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Hi, we recently adopted a chicken from a local animal sanctuary. They had two hens there but her friend died so I took her home as she was very lonely. With the winter weather commencing here in the UK, at the sanctuary she was kept in a shed which kept flooding and although she could get up...

Hi! The past week or two my pet runner duck has began limping. It came quite suddenly so we think she maybe fell down the ramp from her bedroom being pushed by her duck sisters. she is a white runner duck and 5 years old. I heard they live until around 14 years so she’s still quite young. We’ve...

Hello! My duck Valley has recently been struggling with passing her eggs and I really need some advice on what to do for her ... She is a 4 year old (5 on June 2nd) rouen clair duck and i've had her since she was a day old. She usually lays an egg every other day and recently on a few occasions...

Hi all, Looking for some advice please, at the place I volunteer we have a rather poorly hen and just wondering whether anybody has had a similar issue and knows how to make her better. The hen is a rescue, and was standing rather upright (at first I thought she was egg bound - but she’s not)...

Hi all, I'm hoping somebody can give me advice about our aggressive pet duck. Vienna is a female white call duck, who is now just over 3 years old. She is being incredibly aggressive alongside our other female mallard call duck, who is the same age as Vienna, she is called Dinky. We also have...

Hi All, Hope this is the right place to post but just wanted to share some advice on what to do if your chicken seems to be struggling to breathe as it took me a while personally to diagnose. Our chicken, Ethel, is a nutcase! She runs everywhere, is very cuddly but also CRAZY for food... and...

Hi all, i'm trying to make an info page on ducks but can't find anything on the silky duck. Does anyone know if they are classed as bantam ducks? what is their incubation time? what colour eggs do they lay? how many eggs do they lay a year? and what is their lifespan? I'm talking about the...

Hi all, I'm currently making a list of each duck breed and the information on each breed. I'm going to post my list here.... could anyone tell me please if i've missed any domestic breeds and if so which? Thanks for any help Pekin Indian Runner Bali Khaki campbell cayuga rouen duclair welsh...

Hey! So I need some help trying to find the owner of this lost duck! Does anybody recognise her or know of anyone who has lost a duck like this? Firstly, she is perfectly happy here. She has recently moved onto our local pond and has been here about 3 weeks now. She is very friendly and flies...

Hi I need some help about my chicken... I got 2 chicks back in April, and now they are 6 months old. One of them (April), bleeds sometimes and I want to know if anyone knows why? She hasn’t started laying yet and this has happened since she was about 4 months I’d say. Without being pecked or...

Hi, My duck is a very picky eater and always has been but now age 10 months is trying more. She now loves spaghetti. I give her it and then she follows me and nibbles at me for more. I don't want to give her too much so I don't give her any. She then begins to vibrate her head and jump at me...

Hi All, Welcome to the Rouen Clair Duck Club!! Feel free to post any pics and info about your rouens!! Can't wait to hear about them all I have 1 rouen clair called Valley and she is 8 months old I did have another called Bel but being a he, we rehomed him, he is very happy at his new home...

Hello all! I have 2 ducks, 3 bantam hens and 1 big hen. The ducks and chickens share the same space and get along fine, there are muddy and dry areas (mud is mainly down the end though where the chickens don't go). The ducks don't have a bath in the coop, it is outside for when we let them out...

Hi My 2 ducks look really bored. They stay in the aviary with 5 chickens during the day, made of chicken wire so they get sunlight and all and they have plenty of food and water but what can cheer them up a bit? I won't leave them in the garden because of the cat/fox risk and they don't have a...

Hi I have a white Indian runner duck, Daisy And I rouhen Clair, Valley Today I found their first egg in the nest box. It is white. Who's egg is this? Also what coulour eggs do white Indian runners? And what colour eggs do rouhens lay? Thanks, Fi

HI, I have a hen called Bow who is broody at the moment. She screams at us a lot but say she is sat next to us on a chair or on our lap (she enjoys hugs), sometimes when we touch her she will turn around her head and peck really hard. This morning she was on my mum's lap and my mum had her hands...

As most of you know i had 3 ducks, Bel a male and 2 females Valley and Daisy. Bel was bullying the new duck so he has been rehomed. Daisy wasn't introduced slowly and we just presumed they would accept her. Now after a week of Bel at his new home Valley has began tearing out Daisy's feathers...

Hi, Bel is a male rouhen clair, Valley a female rouhen. they have been brought up together and are a cute pair. but i thought i better get Bel another female. Daisy came along 2 weeks ago and she fitted in perfectly but all of a sudden they are seriously bullying her. i can't part with any of...

hi i seem to be having a problem with my 3 ducks. Bel is a male rouhen clair who has been raised from 1 day old, Valley is a female rouhen clair who has been raised from 2 days. They have been brought up together and are a bonded pair. 2 weeks ago we thought we might get another female because...

Hi, I'm BelValleyDaisy. i've joined backyardchickens today and am very inexperienced on how to use this. in our garden we have 3 ducks (2 female, 1 male). The girls are Valley and Daisy and the boy is Bel. Bel and Valley have been raised from 1 day old and are rouhen clairs. I purchased Daisy 2...