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Well I have come to the conclusion that I must part with 2 of my Buff Roosters, as much as I hate to, but my hens are paying the price for there being 3 roosters around. The thought of giving them to someone and them becoming dinner just saddens me. : ( Question is what do I do with them? How...

I was out with the ladies this afternoon and I noticed one of my hens feet. She is walking fine, no limp, eats and drinks as she should and when i bring treats she has no problem getting her fair share of them. I have seen pictures of the bumblefoot that people have spoke about but these places...

I ran out to the feed store today to get food for my chickens (layer pellets) but forgot to grab a bag of crumble for the chicks. My question is until I am able to get back to the store in a couple of days will either of these types of food I have on hand work to feed the chicks? I have the...

On Saturday we started on the permanent home for our Buffs. We had to purchase the shingles, 20 2x4's and 2 sheets of plywood. Everything else was gotten from a construction site that the son-in-law works at. The base 5X8, the 2x4's were ripped to 2x2s for the walls, roof and porch spindles. The...

DH's sister decided he needed two ducklings for his birthday/easter. No idea what their breeds are but was told they are a little over a week maybe two weeks old. We had no set up for them to stay in and this is what DH put together for the little things. Does anyone see any possible issues...

My sister in law brought mother in law a duck that someone no longer wanted. The poor thing has no balance. If you just put it down it will attempt to walk and fall over and spin circles on its side. If you place it in a box that is narrow and close to its side, it is able to stand just fine. It...

I have noticed on one of the Buff's white legs, these brown patches of color. I have checked to see if there was any kind of visual damage to the scales on her legs and there isnt any, there is no lifting of the scales. I searched the internet to see if it could be the early stages of leg mites...

My daughter and I were at the local feed store today and there were these two chicks that were being dragged around by their feet by the other chicks and having their toes picked. So the soft heart kicks in and we ask the attendant to please get those poor chicks out of there before they are...

I am not sure I am putting this in the right section or not. I have read posts on here about others whos chickens have crooked toes but could not find out if fixable or to let it be. My 10 week old buff's toe is crooked. It was not like that when it was little and I just noticed it since I...

The little guy that had the red showing on his legs that I posted about thinking it was something wrong with him suprised and sent me into a fit of laughter this morning. I walk up to their cage to add more food and water and they are all standing at the door waiting on me to open it and let...

I have read threads on here about the red color on legs but could not find one that had pictures where I could compare to my little boys legs. Could someone give me an idea if this is normal or if it is irritated? I did change the brand of bedding recently, I found the pine in a larger bulk...

one of my smaller chics is starting to look like it might be a rooster, am I guessing right

Saturday was nice and sunny with a very mild breeze. I figured it would be a great day to move my little flock outside for their first good dose of sun and the great out doors. I loaded them into a very large dog crate to transport them outside, moved their nursery outside and carried their...

As a child I grew up with various breeds my Mom kept. I have not had chickens in about 23 years so I am starting out new again. After reading about the different breeds available I settled on the Buff Orpingtons due to their social behavior and I wanted good layers. I decided I would just get 5...