chickens that come into my yard and look for food. One, I call Hoppy, because she only has use of one leg, is one I would love to catch and keep in my coop with the rest of my flock. She has a difficult time scratching for food, she is so skittish that the doves will scare...
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    Found a Goose - What do I do?

    I found a goose on the road today - it seemed out of sorts, very wet and wobbling around, it couldn't fly and wouldn't run. I was able to catch it and get it off the road. I brought it home and put it into my extra chicken coop space by itself. I just don't know what to feed it. Is it...
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    Aloha

    I have a backyard chicken coop and have been googling questions I have and have found some answers on the threads here. I have a variety of chickens, most are older and I think are aging out of laying very much. We have purchased our chickens from people around the island so we have quite a...
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