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I have 6 hens, 1 rooster and 2 female guineas. 2 BR, 2 EEs, and 2 black sex links. They are all about 4 1/2 years old and only two lay eggs with any regularity, approx. 6 a week (if I'm lucky). Don't know which two are laying. The eggs are brown so I know it is not the EEs. Basically my...

We have a 1000 gal. pond that we dug for 5 ducks , 1 goose and approx. 30 goldfish that we dug last fall and we have been having problems with it since it thawed out. So we put in a filtration system. I got a Laguna 1400 flter with a UV light and an aerator. Not enough...was having major...

In summer of 2010, I got 6 mallard ducklings for TSC. 5 females and 1 male. 4 females flew off and left me with a pair. They stayed until mid fall and then they flew away and only came around for an occasional meal. I have chickens so there was a constant food supply. This continued on...

I know you said a Vet was not an affordable option, but just to give you some insight. I just went to the Vet 3 weeks ago and had my chickens' wing set and the cost was $100.00. My Vet is not a farm vet, but she is an avian vet. After watching my vet wrap the wing, I'm glad I it. Everything...

rubbing the leg and foot probably wouldn't hurt so I will give that a try tonight. A little every day. Can you imagine holding a guinea bird in a tub of water to soak its foot? I'll need to wear a wet suit!. Thanks for the idea.

3 weeks ago my Guinea broke its leg. I took the bird to my Vet and she splinted the leg and wrapped it and part of the foot up. Per doctors orders I kept the bird confined in the 2' x 2' brooder for 3 weeks. Splint has been off for 3 days and the bird still will not put full weight on her leg...

Where in Eastern PA are you? Your picture shows 1 female and one male, what is the sex of the third? How old are they?

I've had my BBW hen and tom for a year now. The tom is starting to show his age so to speak but hen is going strong. Lately my mild mannered curious hen has taken to charging me and acting crazy. When the hen acts up, the tom makes strange noises and stomps his feet. Tom is gentle, loves me...

I have noticed lately that the yolks on my eggs break easliy when they are cooking in the pan. I have also had a customer mention this as well. Has anybody ever had this issue? They are fed layer crumble , get kitchen scraps almost every morning, and now that the yard has greened up, my...

Her breath does not stink. She has access to grit and free choice to food. she gets about 1 cup of corn/BOSS each morning. That is for her and the 3 chickens she lives with. She is eatting, walking around, chirpping etc. but sometimes she gets this undulation in her neck that I considered a...

Thanks for the insight. I have been reading up on crops in other forums and I think I will look more closely at that. I was feeling in the wrong place and did not realize how sensitive this could be.

She is not extending her neck skyward nor does she have any breathing problems. There is no wheezing or gurgling nor coughing. I did check her droppings and they are normal. She keeps her head close to her body so the neck is curved. It looks like she is trying to vomit. At first I thought...

My 32 week old female heritage bronze has lately been showing a gagging reflex. She seems a little down, her wings are hanging low and she doesn't like to be touched. She appears to be eatting...she ate some BOSS out of my hand but not very much. Is this normal behavior? What would cause...

I agree that you should move him in with younger turkeys. My two older birds (1tom and 1hen) picked on the young hen I got. I put the young hen in with some young chicken hens and they got along great. Now I can't separate them so we built the hens their own coop.

I shut the windows that face the prevailing winds to prevent any drafts. I have two others that I keep open for ventilation. Birds can be pretty cold hardy.

I have 3 buttercup hens that are 16 wks old. At approx. what age can I start to see egg production? Thanks.

Everybody seems to get along...no missing feathers. I have 14 hens (EE,RIR,BR,Sexlinks), 1EE roo, 1 tom and 1 turkey hen. They all reside in the same coop. There are two large ladder style roosts. 2/3 of the hens get on one with the roo and the remaining 1/3 roost with the turkey hen. I...

we have one hen and one tom. I named the hen Hokie for my beloved VA Tech Hokies. Hubby is a FA Gator fan so he named the tom, Chokie. They are big birds so sometimes we affectionately call them Lord and Lady fatty.

I have 3 BR, 3 RIR, 3 black sex links, and 6 EEs. One of my BR is so LOUD. She squawks, coos, sings all the time. Funny how some of the posts say their loudest is the alpha hen b/c my particular BR is the smallest of the bunch. Can the smallest hen still be the top 'dog'?

I would like to start free ranging my 14 hens and single roo. I have been very hesitate due to high predation. Lots of fox and hawks in may area. Birds are now 23 wks. Roo appears to be very protective. Will I get any help from him? I mean, will he keep them from wandering too far. Any...