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Found out from the seller what they are, they are Silver Appleyards.

I ordered Muscovy hatching eggs online and these two ducklings hatched on the 28th day of incubation. The other two that hatched are Muscovies and hatched on the 35th day of incubation. I was wondering if anybody has any ideas what they are. I have contacted the seller to ask and am waiting on a...

I have Permethrin to treat the coop but I need to treat for leg and depluming mites. I'm just wondering if it is safe to use Ivermectin and Fenbendazole at the same time?

I am just wondering if I can use Ivermectin ( to treat mites) and Fenbendazole (to treat worms) together at the same time?

I have Muscovy eggs in the incubator set to hatch around May 23rd. Hatch rate looks to be poor, we are down to four eggs and the air cells look dicey. I'm worried we could end up with just one hatchling and have been trying to find Muscovy ducklings around the hatch date but the soonest I can...

I'm looking for Muscovy ducklings that can be shipped or picked up locally, preferably from show-quality stock. I would need to have them shipped the week of May 23rd 2022. We are hatching eggs and they look like they are going to have a low hatch rate. I am in NW Montana.

Where did you purchase them? Are you sure they aren't white layer ducks? Pictures? A quote from Metzer on the reason why females develop spots on their bills and legs: "What causes the black spots on my duck's bill? Black spots on the bill and legs are due to melanin skin pigment. They are...

That is definitely a male duck and from the sounds of it he is sexually frustrated. Drakes hold/bite onto the girls with their bills when they are mating, it sounds like he is trying to breed you and your family. Ducks are flock creatures and they do need other ducks to feel safe and be happy...

Turkeys are not lap pets. They are flock animals that should be raised in a space with other turkeys where they can exhibit natural turkey behavior.

I'm not sure what you think is a smart a** remark. I'm just answering honestly based on the information you provided and my experience raising turkeys. People are suggesting these things to you for the health of your turkeys. Sure you can follow your own path to a certain extent but proper...

I'm pretty sure those are maggots. Hopefully somebody sees this who can help. I'd start cleaning off as many as you can asap. You could try flushing with saline and a needleless syringe. I would cull him if he looks too far gone.

I understand wanting to own turkeys and raise them for meat but if space is an issue, they honestly don't sound like the best match for your property. I'm not sure how much experience you have with them but it's important to think realistically about how big turkeys are. They take up much more...

My two heritage turkeys (male and female) shared a yard with chickens for close to a year before the female decided she had enough of the chickens shenanigans. Now they are separated at all times. The chickens are troublemakers always getting in the turkeys faces/space and trying to start...

I ended up treating with enrofloxacin and deworming him. The state veterinarian told me that they had no reports of blackhead in this area. I don't think that is what we were dealing with, fortunately. He started a hard molt immediately after this so I think that was part of it. He is doing...

It sounds like your mallard is a drake that is molting back and forth between his breeding and eclipse plumage.

I agree, put it back. This baby looks old enough to have fledged. The parents will feed it on the ground until it can fly. They probably have other fledglings scattered around that they are feeding as well. You're not likely to see the parents unless you sit and watch from a distance for some...

I'm not sure how to treat but that looks like you pulled off the umbilical stump and exposed the internal organs. You can see the cloaca is higher up in the picture. Maybe search how to treat that. I'd put some sort of divider in the brooder to separate the chick from the others so they don't...

Chickens can contract botulism from eating maggots.

It's also important to note that the reason crested ducks have neurological problems is because they have been bred to have a genetic mutation that causes them to be missing part of their skull underneath the crests.

I have a white crested duck that we got as a duckling from Metzer being naive as to how they are bred. She is 3 years old now and is an adorable duck with a great personality. However, she does have seizures. They are pretty well controlled with daily vitamin b complex supplement over peas. She...