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Saturday night when I went in to feed and put my birds to bed, I noticed that one of my hens was careening crazily around the chicken coop and slamming into things. I moved her to a solitary cage and she is eating and drinking ok. Seems to be pooping. I don't feel an egg or anything else wrong...

I have 3 ducklings hatched out by my hens that I have separated from the rest of the flock so I can make sure they get food, etc., (All of my ducks are together with about 30 chickens.) They are about 2 months old now I think. I believe I have one hen and one drake that are purebred Welsh, and...

I am interested in purchasing the smaller turkeys to fill a niche for meat in my area and am curious as to what exactly is the difference between the Beltsville Whites and the Midget Whites. Sometimes they seem to be basically the same thing, other places I get the impression they are quite...

I have Welsh Harlequin ducks and two of my hens were sitting on a large cluster of eggs. Because of where they were, I moved them about a week ago. They were in the main coop with chickens, so I had no way to make sure the ducklings were able to get food or water. I put them in the other half of...

Yesterday or the day before I collected my eggs as usual and found a rather large egg in the next boxes. As I have about 20 hens, I had no idea which may have laid it. This evening when I went to go feed them and close up the coop, I found one of the hens had died during the day. She was given...

Hello, I bought some chicks locally that are purported to be the "Label Rouge" chickens. The story is that he bought them from France originally, but he didn't charge much for the chicks. Way under $2 a piece. In doing a bit of research, it seems as tho' the Label Rouge is more of a way of...

I am considering building a chicken coop and run, or possibly two, on a piece of land that we are not using. This will be used for meat birds, purebred birds, or ? The fencing will need totally replaced and it needs to have vegetation planted in it, although there is some grass and weeds in it...

Quick question. Our goose hatched out 5 of 9 eggs, and has decided she's done. I want to sell the goslings. Yesterday and today they had the goslings out. Yesterday, I could walk up to the little ones, but tonight they freaked out when I tried to help them through the doorway into the coop. At...

Question: what should I think of finding several beheaded chickens? One hen literally disappeared, along with my drake Khaki Campbell a few days later. Interspersed between the two disappearances, and one beheading later, I had two roosters beheaded and one hen that I found that had been chewed...

Hello, We're getting random eggs that when cracked are very watery and spread all over the pan. I collect my eggs every evening, so they're not old eggs. I'm not sure if it's only one hen or several, as it's so random, I don't notice which egg it's coming from. And usually my husband cooks...

I've got four Khaki Campbell hens that were reliably laying an egg a day. Sometimes one would miss, but I would find one in the 'courtyard' later on in the day. I've got a lady that wants about ten days worth to hatch out, so I started keeping them separate. Of course, as soon as I started that...

Hello, I am curious if there has been any research on the influence the rooster has on egg size. I know in cattle, the bull has a lot of influence on the udder placement and quality. Does anyone know if a rooster from a hen that lays large eggs will pass on those genes? The reason I'm asking...

I'm looking at purchasing some Freedom Rangers to free range my pasture and possibly some organic orchards for meat birds to sell. Does anyone have any experience with this breed as a strictly or mainly free range bird and how their weight gain might compare to a more commercial feed? I don't...

Quick question, I want to free range my hens again once spring comes and it warms up a bit more. How can I prevent them from laying eggs elsewhere besides their nesting boxes? I'm thinking of only letting them out in the afternoon, probably later afternoon. Is there any time that they seem to be...

I have a mutt hen that has decided to go broody on me over the last few days. I pull the eggs from her, but the next day, there is at least one more egg, as it's a popular laying spot. Any clues as to how to get her to come out of her broodiness? She hatched out a batch earlier this spring, so...

Hello, I would like to build a small, mobile coop for my ducklings and chicks, but my husband took one look at the price of chicken wire and said "No Way!" I would like to build something about 2 feet high with a cover, roughly 4 x 4 or maybe a bit bigger for little chicks. I would like a door...

Hello, New here with a question. I've inherited a small flock of chickens from my son when he joined the Marines. I am considering expanding them out to raise meat birds to sell in this areas CSA. Would it be easier to raise a small number, say, 25 meat birds, every four weeks and rotate it...

Hello, I've been a member of this group for awhile, but have never posted, I don't think. Just too much to do, and haven't had a chance to introduce myself. Was prompted by the big boss, , so here I am. I've inherited the chickens from my son who is now in the Marines and on his first tour...