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Hello I have 8 ducks, 1 male and 7 females Recently my drake has been chasing away a particular duck from the rest of the flock. He doesn't chase her like he wants to mate. He puts his head down, opens his mouth and chases her just far enough that she is away from the rest of the flock. I have...

I noticed this today on my hens backside. It's about an inch below her vent. Anyone have an idea on what it is and how I should treat it? She is acting normal and She has not been attacked as far as I know and it's only her who has this bare spot. Please help.

She has her head back. Keep jerking her head Foaming at the mouth Gasping for breath Keeps trying to slip into unconsciousness But she is chirping loudly I think she swollowed a small wood shaving Been like this for 20 minutes. PLEASE HELP

So the two black and buff chicks are the cross between a buff orpington rooster and black australorp hen. From what I read that cross should give you sexlink but one of them appears to be a male but has the coloration of a female black sexlink, the combs are completely different in size. Anyone...

Hey y'all I'm hoping very soon I can start constructing my new coop. I plan on it to be 8 x 12. I don't want to spend lots of money on it so I was wondering if anyone out there has any idea on how to build it cheap yet sturdy? It also has to be good in cold weather and light weight. Because I...

Hey everyone, I saw my local Tractor Supply is setting up for Chick Days (can't wait). I grabbed one of the special order forms just in case they don't carry the breeds I want. Does anyone have experience with the special order forms from TSC? Can you mix species? i.e. mix chicks and ducklings...

Hey everyone, I am SOOOO excited to say I am getting meat rabbits to start raising for meat this spring! (Yay) i just have a few questions about housing from my breeders and their young. First I have read about the sizing for the wire the bottom is 1/2 in by 1/2 or 1 inch and the sides are 1 in...

Hey Ya'll, I have a question! So I'm building a new coop in the spring and I want to make it a large mobile coop. I've heard of people using old hay trailer running gears as the base but I'm having trouble finding one. Does anyone have an idea of where I should look? I live in close proximity...

Hey all! Need a little help i just bought a Tetra Submersible Heater the lowest watt they offer (50 watt). I have a Home Depot hanging bucket waterer for my girls. Does anyone have any experience with this device in your waterers in freezing temps or something similar? Thanks! :D

So i was very concerned that this would happen and it finally did my 10 year old duck is eggbound!! I've been given her a warm bath for the past three days and a shot of liquid calcium but it doesn't seem to be working! I felt her stomach yesterday and there are at least three eggs in her. But...

So I may sound stupid but does anyone know the difference between a cold hardy bird and a cold tolerent bird? And does a cold hardy bird handle hot weather the same way as a cold tolerant bird? Which is better in a climate that has a range of weather from hot and humid to freezing and dry? Any...

I have a duck who is 10 years old. And surprisingly she is still laying eggs once a week. Today she layed an egg that was MASSIVE! it also had extra calcium build up on the shell plus it was misshapen. I have been growing increasenly worried about her becoming egg bound because of the eggs...

Okay so I have this cocky little orpington bantam rooster who is a very good husband to his 5 girls but I wanted a rooster for breeding I bought 10 chicks one of which is a buff orpington (large) cockerel. I'm not sure if they will get along. -banty: 5 months -large: 5 weeks -both are buff...

So I have a group of chicks I ordered from meyers hatchery on july 7th two died and I'm getting a few replacements plus three extra chicks that should arrive any day now. I know it's not a huge age gap between them but just to be safe: will I be able to have them in the same brooder with out the...

New Hampshire Red roughly 2 and a half months old. Though it was pullet at first because its comb was lighter then the other cockerel's now I'm not sure. Can someone double check for me thanks! :)

I posted about this chicken before, I came to the conclusion that he's a bantam since he's half the size as the other chickens (NHR, Red Sex-Link) he grew up with. He's 11 weeks old now, already crowing, thin build and not very fluffy so I'm gonna rule out Orpington. He has pale skin, clean...

I got a batch of 8 "New Hampshire Reds" about 8 weeks ago from Tractor supply. Immediately I noticed one of them was smaller then the rest as they got bigger that one stayed small now all the chicks are large and beatiful except the smallest. It hasn't grown very much since I got them and it's...

I currently have a flock of 8 three week old New Hampshire Red chicks. I was looking to get more chickens of a different breed to make my flock bigger. I heard New Hampshire Reds can be aggressive towards other chicken breeds. What breeds get along well with New Hampshires so I can add more to...

I just got a brood of 8 New Hampshire Red chicks they all have white/ buff wing feathers except one which has buff wings with brown stripes on his wing feathers... what does this mean I can't find anything on it. Is it a Cockrel or pullet or is it crossed with something.