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I have a broody hen who hatch one egg and so I bought her a chick and 3 ducklings. She accepted the chick but the three ducklings she started to attack! Did I do something wrong? I've seen videos of hens raising ducks... Is this rare?

A have a few chickens that are missing feathers on their backs and vent area--is this molting or are they sick? I give them 17% protein feed, meal worms, acv in their water and plenty of greens. I also am on top of their coop, regularly cleaning and sprinkling DE. What am I doing wrong? Help!

Can I crush a salt water block a put small portions of it in the chicken waterer? They keep getting into the horse barn and are pecking at the block! I wonder if I gave them small quantities of it I could actually get them to stop trying to eat the block. I buy the Sturdy Steed candy apple...

I am building a chicken run with a 6x6 wood base and 4x4 posts every 8 ft. How do I tie the vertical 4x4 to the horizontal 6x6 bottom plate? I used metal anchor plates but the 4x4s are wiggly and not stable at all. HELP!

Hey guys, As Winter's approaching, I want to build a 16x16 chicken run for the chickens and ducks. I saw this beautiful run but I'm wondering: Can I build a 2x4 wall with the studs facing wide? I've attached this picture of a run I saw on youtube and the 2x4s seem to be facing the wrong way...

Hey guys, As Winter's approaching, I want to build a 16x16 chicken run for the chickens and ducks. I saw this beautiful run but I'm wondering: Can I build a 2x4 wall with the studs facing wide? I've attached this picture of a run I saw on youtube and the 2x4s seem to be facing the wrong way...

My female duck is sleeping in the roost with my chickens...is this normal? I have a male duck that nests in a little straw pile but the female duck somehow flies up to the roost (about 4 ft high) and sleeps with the chickens. Any tips and advice is appreciated

Hey guys, I really don't know whats going on but my chickens used to be happy to be outside all day and then around sun down they'd go to the coop. Now I let them out in the morning, they hardly eat, and then they go to the coop as soon as 20 minutes later. I dont know why they insist on being...

Hey guys, I was wondering about building a 16x16 chicken run with 4x4 pressure treated posts every 8 feet for support. Instead of digging the posts, I was wondering if I'd be able to put the 4x4s on pier foundation blocks and still have it structurally sound? I would run hardware cloth on the...

I have 9 hens, 1 rooster and 2 ducks(one male, one female). They're all about 4 months old. The rooster is literally humping my poor ducks and none of the hens! Is this normal? Every few minutes he chases after the ducks and humps them-- even the male duck. When they're back in the coop for bed...

So I'm a little freaked out. I have 10 Ameracauna Chickens and 2 Khaki Campbells in a chicken tractor outside with electric netting. I went to change their water bowl ( thats inside the tractor) only to find this skull sitting in the bowl. Can someone please help me identify what animal this is...