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I got these from a new friend last night. The Mama is a Pekin, and she had 4 drakes - a Mallard (she kept the baby that looked like a mallard), a Pekin, a black and white Runner, and a Cayuga. The mallard and Runner drakes disappeared I got three yellows which will be Pekins, but the black...

Well, I'm one year into having chickens. The oldest flock (1 yr.olds) consisted of 8 large breeds, 3 Cochin's and 4 ducks. I started out using wood mulch and shavings, then covering with straw as it became necessary. This is in an 18x25' chicken yard with two pre-built coops (of which all the...

I believe I bought this chick as a silver laced Wyandotte, but she has feathered legs! I just noticed this when I moved aver one into the new coop two nights ago. Can anyone ID this one?

I've been a sucker for chicks this year! Five bantams were left after a week at the store so I brought them home. Three are going to be a dark buff to light red, but two are different - the one not pictures is a tad darker on the head. It so odd to see this dark red with a yellow to white head...

One of my dogs got one of my chickens, we caught it before he killed her. All I can find is one puncture wound, which I filled with antibiotic, and a few broken blood feathers. She just lays with her head down and eyes closed, moving a tiny bit now and then, I've been getting her to drink...

We are building a new coop, or as my hubby calls it, a Chicken Palace :) It is 12' x14', 10' high in front, 8' in the back. I'll have two 3' door on the front on top rollers for a 6' opening. There a side door, reclaimed old farm top screen door which I'll partly cover in the winter. Opposite...

I began with chickens just last year. I got 1 Production Red, 2 Easter Eggers, 1 Black Sex Link, 4 Americaunas, and 4 bantams (one of which I found dead in the pen). I also got 2 Pekin and 2 Ancona ducks. As we grow a large vegetable garden, I knew I couldn't free range them. Instead we...

I'm at an auction and this full sized camper top wasn't selling - I got it for $5? I was think coop for my ducks for the winter?

My husband and I have a discussion going on. I have 2 Pekin Ducks (both females I believe) which were raised separately from the chickens, and we've let them free roam on our 9 acres, almost all open with a 2-3 acre lake. It has taken several months to get them into the water, but now they'll...

Does anyone know of any issues with hardwood mulch for bedding? I use pine shavings in the coop itself, but to keep the yard from getting too mucky I've been using hardwood mulch when it went on sale for $1.50 a bag. Pine shavings disappear in one day into the ground. Thanks!

I was totally new to raising chickens when I got my chicks in March and April. I've learned a lot since, especially in how much it costs to keep chickens! I thought getting a coop would be good - no problem. Well, wait, they can't free range as we have a very large garden (over 80 tomato plants...

When I got my chicken coop, we stopped by Tractor Supply to see if they had any interesting chicks. I had not planned on getting ducks, but my hubby said "Look! They're only $1 each!" So we picked out two cute little yellow ducks. I have to mention, I am absolutely new to chickens and ducks...