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Green spot on raw duck egg yolk
Good day friends! Question: Anybody know what the hell this is ? (Pictures attached) I have some Indian Runner girlies. They are a little over a year old. This was in one of their eggs today. It's like greyish green. The egg is at best 3 days old and was refrigerated the whole time. I'm not... -
What breed is he ? (11 years old rooster)
Hello friends, I was hoping someone might help me identify the breed. This is my mom's rooster. He is 11 years old, maybe more. That's why he looks ... the way he looks :D His name is Gargamel. Mom can't remember what breed he is other than he is a liliputy chicken. I love him, he's so...- Apolinne
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- bantam rooster what breed am i
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- Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
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Broody hens with leg mites - When to treat ?
Hello friends, I need some advice. I have two broody hens sitting on two fertilised eggs each, which I gave them because I don't have the heart to break their brooding, especially because one of them is 10 years old. They still have 10 days to go till the eggs hatch. Problem is the flock has...- Apolinne
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- broody chicken hatching hen leg mites
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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When is it safe to let drakes out of drake jail ?
Hello friends, this is a pretty self explanatory question : When is it safe to let drakes out of the drake jail ? How do I know ? I had to jail my drakes. This was their first season - they went nuts starting in March. They have been incarcerated since the end of April. They are all hatch... -
lethargic chick, can't keep head up, what am I doing wrong ?
Hello friends, Please help. What temperature should there be under a heating plate for 5 day old chabo chicks ? (My first time raising bantams) Here's what's going on: I brought home some Japanese bantam chicks yesterday. They were fine, didn't eat much, or drink much water, I figured they...- Apolinne
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- baby chick baby chick 0-1 week old and up bantam brooder can't hold head japanese bantam
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- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Would you and should I buy these chicks ?
Hello friends, I am new to chickens and I want to buy some Japanese bantams. This lady I found sells some Chabo babies and the chicks look good enough, I think (I'm not looking for show birds or anything) but I requested pictures of parents, and I'm not loving what I see. The accommodations...- Apolinne
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- buy chick chick help appreciated japanese bantam should i ?
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Drake jail - what is your set up, experience, pros/cons, advice
Hello friends, Do you have a drake jail ? What is your experience ? Why did you decide to build a drake jail ? What is your set up ? What are its pros and cons ? Are all your drakes together ? Yes ? No ? Why ? Have you ever had a drake jail ? Why not anymore ? Do you rotate your drakes to be... -
Can you put a Chabo (Japanese Bantam) roo with regular size hens ?
Hello Friends, Hypothetically, is it safe to have a Chabo roo as the only roo in a flock of ISA brown chickens ? The chickens are very chill and friendly. Never had a roo tho. (I love that you guys call roosters roo, like how cute is that) Thanks- Apolinne
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- chabo chicken flock japanese bantam roo
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Spraying chickens with vinegar to integrate new members
Hello Friends, So I have a question for the chicken and duck people. My grandma and my mom use this trick to integrate new chickens into the flock. When they buy new chickens they spray the whole coop, the old and the new birds with vinegar water before sleep and then they just put them...- Apolinne
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- chickens ducks integrading flocks
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Hello friends and fellow bird people!
I've been asking questions and posting on this forum for a couple of months so I guess introductions are in order. I recently decided that I won't tolerate the lack of ducks in my life any longer and I had the great idea of hatching the poor souls myself in an incubator. Because of course I did...- Apolinne
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- introduction new member
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Respiratory illness in ducks (not emergency)
Hello friends, wonderful people here helped me with my ducks multiple times, so I ask you for your wisdom once more. TL;DR : my indian runners have been sick since they were about 2 weeks old - detailed symptoms below - They are doing ok from what I can tell, the vet said they are ok and to... -
Is this guy a juvenile drake ?
Hello friends, What do you think, is this guy, perchance, a juvenile mallard coloured runner boi? I was really hoping for one. He recently got these dark feathers coming in around his beak, which I'm hoping is the nuptial feathers. Do runners change their nuptial feathers every year ? He's 7... -
Can pond water be dangerous for ducks ? Should I get it tested ?
Hello friends, I recently hatched som runner ducks(my first ducks ever) and I was going to let them swim in the pond that I had in my garden for years. It's nothing special just an artificial pond with some gold fish, but I read somewhere that there can be harmful bacteria so I was thinking... -
duckling bullying and hurting everyone
Hello friends, once again I need advice. I have 8 runner ducks they are all hatch mates, now 5 weeks old, almost 6. The smallest duckling (Kepler - he was a stargazer), who hatched last and still is a little bit smaller than everyone else (but not by much) is a total jerk. For about a week now... -
giving antibiotics to ducks
Silly question but better safe than sorry: When giving antibiotics to ducks in water, as per vets instructions, should I only make the medicated water available or should I also give them access to clean water (without antibiotics)? I would presume making only the medicated water available... -
excessive drinking after antibiotics - 2 week old Indian runner ducklings
Hello friends, I need some advice. It is my first time raising ducklings - I have 8 Indian runners, 2 weeks old. They are on antibiotics called Tiagal (tiamulinum) for some sneezing and eye discharge. Today is the fourth and last day of treatment - the eye discharge and sneezing is much...