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I have two female Peking ducks. I caught one acting like a drake. Mounting the smaller of the two. I was wondering is this dominate behavior or what? Is it doing harm not having a male duck?

I have a flock of hens who have grown "stuck up" to the roo that is in with them. He is an older gentleman and getting pretty long in the tooth. They are starting to avoid his more romantic advances. I have a beautiful EE rooster to take his place. He has the company of two young hens. At the...

I have a roo named Silver. A bantam mix who had a glorious large single comb. Well do to the low temperatures his comb has gotten frost bitten. What do I do about it? Question 2: I have more than one roo. I don't want to get rid of any due to sentimental reasons. Could I build them "bachelor...

My white rock hen a.k.a chompy was attacked a little over a week ago by our puppy. He has since found a happy new home that is chickenless. The pen part of her feathers have grown back and the wound is closed. I was wondering if the other chickens would pick on her if she is reintroduced with...

I have two black and tan/mix pups one has attacked a white rock that had been sitting on a nest. A lot of feathers are pulled and a small open wound is on her neck. Vets around here only cater to dogs and cats so I was wondering how to treat her if she survives the shock. I put some antibiotic...

I was talking to a friend about my chickens and saying that I needed to order more dummy nest eggs. She said that her dad used golf balls. Is this a good idea? I don't know if the chickens would turn against the nest where they are at. Or will this be fine? Any answers would be welcome.

My neighbour is a nice guy. I recently (last summer) gave him some chicks I hatched from my bator to start him a flock. This fall a couple of his pullets came up with some weird issues. They are lethargic and after a while their toes start to curl up. He culled the two pullets in case what they...

I am interested in getting some muscovy ducks this spring. But want to get the right ratio of ducks to drakes. Does anyone know of a hatchery that sexes the muscovies? All of the ones I have found sexes every other breed but the muscovy. Why is that? Is there that much difference? Thanks in...

This is my second year of having chickens. I have had some losses. But a black/tan coon hound that followed me and my daughter home has solved the problem about coons. I went into the run the other day to find one of my bantams without a head, back or guts. Is it a weasel? I have set my smallest...

I just bought the duke dog proof raccoon trap. It's for raccooons that you plan on "permanently" relocating from your property. I have neighbors who coon hunt but don't kill the animals. They feed the vermin all the time to keep them close so that they can trap them in the standard live traps...

I have a bresea mini advance. I gathered eggs from a hen that was laying on too many. I had marked all the ones that were orginally hers(I thought). I must have missed marking one because it is further along in development than the others. The ones under the hen are due to hatch on the 8th of...

I know alot of you will probably think this is a dumb question. But, here it goes. What are dry land ducks? I was at my sons school yesterday and was talking with an aide who also had chickens. I was interested in buying some hatching eggs from her. So, we were talking about all our other...

For the past month I have been occationally losing my dummy nest eggs. There are raccoons around but I think they are too smart for that. Could it be a snake? I am puzzled. I know opposums are stupid. But are they that stupid? Any ideas? This happen to anyone else? Thanks before hand for any...

I just got my Brensea mini advanced in the mail today. It came up to temp. really quickly. I set 7 eggs to incubate. I am the only one who is totally excited! I tell my family and friends all about it and their like really in that tone of voice that really lets you know that they want to change...

I have been having a problem with soft shelled eggs. I have oyster shell available free choice but noticed that they have not been eating it. So I crushed some up and put it in some corn bred. It cured one of the hens but I still have a couple who are still laying the soft ones. I feed them...

I have lost two of my beautiful mixed breed bantams. All that is left behind are a handful of feathers. The attacks are accuring during the day around noon to 3pm. They are kept in their coop at night. My chickens are making no alarm noises. Just the usual clucks when one of our cats runs by...

I am a very regimented person. You know liking to do everyday things at the same time every day. So naturally I turn the chickens out of their run at 7:00 every morning. 6:00 in the summer. I over slept by an hour and a half this morning. I get up grumbling about how behind I am already while...

I have a buff brahma that hatched on june 20th. He/she is the first brahma I have owned. He/she hasn't crowed. He/she has more feather on the feet than my other one and more of a comb. My dominant roo has no problem with he/she just ignores him/her. Here is a pic.Thanks to my Daughter. I...

We went to my mom's for Christmas dinner. I told her not to bother fixing anything because of recent back problems. She didn't listen. Welll... here is my issue. My sister who also came seemed to think everything was just fine and dandy. Hey mom could you fix the baby a bottle. Hey mom could you...

I am going to have alot of chickens to butcher this summer (if everything turns out o.k.). Does anyone have a recipe to show how to can chicken. Whole or in pieces? It doesn't really matter. I don't have anyone to tell me no granny, mom doesn't know. She knows how to can everything else just...