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My female muscovy hen was brooding her egg in a nesting box ground level, I have a broody chicken that just hatched out her peep a week ago. All the chickens would not leave my duck alone and have been beating her up really bad, but she would defend her nest like the good brooder that she is. I...

My Muscovy hen has laid and I kid you not...over 65 eggs! She lays pretty much everyday, maybe missing a day once in a while, but not very offten. Anyone know how long this can go on for? She's won't be a year old until August!!!!!!!!!!

We've got a fox den about 100 yards from our hen house, would like to live trap them if possible. Any suggestions on what to bait the trap with? I've read that chicken entrails works good, or live mice. Any ideas out there?

I'm trying to find a couple muscovy hens to add to my brood. Right now I have 3 drakes and 1 hen ( yeah tell me about it). Just wanted to know, if I find them can I put them together right away, or do I have to seperate them for awhile like chickens?

My scovy drake seems to have injured one of his feet, I'm not a vet, but I think it may be broken. I picked him up and it seems like he can't grip with it. Please don't tell me to put him down or anything else like that. Just want to know if it can heal on its own, or do I need to splint it or...

My Buff Orpington rooster has frostbite on his comb and wattles and it just seems to be getting worse. It's been an anusually cold and snowy season in NE ohio, with yet another storm on the way. Is he going to have permanent damage to his comb and could he loose the whole thing? He lives in a...

Is it common to find a little bit of blood on and egg from a hen that has just started to lay?

A couple of my hens are losing the feathers on the backs of there heads. Is this caused by the rooster when he's mounting them? It seems to be his favorite hens that have this problem.

My Buff Orpington rooster's comb is black on the tips and his wattles are showing some discoloration on the tips also. Is this a sign of frost bite or is something else wrong? It's been in has been pretty cold here in northeast ohio, with temps on the minus side. I have a heater in the hen house...

My 25 week old BO hens have been laying for about 2 weeks. Changed over to layer feed with 20% protein. Is this the right amount of protein? So far the eggs have been awesome, only problem I also have 4 muscovys.Can they eat the same feed a the chickens, or should I get them something else? Will...

My Muscovies (9 weeks old) and my chickens (13 weeks old ), live in the hen house all togerther with no problems so far, except for a little chicken nippin when there's food involved. What I'd like to know is, if they all seem to get along together now, will that be the case when everyone starts...

O.K. here's my question, I got 3 Mallard's in March, now my hen is sitting on 15 eggs and I live in Northeastern Ohio and it's Sept. 29th. , the eggs are dew to start hatching mid to late October. Am I wrong, but isn't it kinda late in the year for ducklings? I know maturity has something to do...

O.K. so here's my problem...I have 2 drakes and 1 hen left from original 6 that I got in March of this year. Up until about a week ago we were one big happy family. Now, one of the drakes has laid claim to the hen and is being mean to the other drake, he won't let him swim in the pool with...

One of my BR 5 day old chick seems to have a lump on the front of its neck. Anyone have any ideas what could cause this and will it be a problem when it gets older?

About what age do mallard drakes start to show color, I have 3 that are about 4 weeks old and are starting to look a little green on there rump and head. And also can anyone tell me how you can tell a wild mallard from a rouen. I bought these ducklings from TSC and they didn't know which kind...

I'm raising mallards and they about 4 weeks old. I had 6 until last week, when my dog got out and killed 2 of them. The problem is I'm pretty sure all I've got left are 3 drakes and 1 duck. I'd like to get some more to replace the ones I've lost. Is it better to introduce ducks when there...