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We have a female Pekin duck. Two Saturdays in a row now, she’s looked like she’s on death’s door. Laying on the ground with her head down, acting like she can barely move. We picked her up and put her in a cage in the garage and gave her some electrolyte water. She has done a complete 180 within...

We have a female Pekin duck. Two Saturdays in a row now, she’s looked like she’s on death’s door. Laying on the ground with her head down, acting like she can barely move. We picked her up and put her in a cage in the garage and gave her some electrolyte water. She has done a complete 180 within...

Hi there! We had a chicken who was attacked by I'm guessing a hawk the other day. We found feathers everywhere and expected to find a deceased bird by the looks of it. We were, however, surprised to find her hanging out with the rest of the flock a little while later...with all the feather fuzz...

Our great big Embden goose went missing today. We can't figure out what in the world happened to her. My guess a predator got to her. But, there is no sign of a struggle, dragging, feathers... We did not hear a ruckus. Also, my other birds (ducks and chickens and saddleback goose) don't seem all...

Trying to figure out the breed of this chick. Thought at first it was maybe an Australorp, but I am having second thoughts. Anyone know? Mostly black with black feet a little bit of yellow under neck and belly.

Hi there, Does anyone have a solution to duck bullying other than trying to keep them separate and locked up all day? We have free range ducks. 5 males and 3 females in the one flock. I am sure it has a lot to do with testosterone, but my beautiful male Rouen is getting picked on pretty bad. I...

Hi there, I think my 9 month old RIR's are molting. Is that normal this time of year? They seem to be losing a lot of neck and tail feathers. They have also stopped laying. With the weather getting colder, do I need to worry about their temperature regulation? Our other 5 chickens are looking...

HI there, We had 12 ducklings hatch this past weekend! The last one hatched Monday, so is 3 days old now. She doesn't seem to be catching up with the other guys and seems pretty sleepy still. Though I've seen her drink, she is not motivated at all to eat anything. She ends up getting pushed...

We just lost our first chicken...a hawk got it a couple days ago. And of course it was one of my favorite ones! Any recommendations for hawk deterrent? Is fishing line enough? What about plastic poultry netting? Or some camoflaughe netting? The hawk is certainly not shy, it flew right up to...

Hi there! I am wondering what kind of thermometers you all use for incubation. I had been using the one that came with the incubator (think it's Mercury) I tried to calibrate it as well as I good, it just had the cardboard backing to adjust. Then it was recommended that I get a Brinsea Spot...

Hi there, I am pretty new to the whole incubation/hatching thing. We have been trying to hatch duck eggs from our ducks (born in March/April.) Our ducklings cannot seem to pip the shells, and we have already lost several (well, all really, with the exception of the one we are trying to assist...

Hi there! I am having duck hatching issues. My ducklings seem to be very active and internally pipping, but can't seem to externally pip. I don't know what the issue is. My current egg ready to hatch is on day 24. It has already internally pipped. But no sign of an external pip yet. My eggs...

My ducking internally pipped about 24 hours ago. I am afraid it's going to suffocate before it pips through its shell, as was the fate of our previous egg. Is it safe to poke a pin hole through the egg to prevent suffocation? I don't know if the egg shells are to thick? The parent ducks are...