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These are 3 "chicks" that I hatched out on March 18th, so they are 2 months old. The first 2 pictures shows a hen and rooster barred rock/comet cross. I can definitely tell the roo from the hen. The third picture is a Barred Rock/Rhode Island Red cross and for the life of me I can't decide if...

I was wondering if any of you have any suggestions on how to get ducks to lay in their boxes?. I have 7 females and they are laying all over the place. I have 3 extra large boxes set up for them and they do sleep in them at night but when it comes to laying eggs, finding them is like a scavenger...

I am considering adding Royal Palm Turkeys to my flock of chickens and ducks, but the more research I do, I keep finding horror stories of them demolishing flowering plants around the house and playing havoc on gardens. What are your experiences with them? Also, all of my other poultry free...

This past week our pond became home to a wild diving duck. He comes every year and stays for awhile and then leaves. I was just looking down at the pond from the windows and see that our 3 Peking ducks are now "diving" too. They stay completely underwater for at least 5 - 10 seconds and then...

I have a 1 1/2 year old female Muscovy duck who looks horrible, She only comes out of her box to eat and then goes right back in. Up until 2 months agol she looked great and would go into the water and play and act like a "normal" duck. I have 5 other ducks and they all look great so I know it's...

My Pekin female has been sitting on a nest of about 20 - 24 eggs for close to a month. She was bred by my male muscovy, which will make the ducklings Mullards ( mule ducks). Does anyone know if I can take the eggs and put them in an incubator since she has sat on them for so long. We were...