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Our Ancona female is unable to eat and is losing weight rapidly. We live on a river with little snails but she got one too big to pass. Been 2 days. We can move it up but only slime comes out of her mouth. Any ideas? My husband tried to pinch and break it but couldn't and didn't want to...

I'm in Wisconsin closer to Green Bay and am looking for a coronation sussex rooster. Ours just died and I wanted to breed our beautiful hen. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you

Yesterday our King George was sitting down when the others were running around but then after a while he got up and seemed to be okay. (I wasn't home, hubby relates this) Today, I saw him running with the 3 hens as usual but then just now when I went out to see the birds he was not with the...

Will someone please read my thread linked below. Someone suggested I post it here for more answers. Thank you so much. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/eyp-or-egg-bound-duck-and-no-vet-in-my-area-help.1196284/#post-18924230

here is a pic of the duck in question. See how big her hinder is? She seems normal, and I grabbed her and the area seems soft with no hardness. How do I know and what should I do? There is no vet for poultry in my area?

2 year old female Maremma named Tilly. Wonderful girl but we had to get rid of our birds and now she has nothing to do. She is great with poultry. Anyone out there looking for an LGD that could provide a good home for this beautiful dog?

hey everyone, my ducks and guineas have been raised on FF since day one and somewhere this summer due I think to an over fermented maybe overly sour batch, they started to refuse it. We started to give them dry feed and I had some dry, soy free organic feed that they HATED. Tried another couple...

Hey everyone, after searching through posts the answer to this still eludes me. What should my cx weigh at 7 1/2 weeks? I grabbed a bigger one and he weighed in at about 4# 15oz and a couple smaller ones weighed about a pound less, so from almost 4 to almost 5 pounds seems to be the range...

Hey guys, during the Mother Earth Fair this summer one speaker talked about European vs American way of chilling of butchered chickens. What I remember was the European way air chilled the chickens for a number of days, effectively 'aging' the meat a bit before freezing. Has anyone or does...

hello everyone, When I went to let out the ducks, one hung back and was limping and did not leave the coop with the others. She was holding up her left foot and limping. I went back to check it out and she is on the nest and hissing at me when I enter the coop. Now I'm wondering if she was...

We have (had) a flock of 7 Ancona ducks since last May. They've come back to their house at dusk like clockwork until a couple weeks ago and they were no where to be found at dusk. All showed up in the morning and our Maremma LGD was outside on the job, Well, now the dog is in heat and NOT...

I'd appreciate if anyone had some advice about this. Wondering if I should compost the duck house bedding or if some could go on the garden bed directly. We do feed fermented and they have access to free range including a river. thanks

Hi, we have a flock of 5 hens and 2 drakes, all Ancona. The girls have now resumed laying well, we had 5 eggs 2 days in a row now, before that was a couple weeks of 3 one day and 2 the next. Anyway, some of the eggs are fertilized and there seems to be a 'nest' area in a protected section of...

Here is what I've been seeing the past few days: ducks will march all over the yard stopping to dibble any exposed grass patches. They were messing around with (eating?) the branches of our old christmas tree, they are exploring the dried leaves of any plants left outside. They seem very...

Hi all, I have a 7 week old Ancona duck that was acting hunched up and listless yesterday. Not keeping up with the rest of the flock and as soon as they'd stop she'd sit down and close her eyes. Not grazing with them nor did I see her eating or drinking. Feathers are nice and smooth. This...

I'm giving them fermented organic chick starter from Prince. They are 5+ weeks old now and outside in their pen/yard all the time eating greens and bugs and whatever they find in the mudhole. I asked the man at the store and he said they could eat the chick starter their whole life. It's 18%...

Hello all, Used to post in the chicken threads but our girls are long gone and we've moved and are now looking to get some ducks. Looking at Anacona and Muscovy ducks. Was all set to order some and then came across a comment about duck eggs tasting tainted or fishy if they have access to a...

Hello, We're strongly considering some Muscovy ducks this next spring but wondering if we could keep a breeder pair through a typical Wisconsin winter? Anyone on here doing so and have any advice? They look like a hoot to have around! Thank you

Please see my other post "My stupidity killed my chicken" under feeding and watering for the background. One chicken dead, 5 eating huge amounts and losing weight. I notice black spots on their combs just now. Mites? Can mites cause illness and death?

I saw someone mention that their chicken was sick and showing 'dropped wings' and "they knew that wasn't a good sign"... Mine are doing that.. just noticed it about 2 days ago. What I mean is usually if I reach in to try to pick one up, they scatter and run... the other day my Amauricana kind...