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So long story short I put two duck eggs in with my chicken eggs and one hatched and one didn't. Then I felt terrible for the lone duckling so I I had a friend stop at tractor supply & bring me two ducks. I wasn't there to choose so I don't know what breeds they are. So the gold duck in the back...

Hello, bad thing happening here. First I have hatched hundreds of eggs. A couple times during all those eggs I had to step in & assist. I've never lost a chick even the couple times I had to step in. Also, I have never hatched a duck. I had a duck start to pip a hole in the egg a couple days...

Ok having to make a post I hoped to never make in this dreaded health forum. Im a 2nd year chicken owner. 2 years ago I bought 30 chickens from murry mcmurry & paid for every available vaccination for the peeps. Over the last 2 years I have incubated & hatched a couple dozen chicks all...

5 RIR's hoping they are girls what do you think? Pics are numbered 1 to5

Long story as short as I can make it I had a broody hen (buff O) since January sitting on golf balls. She wouldnt give up so I gave her 8 guinea eggs about a month ago. Today while feeding she was acting squirrely so I looked under her and they are hatching. 4 are hatched as of tonight. There...

Got 2 more. 1 is a blue swedish im sure. The other is black with spot on chest. Black feet black bill. What is it?

ok still sorting assorted bantys here. First i would like to know what this tiny little chick is. Shes by far the smallest. Then i have some polish. I know the breed but would like to know the color they will be. Is that possible to tell? Then i have what i believe are silkies. Am I right...

Hello can someone explain something to me? I hope this forum is the right one for my questions. I have a breeding paid of golden sebrights in their own coop. I have a Sicilian buttercup who was getting bullied in my main coop so i put her in with the sebrights. My sebright hen has not laid...

4 ducks, moved outside to temporary quarters while large pen w/pond being constructed. Im liking them. 2 are the same (dark) and 1 buff color and one white /yellowish. Wondering what that are? Also when and how do i tell the sex?

Ok I was innocently minding my own business in tractor supply company buying chicken feed for my flock of 50 birds and some ASSORTED BANTYS were peeping at me. Yes! Just like last week when i came home with 4 ducks & 6 leghorns Wyandotte and blue production hens. Anyhow these are to stinkin...

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I got my guineas as babys last summer. Never saw an egg until this past weekend. I just checked their nest box in their coop and counted 9 eggs. They have the run of the property so I am happy they chose the coop to hide their eggs. Anyhow seems every 10 seconds I see my chickens breeding. I...

Well thanks to tractor supply keeping cute baby ducks near the registers I now have added 4 ducks to our flocks. They are babys and in the brooder with some freshly hatched chicks. I can say knowing myself and my wife more ducks or other swimming foul will probably find its way here. I went out...

Darn that tractor supply got me again. Brought home 4 assorted ducklings. Anyone know what breed they may be?

My first attempt was here ---> https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/first-try.1347267/ My 2nd attempt I went 7 of 8. Very happy. All buff orphington brown eggs this time 3rd attempt is already cooking

I have 2 whiting true greens in my flock. Im familiar with both birds. Usually i have 2 perfect green eggs daily. Today i found this strange egg. It has creases & what looks like bubbles. All the other eggs from my flock are perfect & this is the first strange abnormal egg i have ever found...

Welcome to the world little bird. Your a chicken, today is Saturday, this is Tennessee & your President is Donald Trump & your sisters will be around shortly.

Got 20+ hens around june 10. Whiting true blue & greens all laying as of thanksgiving Buff orphingtons all starting to lay also. Each day a new bird starts. The only ones not laying are 2 buff polish & 2 Sebrights. Their combs dont appear to be full like the others. Also 1 sicilian buttercup...

Got 20 hens last week 2 started laying this morning found 4 eggs including a blue one. They are piling up will have more than enough soon to keep all family & neighbors happy

I have 20 hens all brooded together in june. Over thanksgiving found our first egg. A few days later started finding 2 every morning. Both eggs are green from 2 whiting trye green hens who began laying first. I also have 2 whiting true blue hens & 2 buff polish & a dozen buff orphingtons...