I just candled my duck eggs that are due to hatch on the 6th. Some of the ducklings are already in the air sac! last time that happened it hatched the next day! I haven't put them in lockdown yet. Should I? What about the other eggs?
I have a 2 1/2 year old Easter Egger rooster. Possibly the best roo I've ever had. Last year when he molted he lost his entire beard and it never grew back. I thought it was odd, but wasn't too concerned because otherwise he was totally healthy. Well, this year he molted again and his beard grew...
So there's a bigfoot thread on here, but I thought I would also start a one about UFOs/UAPs. I would love to hear about any sightings preferably first-hand, but even second-hand!
Anything else paranormal is welcome, skinwalkers, more bigfoot, anything else!
I'm trying to convince my mom to let me get ducks. I've wanted ducks for sooooo long and I'm getting closer to convincing her. If/when I do, I'll be getting Khaki Campbells and possibly a white call (just cos they're cute).
I'm thinking about turning this chicken coop into a duck coop. I've...
I discovered that my flock of Marans had a pretty bad case of mites and/or lice. (I feel soooo bad because it was all up under their saddles and I forgot that would be a concern.) I was literally about to move them into my large flock of chickens, but now I can't. I treated with Ivermectin...
Okay, they're not mine, but we watch them raise at least one batch of babies every year and I have helped them rescue some of their babies in the past. They built their second nest this year in one of the crape myrtles that our cat loves to climb. She discovered the nest this morning, but...
I have around 15-20 laying hens right now, but I'm getting an average of 3-5 eggs a day. I have literally no clue why they've started laying so badly. It used to be that I got an average of 8-12 eggs a day, but recently the production began dropping steadily to this point. I have a few 2yo EEs...
My friend has some Wyandottes and we're pretty sure one of the gold-laced is a boy, but we just want some confirmation. Also, does one of the silver look suspicious?
I've heard a little about Ice Cream Bars and I'm definitely interested in the possibility of owning some. I mean, who couldn't resist those eggs! I know that they are a cross of Cream Legbars and Isbars. My question is: can you breed ICBxICB and end up with more Ice Cream Bars?
I've had broodies before, and, honestly, I love it! Problem is my egg production is dropping. I have one Australorp I'm trying to break of being broody and now I have an EE and at least two other Australorps going broody. How do I break so many hens and prevent others from catching on?!
I've been on here for a long while and thought it was time to start a farm thread. We have dogs, a cat, goats, and lots of chickens.
The dogs are Buz the Doberman and Uki the border collie coonhound mix. Both do great with the other animals. Buz sometimes tries to chase the goats, but only in...
I would like deworm my flock of twenty chickens, but I don't want to have to do each chicken individually. I read that I could use Safeguard in their water, but I need to know the withdrawal time, if there is one.
I have a tiny flock of Cuckoo Marans. 4 girls and 1 rooster. They are just now a year old. To my surprise for the past year they were laying way better than their breed is known for, even through the winter. (Almost an egg a day from each.) Recently they started slowing down, I wasn't bothered...
I have a week old chick with a prolapsed vent. I pushed it back in with a q-tip coated in aloe vera and iodine last night and I've been putting aloe and iodine around her vent. I've heard that your supposed to quarantine that chick so that the others don't accidentally hurt her pecking at it if...
We have 4 Nigerian dwarf kid goats for sale here in SC! The doeling is chamoisee with blue eyes. Buckling 1 is gold with brown eyes. Buckling 2 is buckskin with a black dorsal stripe and brown eyes. Buckling 3 is chamoisee with brown eyes. All four are disbudded and very people-friendly. The...
Would anybody on here be willing to give some pointers on how to price Nigerian Dwarf kids? Their parents are registered, and the babies are registrable, good milking lines, but nothing fancy or from champion lines. The idea is really just to try and make enough to pay for feed, meds, vet, and...