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This spring I have had a record number of birds go broody and I have more chicks than I know what to do with! Currently 4 ducks sitting on nests with a total of about 30 eggs! 2 of them are sitting on a mixture of both chicken and duck eggs and my question is since chicks hatch a week...
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I am looking to see if anyone has experience keeping rabbits in a chicken coop? The coop is empty now since all my chicks have grown and moved to the main coop. I was thinking to move my 5 rabbits into the coop and run since it gives them more room than their current enclosure. What do...
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I am a new duck mommy and I have questions! I have had them home for a few hours and I have noticed that they are very different from chicks, they are clumsy and messy and louder lol.
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I went into my local Tractor Supply Co to buy leg bands for my chickens, in the...
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I went out to the coop this morning and Amelia had just laid an egg (I think it is her first) and it was brown with white patches on it. Am I giving them too much calcium? There was also a very small speck of blood on it which I’m not overly concerned about since my girls are young and...
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I am having trouble catching my rooster and I am looking for advice. I was gifted a rooster, a hen, and their two chicks when I first moved to my homestead a little over a month ago, the problem is they were not handled much where they were so they are a little wild. Don't get me wrong I...
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I am very new to raising chickens and I am very excited to learn more. I have been reading forum posts on this site and I have learned so much already :)
I have 10 chickens (8 hens, 1 rooster, and 1 cockerel) and I got my first egg today! I can't wait to go from a newbie getting...