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I recently took in a calll duck. I stupidly didn’t think about the three rescue ducks I have that are a mixed Muscovy and are sterile due to the mix. They are very large! I’m afraid to let the little call drake duck out of a pen because one of those sterile maybe hermaphrodite (?) ducks likes to...

I have two coops, one is very small as it was not supposed to be a chicken coop. There is a rooster and now down to three hens in there. There used to be more but I have random losses that I believe are due to Marek's. The other coop is much larger and easily houses a dozen chickens or more...

Doesn’t it figure I am home literally all the time during quarantine but leave for a few hours and chickens go missing. I was gone from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. I came home and checked on the chickens. I have two separate fenced in coops. I had let the right side one free range as I do many days...

The first pip was seen yesterday morning at 6:30 AM under a broody hen. Nothing further until this morning (25 hours later). The hole enlarged all day and I could see the beak moving (right where hole is) and cheeping. It is now 36 hours since initial pip and I don't see the chick moving. I...

I have a broody hen laying on 2 eggs that I know are doing well. One is suspected to hatch tomorrow so I’m not touching it. The trouble is that the hen is in the nesting box all 19 chickens use and it’s a foot off the ground. I can’t move her and the eggs safely at this point. I closed all the...

I need some guesstimates on the age of this embryo. I have to go out of town so need to plan accordingly! Please give your vote! Thanks!!

First timer on brooding hens. We didn’t realize two hens were laying and not sure how old but I’m concerned because the boxes they chose didn’t have much for shavings and many eggs are dirty. Can they survive? Anything I should do? I also have a video I’d like someone to look at and see if they...