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I have six Emden geese that are getting a bit too loud and I need to cut the flock to 3 or 4 but I don't know how to properly sex them. I tried listening to their honks to try and sex them that way but I can barely tell. Are there any other ways to sex them without messing with their cloacas...

Recently when I check on my geese in the morning the pool water is red. My immediate thought was blood but none have any injuries. What do you think could be causing the red water? Is it possible diet plays a role? I've seen their poo out on the dirt and i never see any red poo. This also...

Should i have anything to worry about when introducing goslings to a single african goose? I've read that usually ganders are what to worry about. Also I was thinking that since she is the only goose(4 ducks, 1 goose) that she might readily adopt the babies, but just want to make sure.

I might be able to expand to an extra 1/4 acre lot and I'm curious how many poultry I can fit without them becoming crowded and territorial. I kind of have an idea of what kinds of bird I want to have; chickens, muscovies, geese, possibly turkeys. I was thinking 8 pilgrim geese, 8 large breed...

I was about to make scrambled eggs but one of my duck eggs had this attached to the yolk I'm not sure what it is the egg is no older than 4-5 days is it safe to eat and what is it

I'm looking into getting some geese to raise for meat and I was wondering if anyone has any good links or book recommendations. I'm looking more for how to better the geese you already have and what to look for when selecting breeding stock. Would it be similar to selecting chicken stock...

Is there truly a difference between geese marketed as super african geese and geese marketed as african geese? I was under the impression from some of the hatcheries that super Africans are bigger and stronger than normal Africans but then I also read somewhere that they're the same. So I'm a...

I have 2 female cayugas and they both started laying recently(within about a month from now). I'm starting to sometimes collect 3 eggs a day from them is that normal? Usually I collect 2 jumbo eggs but when there's 3 they're 2 medium sized eggs and a jumbo. Will this have any effect on how long...

When I bought these ducks about 2 1/2 months ago the people said they were muscovies but they dont look like it to me. If they aren't muscovies then what do you think they are? Size of 2 1/2-3 month old ducks to my 10 month old cayugas

I have 3 cayuga ducks right now, 1 male 2 females. They are about 7 1/2 months old now and still have not layed an egg. They seem to have reached their full size which seems a bit small to me so I'm thinking about adding a new breed to the flock for increased meat production. My cayugas are...

I plan on breeding my cayuga drake to Muscovy females for hinny ducks. I will be using the male hinnies for meat and was wondering if it was worth the effort of keeping the females for eggs. I've heard that they lay more inconsistently and have smaller eggs, but I'm curious about people's...

I bought broilers along with my egg chickens just to see if the amount of time and feed was worth growing my own food. Well it's been about 4 months now and they look no bigger than a 4 week old broiler. I'm not sure what happened along the way that caused this but at this point I'm not sure...

I have a small flock of 4 Cayugas, 2 makes, 2 females. They're about 3 1/2 maybe 4 months right now. One of the males is about 1/2 to 3/4 the size of the other male and he's even smaller than the females. When I ordered my chicks there was a runt and I think it might be him. Should I put him in...

Right now I have 13 chicks and 4 ducklings. My black australorps seem to be the friendliest because they always think I'm about to give them a treat. The Cornish crosses are very rambunctious and are tiny bull dosers. My ducklings seem to be a little more distant, but cute none the less. I know...

One of my chicks, that is already smaller than the rest, fell in the water and got soaked yesterday. I tried drying her off but it wasn't much help. She's been very quiet and doesn't move much anymore. Do you think she's in shock, just a little cold, other??

There are public lakes, ponds, and rivers near me that have a few domestic breeds of waterfowl. One pond in particular is very over populated. Would it be legal to go during chick season and get whichever breed I want? Would I have to call the park that the body of water belongs to and ask if...

Since I am going to buy chicks from a hatchery, they require a minimum number of chicks. I wanted to know if it would just be worth it to buy the extra chicks, raise them till they lay, and sell them for a higher price.

I was interested in getting some chickens, and I kinda want a duck too. Would the duck get lonely by itself, or will the chickens be enough company.... Also can the duck eat what the chickens do or do they need a different diet?