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Since I bought straight run ducks, I have no idea who it what. These kids are five-ish weeks old and are mostly feathered out. 2 Pekin 2 Campbells 1 What-cha-ma-call-it About how old are they when they start to "quack" or for drakes to have the tail curl? Not that it matters really...

How old(ish) will they be when they get their feathers? When do I have to stop worrying about them staying warm under a brooder light? How long do I feed starter to them? What do I feed them after they get off of the starter? I know that I've read that they are more hearty than baby...

I'm almost out of my game bird starter feed. I have a LOT of chick starter that is medicated for coccidiosis. I know that I've read that medicated feed is a huge no-no for ducklings. Why is that? I know. My bad for not getting more feed for my duckling kiddos before Sunday when the...

Okay my nubian buckling is 12 days old now. He had normal stool when I brought him home, but since then he's had the scours. The original owner had him on kid replacer, but after reading so many bad things about kid replacer, I have moved him onto whole milk. Maybe I'm feeding him too...

I could use any advice that I can get. I just got this little guy and am still very new to goats. The only other one I have is a pregnant nubian. This guy is a nubian as well. Any major do's or don'ts? I've been keeping him in the house as it's been pretty cold out (and wet). Now the...

That's new to me. Can someone explain to me how this works? Thanks!

Durring candleing, I noted that one of my eggs has the air sac at the pointy end of the egg. Here I thought that I had been so careful about placing them up the right way before this hatch. Has anyone ever had one actually make it with the air sac at the wrong end? Any ideas? Help...

My family is going to get a dog, but first I wanted to find out what kind of dog would do well with our chickens (and not eat them). Of course, it's ideal for me to find one who's stuck in a pound or shelter, but I will buy from a breeder if I need to do so to get a really good dog. We have...

Is it illegal to kill them?

I've got two hens that are trying to sit on the same nest. One will be on it all day long and when she tries to get up to go eat, the other will take over for her. Is that normal?

My kids found two places in our barn where some hens had been hiding their eggs. Two large nests with about 25 eggs in each. I have no idea how long they've been laying there. I just thought production might have been down for the winter. Do I risk eating them? Do I chuck them? How can I...

We've got other chickens who free range but we've been keeping our 3 and a half month old pullets in their run. Are they too young to free range? They're already as big as our bantam chickens but I just don't want them let out too early. I'd love to see them have the chance to explore the...

My first two baby chicks hatched! One at 4:30 am (yes I was up at that hour watching) and the other between 6 and 8 am. This is my first hatch, so i'm pretty darn excited! Here's a couple of pics. #1 Still in halfway in the shell #2 Several more pips in there!!

Anybody have any idea how long from pipping till hatch? What's a good average?

I'm on day 20. Do I leave the vent plugs in to help increase my humidity or do I pull them out so that the eggs can get air??

It's day 20 for our hatch and when I looked in the bator awhile ago noticed that one of the eggs had some yolk out of it. I took the egg out and cracked it open. The chick looked pretty much developed. I know that I did have a couple of eggs in there with air cells that seemed too large...

I purchased two pullets that were supposed to be Plymoth Barred Rocks. They were all black but now, they have golden lacing starting in on their chest feathers. I thought barred rocks were black and white. Do you think my birds are something else?

I feel like I should know this by now with all the reading i've been doing on hatching. However, I really want to know what the best humidity is for the last 3 days. Mine is only at 62 and i've filled the water, plugged the holes, and have a sopping wet washcloth in there. Is this going to...

Okay so I was always the kid who would slowly peel tape back on my Christmas Gifts so I could take a peek WEEKS before the big day. I guess i'm no better with hatching eggs and am dying to see something really cool inside them. So, tonight, day #2, I candled some of the eggs. Just a few as I...

I had finally gotten all set up for my first hatch. Got the temp and humidity just right and set my eggs in yesterday evening. I did not purchase the egg turner so i've been turning them by hand. I noticed that they seemed to roll too much on the metal rack in my little giant so I decided to...