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Ducks can be aggressive the same as chickens.

Can pinless peepers be used on ducks? Or might anyone have a suggestion how to make blinders for ducks?

I know that summer and winter squash leaves are not toxic to humans,(can actually be peeled and cooked) but just wondering if it is OK to feed them to chickens? My fall squash patch is HUGE and I need to prune off some of the leaves. I'd hate to just throw them out or compost if my chickens...

Thank you - what are coyote rollers?

Here's my coop.

I now have a small coop and run in my large suburban back yard. It is situated next to our privacy fence. My chickens have plenty of room to roam, but recently decided to jump on top. I've clipped their wings, but they still can make it up there. I'm afraid they are going to walk along the...

This set up in our back yard so you can see how much light. I'm also wondering now if it is because we have 4 little dogs that could be stressing the birds. We let the dogs out in the same fenced yard since walking them on leashes is not an option. For the most part, the dogs pay no mind...

I have a flock that I got as chicks back in March. I thought they should be laying by now but still nothing yet. My coop and run is located next to our tall privacy fence and is shaded most of the day. Could that be preventing my birds from laying, even though its Summer time?

I'd love to know how you built the feeder with the trigger. Thank you so much!

Hi I'm in NJ and am using a full-spectrum light in my coop. I have an assortment of year-old 35 chickens, NONE of which are prolific egg layers. Half of them are Ameraucanas. However I'm getting about a dozen eggs a day. Of this, only my Ameraucanas are not laying. I was wondering if this...

I have 30 mixed breeds of hens and have been getting only 2 eggs or less a day since late August. They were moulting and now finally through it, but still not laying. My neighbor one house over has just as many hens (rhode island reds) and they are laying like crazy! I put a light in the coop...

I have 30+ birds and normally get 12 - 18 eggs a day. For the last week have only been getting 4 - 6. We have been experiencing a heatwave/humidity here in NJ for the last month, but now the weather is much better. However they still aren't laying well. The only thing I can think of is that...

How do you get the solar light to work in the coop? Do you get sunlight in the coop?

Apply pine tar to the birds that are being pecked. Works wonders. You can get it at sports supply stores. Also, I had some birds that were pecked so badly that I thought for sure they wouldnt make it. I brought them in the house and sprayed them with silver topical spray for horses, and all...

I never thought about it before, but just recently got a nice Mille roo and I've had 2 frizzle and 2 silkie hens! Was thinking maybe I should let them go broody after I verify fertility.

Has anyone crossed a Mille with a Silkie or Frizzle bantam? I'm very curious to know what it could look like! Thanx!

Thank you Chaim, I will do that!

My girls are fed a pelleted diet with a little scratch mixed in. I give them leftovers from the house and also free range them for a few hours a day. When they started laying I was a bit dissapointed with yolk color. I thought they would be a much darker orange-y color. How dark are your...

I have a Crested Blue Swedish named "Pate," and a Magpie named "Foie Gras." But I would never eat them! Haaaaa!

I have 2 ducklings that are about a month old. They are growing SO BIG, but they are all still just fuzz - no feathers. It has been consistantly warm here in the 80's and 90's so I'm wondering if I could put them in the pen yet...? Thanx!