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My first batch of chicks I raised turned into rapist roosters and actually killed one of my hens by ripping her sides open with their talons! Needless to say they were sent to freezer camp... temperment in roosters can be genetic so you don't want to pass that on to future generations. I also...

Quote: I agree, all good advise! Remember, they are wearing their own down jackets and prefer to be outside most of the time.

I would just keeping using the neosporin daily as long as she seems perky and the wound continues healing. When applying it, gently work the feathers out of the healing area so they don't keep the wound open. Hydrogen peroxide is only for the first day, as it can kill tissue and interfere with...

Quote: I personally wouldn't feed raccoons to the chickens or any other animal because of the risk of parasites(raccoon round worm). Maybe gutting/cooking the raccoon is sufficient to prevent risk? I don't know personally. For the same reason, be very cautious around raccoon feces and make...

I've had jumbo pekins before.... I called them the big friendly golden retrievers of the duck world - loud, funny, VERY friendly, and not overly sensitive... a great starter duck. But VERY messy and eat and poop A LOT. runners and muscovies are my current favourite ducks.

was just looking this up last night on here- I decided to go the eprinex route. It's just a few drops of liquid on the skin and it deworms and gets mites and lice. Just look up eprinex dosage on here and there are quite a few good threads. You can also dust them with sevin dust but that also...

don't worry, it takes a while to figure out which breeds are a good fit for you. I think most of us have gone through a few until we find the right ones.

you're talkin' to the WROOOONG group of people if you want someone to talk you out of more chickens! We ALL have your sickness here

I like knowing that I raised my animals healthy and happy, gave them a good life and a quick humane death. Growing up on a farm, my dad always did the "dirty deed" and as an adult I thought I should be able to do the killing so the stress would be low for the roos, but it just takes too much...

OMG the pompoms on the silkie cheerleader just made me spit MY coffee!

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Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. - Malachy McCourt With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing...

my criteria was -first, roos that are rough with the girls (since they have to live with him full time), then roos that are mean to me, then based on looks

yes the slimy egg white thing is normal for duck eggs... I always warn my new duck egg customers about that one- takes a little getting used to when you've only used chicken eggs I have some very petite runner ducks that lay eggs the same size as chicken eggs, but the other ducks took up to a...

muscovies definately the quietest. khaki campbells almost as quiet. pekins very loud and chatty, but entertaining! most of my runners are very quiet, but my one chocolate runner is the LOUDEST duck I own! But also my favourite

I've been dealing with a chicken's prolapsed cloaca for the last little while and the biggest help I found was unpasteurized honey...it's surprising how well it works! It has big healing properties-seems to reduce swelling, a natural antibiotic, and is sticky enough to stay on. It won't...

I swore I would never get muscovies because I really didn't like the carruncling, and then I was given a mystery duckling...Now they are my favourite duck! You really do get accustomed to the look, and the females only have a tiny bit. I work at home and my customers love the drake- AKA "the...

Well if you actually have a husband that's on board with getting ducks... how could you NOT take advantage of that ?!?! It'll take about four weeks for them to get their feathers, so until then supervised swimming only as they can soak their down through, get chilled and if they panic and...

thanks!