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    Goose ponds in winter?

    Hi guys! I was wondering what people do about geese in winter? Do you still let them access their ponds? Mine sleep in their kiddie pool (in an enclosed run) and I'm not sure if I'll have to introduce them to a building to sleep for winter. I'm in NC usa so we don't get super harsh winters by...
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    Goose pond ideas?

    Hello! I have 4 three month old (approximately) geese and I'm looking for pond ideas. They currently have a large kiddie pool and an old bathtub so we are good for this summer but I would like to start figuring out something more permanent for next year. Looking to see what you guys have that...
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    Any idea on age or breed of these goslings?

    Hi everyone! I went to my feed store this morning and found these two little guys (gals?) Left in a box in the parking lot. I had been thinking about adding guard geese to my chicken flock anyway and couldn't leave them there in the cold so brought them home. Does anyone have any ideas on age or...
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    Chicks dying under momma hen yolk not absorbed?

    Hey guys so my clutch under my momma hen started hatching this morning. So far there has been 5 hatched all with the yolks not absorbed and died within an hour or two of getting out. She has hatched out 4 other clutches with no problems so I'm just confused. Anyone else had this from under a...
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    Slipped tendon at hatch?

    Hey everyone! I had a chick hatch out yesterday in the bator that had a bent leg from the second she came out. She is unable to straighten it herself I can stretch it backwards and get it mostly straight but not completely. Can they hatch with a slipped tendon? Or would it be more likely to be a...
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    Gapeworm treatment

    Hi everyone! So I have a hen that started gasping and whistling for air last night, contacted a vet over the phone and he told me to start her on gapeworm treatment. She's one safeguard equine fenbendazole 10% as of last night. But I was wondering how fast most people see improvement if that's...
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    6 year old roosters loss of balance?

    Hello! I have 2, 6 year old Russian orloffs that have been having balance issues for a couple months. I have tried everything I can think of : vitamin b 12, nutri drench, higher protien, electrolytes, rooster booster, dewormed, sprayed for lice. And it just isn't helping them. They can walk a...
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    Should i let these eggs hatch or discard?

    Hello! So I had to leave for a work trip and the person that was watching the hens didn't move one of my girls for 10 days... she has a huge clutch under her now. The problem is the only rooster that is in with my girls has problems that I'm afraid are genetic, crossbeaked, deaf and very tiny...
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    Chicken hasnt laid in 5 months? Help?

    Hello! So my jersey giant Happy had a prolapse back in April. After I help her and let her rest for a week with little to no light she laid two eggs and then stopped. Completly. She seems happy (😂) and healthy. She's a little over a year and a half but I was wonder is this normal after a...
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    How soon will she lay after a prolapse?

    So I dealt with my first prolapse a little over a week ago with my 11 month old jersey giant. I didn't think she would survive it honestly with the way she was acting but she has pulled thru amazingly well. I have her in a slightly dim room since, partially to give her recovery time and...
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    Can a chicken overdose on baby aspirin???

    Ok long story short a bottle of baby aspirin lid had popped off and it spilled. My one hen that is recovering from an injury was on the screen porch with us and picked up the aspirin like they were candy. She grabbed a bunch before we even realized they had hit the floor. I have no idea how many...
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    Thin shells on two girls, what can i do?

    I have 14 layinghems, mixed breeds : golden laced wyandotte, Russian orloff, jersey giant, well summer and true blues. My two true blues have thin shells compared to anyone else and their two daughters, orloff roo, have thinner shells as well. Not as thin as the pure bred mommas but thinner than...
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    Natural way to deal wirh scaly leg mites?

    Hello! I'm brand new to this site and fairly new to chickens (4 years). I had a hen show up in my goat pen about 4 months ago, couldnt figure out where she came from as none of my neighbors recognized her as theirs. She was small and thin and has a massive amount of feathers on her legs. Fast...
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