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    Hen Possibly Injured from Rooster? How to Heal Her?

    I have a barred rock hen who is 5 years old. I noticed today that she is looking lethargic. She has some tail feathers missing and some scabs on her face and comb. I'm not sure if she's injured anywhere else. What I can I do to help her heal? She's inside now separate from the flock on a heating...
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    Unbalanced hen; falling with bad aim. HELP!

    I have a Rhode Island Red hen who is about 4 years. I moved about a year ago and unfortunately i lost 2 female ducks to predators we didn’t know were around. That left my one male duck with my flock of hens. He has shown a lot of interest in my Rhode Island Red hen, Lucy, and started trying to...
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    White orchid turning pink?

    I recently got a white orchid, but on some of the back petals they're turning pink. Is this normal?
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    URGENT! Broken leg? New duckling

    My cayuga just hatched some babies 2 days ago. I found one of her ducklings only using one leg. She seems to act like all the other ducklings, just as lively, but she wont use one of her legs. Is it a birth defect or is it broken? It's very wobbly and can bend in directions I dont think it...
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    How do you tell how many eggs a bird will lay a year?

    If a duck is a cross and you know what the two breeds it's parent are, can you estimate how many eggs it will be able to lay a year? The parents are a male swedish blue and a female cayuga. Cayuga can lay between 100-150 eggs a year and swedish blues can lay between 100-180. Based off of this...
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    Can a dove or pigeon live with a canary?

    Can a single dove (like a diamond, cape, or ringneck) live with a single male canary? What about a single pigeon living with a aungle male canary? I know canaries are solitary birds but people keep them in aviaries just fine. Would the dove or pigeon be sad it didn't have a friend of the same...
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    Can fly veils fit under fly masks?

    I found a fly mask I like but it doesn't have ears. Would it be comfortable for the horse to put a fly veil under the mask?
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    What color is this horse?

    I was thinking maybe a palomino roan. Does anyone know?
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    Cayuga female color

    Can female black cayugas have some green on their wings? Because i have one that im sure is a female (she is very noisy and her quack sound definitely more female than male) but she has some green areas on her wings. Is this normal, or can males sound like females and talk alot as well?
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    New horse checklist

    Just looking ahead. Does this look right, should I add anything? Bathing: [ ]Bucket [ ]Rubber curry [ ]Sponge [ ]Sweat scraper [ ]Shampoo [ ]Detangler [ ]Tote Grooming: [ ]Tote [ ]Hold picks [ ]Stiff brushes [ ]Soft brushes [ ]Rubber curry comb [ ]Fly spray [ ]Sleekez Stall: [...
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    Ducklings and brine shrimp?

    We feed our betta frozen brine shrimp and I was curious if I could give some to our 3 week old ducklings as well? Maybe even our 7 week old chicks and also our hens? It's just the usual thing from petco, it comes in a tray with like 30 pouches. It takes our single betta awhile to eat one pouch...
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    When do duck produce the oil to help swim?

    When do ducklings produce the oil to help swim? When can they go in deeper water instead of just wading around in it? Do they need their feathers first?
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    Duckling check in

    I just wanted to make sure my two 2 week old ducklings were doing good so far. They are a blue Swedish and black cayuga. They are sort of losing their down? Some parts will be off just floating around? Is that anything to worry? There isn't much. Here are some pics: please ignore the poop:sick
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    How long did it take you to nail the sitting trot?

    I recently started taking horse lessons(finally!) And I'm learning western. My instructor says I'm doing pretty good with the sitting trot but I still feel a little bumpy. I dont know if that's how it's supposed to be or if I am doing something wrong. Ive watched a couple videos and im doing my...
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    Ducklings foraging?

    When can ducklings be given a chunk of grass to pick at in their brooder? When can they eat grit and meal worms and that kind of stuff?
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    Best parrot?

    I love having my chicks just sit and perch on me but I dont think they'll be quite as willing (or small) to do it as they get older. Also they probably wouldn't be able to come inside. So I was thinking about looking into parrots. I already have research under my belt from previous years but I...
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    How loud are African Grey's?

    Ive read multiple places saying they are good apartment birds and other places saying they're loud. So what's the truth? And I dont mean talking im asking about when they scream and how often they scream.
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    Breed of bantam?

    What breed do you guys think she is ( brown one)? I was thinking maybe a belgian because she's brown and sort of speckled wings? She has feathered feet too and seems like a good flyer (she flew from an object about a foot and a half or more away from me onto my arm once). She's about 2 weeks...
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    Could ducks eat this?

    Would full grown ducks (and drakes) and chickens be able to eat this( with oyster shell for more calcium on the side)?https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/dumor-poultry-grower-finisher-15-feed-50-lb
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    Favourite Chicken Treat?

    What's your chickens favourite treat(s)? I think my girls favourite is meal worms and plain yogurt. They go crazy for that stuf, especially the meal worms! :)
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