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    Broody hen sitting on chicken AND duck eggs

    My hen has gone broody and made it a habit of collecting eggs from other birds. I didn’t think she’d take duck eggs since the ducks usually lay in another coop but I checked on her today (about three days after she first went broody) and she has two runner duck eggs and one khaki egg. Is it...
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    Mice and rats found with just the head

    This is the third morning in a row finding just a head. First time it was a mouse, second it was a rat, now it’s a mouse again. Any ideas? If the predator is big enough to get the rats should I be worried about the chickens? I’ve seen the following around my house Cat Dog Skunk Coyote Owls and...
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    Happy’s Memorial Thread

    Some of you may have seen my posts about Happy, my little quail who’s been on and off dealing with bumblefoot. I’m sad to report that she passed away a few days ago. Despite her illness, I’m confident she lived a good life. She was with her best friend Jasmine, didn’t pluck her feathers, and...
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    Is the best thing to put her to sleep?

    I’m sure some of you have seen my threads about Happy, she’d gotten over her bumblefoot but it’s back and worse than before :( Anyways, I’m indecisive and I don’t want to make a decision I’ll regret. Should I put her down? Recurring bumblefoot, treating with meds from the vet, previously had...
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    Comb turning purple, mites/lice?

    Recently (5 days ago) picked up a group of 6 hens. They were in very poor condition (very pale combs, most had bumblefoot, they were kept in a 10x10ft cage with about 100 hens) but my S/O didn’t want to leave them. Yesterday, the tips of the comb on two of them had started turning purple, I...
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    Can anyone help ID the predator from holes?

    There’s four holes (Maybe 3-4 inches in diameter) outside my chicken/duck run. The critter gave up before it even got to the buried hardware cloth. There is food out but it’s in two pvc pipes with caps on either end so even if it got in it wouldn’t get food. Here’s some known predators in my...
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    Quail Eye Problem

    My roo has been pecked in the eyes and is having some trouble finding his way around as they’re puffy and a little swollen. Is there recommended medication to help with this? I attached pictures and a video at the bottom I kept him in a converted dog crate next to his future flock of ladies...
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    Dealing with the heat

    So it’s currently 118 degrees 🥵 and the mister connected to one of my breeding cages broke! I didn’t want them to over heat and I didn’t want to crowd the other cages or have to deal with integrating them so the covey has been temporarily relocated to my bathroom. They’re living it up in 75...
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    Keeping other birds with quail

    Main questions: -Can finches/budgies live with quail in an aviary? -if not are there any other birds that can? I’ve seen some people keeping doves with quail and I was wondering if there’s any other birds that could go with quail. Just got a raise 🥳 and with my newfound money I’m giving my...
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    Duck Stopped Quacking

    My black runner (10 weeks old) had previously quacked but now it sounds just like our drake. Is it possible for a drake to quack at first and then develop the raspy voice later or is it more likely that it’s a hen with a respiratory infection or something like that? Nothing’s changed in routine...
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    Recurring Bumblefoot (Graphic Pictures)

    Hi, all! One of my pet quail, Happy, has been battling bumblefoot for about a month now... I’ll take the plug out, remove anything foreign I can find, then clean her foot and wrap it up. It’ll start to look better and then a few days later suddenly start swelling again. Originally I had put her...
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    Any hope it’s a pullet?

    My girlfriend bought a few pulleys that were supposed to be vent sexed females. Long story short at 6 weeks old 3 out of 6 are cockerels and need to go, one is unsure. They have a redder comb than the girls but a far smaller comb and hardly any wattles compared to the boys. They all have the...
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    Odd Poop

    I apologize in advance if I’m freaking out over nothing but I’m a nervous nellie... Two of my younger hens have stopped laying for the past few days so I’ve been keeping a close eye on them. I noticed an odd colored poop, it looks almost pink. They did get watermelon earlier but I’ve never...
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    Coturnix Color Question

    I’ve only ever had and bred pharaohs but my manchurian hen has just moved to the egg coop and I’m thinking of moving her to the breeding coop. If I crossed her with a pharaoh roo, what colors could I expect from the chicks? Additionally if I bought a manchurian rooster, am I correct in the...
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    What breed?

    A friend of mine found Curby sitting on the streets of a very urban part of Los Angeles. After three months of looking for her owners and turning up nothing, they decided to pass her off to me and my roommates since we already have chickens and she won’t be as lonely. If all goes well she’ll be...
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    Disease, Eye Infection, Eye Poked, or Something Else?

    I noticed one of my quail roos had his left eye shut and wouldn’t open it. I had seen him get into a squabble with one of the hens earlier so I assumed it had been pecked but a friend of mine said it might be coryza (which I highly doubt because there are no other symptoms and it doesn’t look...
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    Duckling lethargic and losing weight

    My first time owning ducks has not gone to plan. Lost one to pasty butt over night and another had recently become lethargic and losing weight. Hershey -week old female runner -eating chick starter mixed with Brewer’s yeast -the ducklings got chick grit for the first time today and she pooped...
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    Match the breed to the chicken

    I got a few mixed breed eggs from a friend and a list of the possible parents. If anyone can help me match the chicks to the breed I’d be eternally grateful! Also if anyone wants to take a guess at their genders, I’ve never had great luck with that! They’re about two weeks old so if it’s too...
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    Sharing My Woes

    A big dump of everything that’s been getting me down. Well first of all, work. Does any more need to be said? Then one of my quail was dragging its wing and everyone in the poultry world said they either didn’t know what wrong, recommended culling him, or both. (I ended up calling the vet and...
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    Quarantining Question

    A friend of mine ended up with a rescued quail but doesn’t have any birds to put her with so she’s giving her to me. Naturally, I’m going to quarantine the hen for at least 30 days but I’m worried she’ll be lonely since the quarantine zone is in a whole other room (to prevent the spread of...
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