What’s wrong with my chicken? Her comb is very pale, she won’t eat and she just stands there barely moving. I just noticed her so I put her in a box in my bathtub with water (she won’t drink though). She is almost 2 years old and the rest of the chickens seem fine. I’m not sure what to do, first...
I have 1 drake, 4 female ducks and 6 hens. All pretty much raised together. My drake has always been such a good boy until this spring when his hormones went nuts. Yesterday he got my favorite chicken and did damage to her vent. She was bleeding and leaking poop. I literally cried over the...
Months ago I put a “wanted” ad for a chicken sitter in my area on a chicken FB page. Someone responded today saying they were new to the group but they were in my area and they “sit chickens”. I found a chicken sitter months ago but I told her I would contact her if I needed a back up. She then...
I asked about the legality of picking up dumped ducks at parks on a duck FB page. Admin told me that has no place on their page and too many people who consider themselves rescuers put ducks in bad living conditions. They seemed pretty irritated by my question and by the discussion is created...
my chickens just started laying a couple weeks ago. My son went to get the eggs, and my golden laced Wyandotte was laying down, when he nudged her, she was sitting on an egg. I figured she probably just laid and he found her at that moment. Next day, same thing but she has 3 under her. Is she...
My chickens started laying a few weeks ago! So exciting and they are delicious. However my husband is Squeamish and worried they will make him sick. At first I was just leaving them unwashed in a bowl and washing with water before use. Now I’m washing with water right away and putting them in...
my chickens are 5ish months old and Friday, 4 out of 6 disappeared for awhile. Found them in the corn fields, hidden in the tall corn stalks 10 rows in. Every chance they get since the 4 fly out of their run and disappear into the corn field causing us a lot of anxiety finding them. They are...
I have 6 hens, all 19weeks old. 1 Americauna, 2 buff Orpingtons. 3 golden laced Wyandottes. My Americauna started squatting a few days ago, I thought, it’s earlier than expected but yay! We will soon have our first egg. I haven’t noticed any squatting from any of the others. I was delighted to...
my son went to grab her and she squatted. This is my first squatter ever and I’m wondering if it means eggs soon! ? Although isn’t 18 weeks a little young for this breed?
I think I’m going vegan temporarily, maybe a month. But I don’t want to give up meat forever, I only want to eat meat and eggs where I know where it came from. No more factory meat products for this girl. Anyone else make that transition? What was your experience?
90-95 degrees when new than 5 degrees less every week after that. I’m relatively new to the duck world but this is my second round of babies and from the beginning the heat lamp makes them too hot. I like to take them outside when I get home from work and let them swim in fresh cool water from...
I have 3 new ducklings and trying to think of names. Anyone care to share their duck names? I also have a 2 month old male and female Rouens, named them Pebbles and Bam Bam!
Feels like Christmas! First time ordering by mail. I’m so nervous. Post office is supposed to call but what if they don’t? What if they get lost and die! #duckmotheranxiety
Here are pictures of Annie from last week. Her new owner just put her in with the rest of the flock today and she did quite well. He said he was happy to see her get a little aggressive with another bird. She’s finding her place!
What do you all do for your ducks? I’ve been using a kiddie pool but the dumping is creating a mucky mess. I live on a 20 acre farm, all but a couple acres is crop land. Heavy clay. Our dog died last fall and when my husband dug a hole to bury him he couldn’t dig very far down because it...
Many kind caring people showed concern over the factory chicken, now named Annie, who escaped the egg laying factory when they were exterminating their “older”’hens. She made it a few days on her own in the extreme heat before I found her. I wasn’t able to take her in because I needed to leave...
We don’t have many predators but would like advice from those in a similar environments. It’s so hard to know what is reasonable and responsible because most chicken/duck owners have horror stories. Yet free rangers still free range knowing there are risks. I’m not free ranging. I live on a...
Ordered on Metzer. They will arrive in a couple weeks. I have two 7 week old Rouens currently. They are immature but fat! It’s summertime and it’s hot. I’m wondering what is the best timeline for integrating them. Probably first keep them in a brooder in the garage then I’ll keep them in a dog...