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I had 27 hens (down to 26) that were a year old this past June, all mail order as chicks from hatchery and vaccinated. Maybe 2 months ago, I noticed 1 with a limp. She would walk with a sway and limp, more noticeable on the left, but then could take off in a second in a run without any issue...

One of my two dogs has been vomiting and acting lethargic. The vet diagnosed with hookworms and another "stomach worm" (as she called it) that usually comes from eating such things as poop. He is a cat poop eater, though I have never seen him consume any other sort of poop. She put him on 2...

Friday 2 chicks hatched, appeared healthy. Friday night the 3rd hatched... Saturday (today) evening...1 dead, 1 missing, the other listless...I have very little hope it will survive...I brought it in the house and trying to give it water..my gut is mama just didn't do a good job....at the onset...

Late yesterday as I preparing to put the ducklings up, I noticed one was crawling...she has broken her leg...with a lack of duck anatomy, its the joint where leg attaches to body, may called a hip...not sure. My husband made a splint and we have separated her from the others. She is eating and...

I've found this a few times in chicken yard...is this normal ...have 2 roosters and 27 hens that free range...will be hard to determine which one it's from

My husband rescued a wild baby turkey (a poult, I guess its called). We have it in a cage now...we are trying to feed and water it...we have 1 Tom, 7 ducks and several chickens...what should be the end result? Should we raise it and integrate it into our flock or back to the wild...It was...

First time duckling owner...do they need grit like I give my baby chicks and if so about what age? Thanks

Our little farm feels like a zoo right now...we have 27 hens, 2 roosters, 1 turkey, 2 guineas, 11 chicks, 7 ducklings, 2 cats, 2 dogs, and 1 kitten:)...our 2 cats are barn cats and this kitten is not...my 6 year old son has been wanting one so when summer break started, he got his kitten...Im...

I love my dragon wing begonias for their beauty and ease in care and I always plant them in my pots on my porch with creeping jenny. This year my flowers look horrible and I have rebar, sticks of wood, and string all mangled together trying to keep my free range chickens out of my pots. That...

My husband and I have had our flock of chickens for right at a year, but a couple days ago, he went to Rural King and came home with 7 ducklings! He has always wanted ducks to manage bugs on our property. I believe he told me they weill help keep our creek cleaned out. Cute...but I need...

My chickens are a year old next month....last year I did not have flies but this year they are bad. I guess they are flies...they aren't household flies or horse flies...they are small, like an oversized gnat. They are in coop. I put out a fly trap that you add water to that I bought from...

I posted a thread a few weeks ago asking about my broody hens swapping nesting boxes and I was concerned about each of their clutch of eggs...being new to this I wasn't sure what to do. I thought they were swapping boxes because they had chose popular nesting boxes to sit in and were perhaps...

First, I'm a relatively new chicken owner...next month mine (mail order) will be 1 year old. 2 hens have gone broody. Wanted some chicks so didn't break them. They are exhausting me! My husband, with more experience then me, felt leaving them in the nesting boxes would be ok, but they have...

I hope I have went to correct section for new member introductions, so here is goes. My husband, myself, and 6 year old son have 27 hens, 2 roosters, 2 guineas, and 1 turkey...my husband has had chickens before, but this is the first time we are venturing on this together. We ordered the chicks...