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My duck has only just started setting on her eggs. She has a nest hidden in their pen, at night I shut the ducks in with the chickens. My question is, she sat on the nest all day yesterday, but was off the nest when I went out to put the rest in. She went in with them. It was a cold night 36...

Got these ducklings on clearance at Tractor Supply Sept 9. they were free since I had ten dollars in rewards and they were 99 cents. They are about 8 weeks old now,. I just took all 10 that they had left. Ended up getting several Pekings, two Indian Runners and three I am not sure about what...

These ducklings are 8 and1/2 weeks old. The markings look as though 3 are male. The drake that fathered them is a pure bred Pekin, the mother a Khaki campbell. I thought from the coloring 3 were male, but they are all making quacking noises like a female. Is there any chance that the...

Wondering if there is any way to reduce how much feed duck waste? They drop so much on the ground. I have their feed in a duck feeder up on a stool to try to reduce waste, but I feel they are wasting a huge amount of feed.

I bought 10 Peking ducklings today from Tractor Supply they were only feeding chick starter. They don't stand for long, I feel like they need something to give them a boost. I have given them nutritional yeast along with Manna Pro duckling starter, is there something else I can or should...

I will be getting my Pekin ducklings next week. I have everything set up for them. I was wondering if I am feeding Pro Manna Duckling and Gosling starter with 35 mg/lb of Niacin if that is adequate or do I still need to supplement with nutritional yeast? I read 1 Tbs per cup of feed. Thanks...

My rooster has been acting off. Yesterday evening I finally got hands on him . Both of his knee joints are wounded and infected looking. He has lost a lot of muscle. It looks to me like it is where he scraped himself with his own spurs. They are very long. Couldn't do anything for him but put...

I have 3 turkey poults that I thought were doing very well. There seems to be 2 Toms and one hen. The toms have been developing wattles(very small) and carnucles already. They were both red, but today one has become very pale. He is acting alright other wise. I don't see signs that he has...

I have an orpington that decided to go broody, so I gave her a clutch of eggs. She started with 8 eggs, now at 14 days she is down to 2. She has not been good at keeping the eggs under her. I will check on her and periodically there is an egg totally out from under her. She has managed to...

I have raised many chicks, this is my first time for turkey. I have read they are not as hardy or smart as chicks. If I put them in a chicken tractor with a brooder area, are they smart enough to know to go into the brooder if they are chilled? They are 3 weeks old and have been inside the...

What do you do with what is left after you process your chicken. So far I have been processing one every few days. I have buried the parts left over. Wondering how others dispose of the remains, so it doesn't attract predators.

Have you ever had a chicken that has no balance? I don't think I will ever get the Cornish crosses again. I feel like they are genetically retarded. ( please excuse that term,for lack of a better one). Please see the attached video and tell me your thoughts. I am getting ready to put it out...

When you put new chicks in with older chickens what do you do about the chick feed. I lost 2 hens this spring and the necropsy said they had health issues caused by being too fat. I was told no more treats. So with that being said, my chicks still need chick starter, but my older hens do not...

This is my first time raising Cornish cross. One has a very dark red almost purple comb and wattles. Wondering what this means and why. Here is a picture he is sitting beside one with normal color for comparison.

I have some cornish cross. They are about 6 weeks now. This morning I moved them went to get feed and by the time I got back one was dead. It had just died in the few minutes it took me to get grain. It wasn't injured, but I had noticed it looking pretty lethargic. I went ahead and...

Is it possible to safely slow down or extend hatch date? I put eggs in the incubator today before looking at my calendar (dumb ,I know!). I really wish I had waited a couple of days

When my hen hatched chicks, they would run around the yard when it was 50 degrees out, going back to momma when they needed to be warmed. Wondering after watching them if purchased chicks can be in an outside coop where they can move in and out of the brooder? Will they naturally stay in the...

Wondering if my chickens have roundworm, if I move them to a chicken tractor and move everyday if this will break the lifecycle and effectively manage or get rid of them. My chickens love their run and even when it is open spend most the day it in. It is a muddy mess right now, they do have...

Don't know if this is where to post for the contest, but here is one of my girls.

Don't know if this is where to post for the contest, but here is one of my girls.