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just noticed that today one of my little chicks has a leg that is kind of off to the side and can't walk too good. they're almost 3 weeks old, which makes me worry how long s/he has had this. how do i treat this. i dont know for sure if this is the spraddled leg i hear being talked about, but it...

on september 5th we had one barred rock hatch 2 chicks. we cannot raise them, and plan to take them to the feed store to be distributed to people who will raise them. how should we separate the mom and babies? thanks

hello. today i discovered 3 silkie eggs under my broody cochin. one had no development and we needed one egg to finish a dozen we were selling, but the other two had (minor) development. The (Day 3?) Egg was a bit dark (not a strong flashlight) version of a small piece of tissue with the...

Hi. Can I graft my 3~ week old Ducklings to my bantam cochin (broody)? She's been sitting for 3 days (Officially broody for 2 days) and I have no need for chicks now... but I hate seeing her there with some unhatchable Golf Balls. Are the ducks too old to like her or too big for her to recognize...

Hello World of BYC. Today my duck waddles (the one who almost died last week :O) was mating (on top of, shaking) my little White Crested Sunshine. What does this mean? I did order all females, but could a male have slipped through? It'll be fine if they don't end up in our chicken coop, but I...

Now that I am at good production I notice that some pullets will still give me a double yolk and the other day, a shellless egg. They've been laying for a few weeks. Are they okay?

one of my ducklings ( i have three) was swimming and me and a friend was deying off other two, she waws king of swimming/floating on herside took her out cant stand too well just drying her off she sounds like a drop of water might be in her system making slightly odd (slightly blocked) peeps...

hi. so i just got three ducklings mail order and now they're about 1.5 weeks old. will they ever like me? i feed them by hand, i hold them and pet them and do all the things a lot of people to do, and i hope they'll grow up and respond by name and follow me around. how did you socialize your ducks?

Hello. My order of all females 2 WH and 1 White crested is coming in 2 days! so excited. just want to make sure im doing it right Brooder: well ventilated rodent cage Heat Source: Overhead red heat lamp bedding: ripped newspaper feed: Non-medicated Purina Flock Raiser SunFresh recipe (if...

i have a flock of three birds coming in soon around the thirtieth this month. i washed my waterer last flock but never really used the intense sanitizing procedures i was supposed to use. i know people sterilize stuff by boiling it... but my waterer is plastic and would melt. i hear bleach works...

Today i learned that ducklings can go outside 4-5 weeks if weather is warm out!! THANK YOU GLOBAL WARMING i dont have to keep them inside too long. I am about to order my White Crested drake and 2 welsh harlequin ducks, when i realized: How will they integrate with the chickens? Some of my birds...

Oh yeah! Got my first egg from my bantam frizzled cochin. so psyched. How long afer first egg does your cochin usually go broody? want to know when so if mine goes ill be ready. dont know if ill allow it or not...

Today this morning one of my BR hens just dropped an egg, her throat was going in and out like she was gasping, i would if i just pushed an egg out of my ***. today my Marans hen was doing the same thing, no egg. is this the 'squatting' i hear about? does this mean my marans will lay soon? If...

My silkies are just over 4.5 months. Wanted to know what you think of their sexes. Here is my best friend, who I hope is a female so she will be kept (don't want to pay for roosters, giving way all but 1) Is it just me or is that crest ADORABLE? My guess: Female Another one, not crested but...

Hello byc! never been to the ducks corner of the forum. I am very excited because: drum roll please...... (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) (drum) I may purchase DUCKLINGS!!! I am planning on using Murray...

Here is my pullet (7mos) Hope sitting on 2 golf balls this may make sense. she may be a silkie descendant seems she goes broody then leaves my question is Is she actually broody? I'll put her in a broody hatch box if necessary... Here is a video of her playing golf like a broody hen.. some...

okay so something weird just happened. went to collect eggs (no eggs, probably wait til later) and i saw my beloved little hen Hope in the box. I thought she was laying but she was puffed up and everything. So i ran inside and pulled out a few of her eggs and put them in front of her. She took...

hi byc! i'm worried because my hen might be broody and 1) i am not going to raise / do extra work for chicks. did that before, its such a pain... but i love chickens (even though the young'uns are cute, i think it is funner with the full-growns/maturing chickens) So today my hen was...

Hi! Today i just had to rehome some roos... it was sad but theyre okay, but when they were handed over, the people already had silkies, which made me think. Why are other people's silkies so fluffeh!? Mine are a bit "poofy" but maybe a third the puff of one you'd see on the silkie thread...

When do bantam Cochins lay .? Also how old for cuckoo marans and buff silkie? Thanks. also does a hen need to be laying to be broody? When do bantam Cochins and silkies go broody?