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    Broody geese on empty nest

    Hi everyone, I have two broody geese sitting on an empty nest. How do I stop them being broody without making them hate me? I saw a thread that says dismantle the nest and/or remove them from the nest repeatedly, but how do you do that when they're hissing and biting you? Or is it just a case...
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    Meat bird deaths

    Hi everyone, Feedback please ... It's the 5th time I'm raising meat birds from day old and I've always experienced "unexplained" deaths i.e I'll just find a dead bird in the shed. I buy from a reputable supplier, I use quality feed (starter, grower and finisher). I use shavings (deep litter...
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    Crusty head (as a result of a respiratory infection)

    Hi everyone, two of my silkies had a respiratory infection which they have since recovered from so they're healthy in all other respects - drinking, eating, "beautiful" poops, chatting and chirping, etc - except for the crusty things on their heads that are also covering their eyes 🤦. I've...
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    Egg laying/hiding?

    My free-range Muscovy ducks (dunno 'bout yours?) are very secretive - they will find the most obscure places to lay/hide their eggs. Places only they and the mongoose can find/reach! And, if the mongoose hasn't eaten the eggs and they hatch it's a race to catch the ducklings before the mongoose...
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    Rescue duckling

    We've rescued a duckling from drowning and the little thing is doing fine. My question is can I put it back with the momma duck (it's been about 18 hours)?
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    "Cannabalistic" hen

    Hi y'all ... I've got a hen that breaks her egg (and at least one or two others if they're in the same spot). She doesn't always eat the contents, mostly just breaks the egg/s. My questions are why is she doing it, how can I identify which hen it is, and how do I stop it? Please and thank you!
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    Not all my hens are laying

    Hi everyone! Not all my hens are laying (of the 11 only 5 are doing their job) so I want to find out which ones ARE laying so I can seperate them (layer feed is more expensive than general feed) and put the non-layers onto my pastures for pest control. So, my question is - is there any other...
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    Some (but not all) thin shelled eggs

    I have a small flock of dual purpose indigenous chickens. They get free choice layer feed, kitchen scraps and they free range during the day (cooped at night). I also feed their eggshells back to them (cleaned, dried and crushed). The hens lay white, pinkish and brown eggs. The pinkish and brown...
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    Broiler management

    Hi BYC, I got 50 broiler chicks and sufficient building material to construct one tunnel (a second one would be necessary so I could split the flock) but then lockdown happened and I couldn't get material for the second tunnel (our clever government doesn't realise that there's more to looking...
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    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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    New member intro

    1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've had a backyard dual purpose flock for a little over two years. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 12 hens, 1 rooster and 50 x 3 week old broiler chicks (3) What breeds do you have? Local breed (I'm South African 😁) -...
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