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Hi all! I have 4 geese and 10 ducks who are allowed to roam freely in our backyard! Recently they have formed a bad habit of coming into my front yard and eating my plants!! Has anyone experienced this or does anyone know something I can do to stop this?? Thanks!!

Hello! I posted this question a while back but didn't get much feedback. I'm hoping this post will get a little more attention! I am doing research to prepare for my first time incubating eggs. I have read that I need to keep the eggs in 50⁰ temperature until I am ready to incubate them. Is this...

Hi! I'm am located in South Texas (RGV). I'm not sure if stress can be a factor in this?? We were recently hit with a hurricane and my girls' coop flooded pretty bad. I noticed a problem with her eye days after the storm. It's hard to really see anything as the eye seems to be tightly swollen...

Does anyone know what this is or what I can do to treat it?? Noticed that one of my hen's eyes was looking funny a few days ago...it progressed to looking like this :( It seems to be itchy as I always see her trying to scratch it with her feet. (Sorry for the cruddy picture...that's as close as...

I'm wanting to incubate some eggs from my flock. I was wondering if I can pull them straight from the nest and into the incubator?? Do they have to sit at room temperature for a while first? I've even seen that they should sit at around 55°F at an angle for a while?? Can someone clear this up...

Hello! Today I got my first incubator and I plan to hatch out some chicks! Despite it being very beginner friendly and relatively inexpensive I am still very excited!! Of course i will do my own research/trial and error to get things started, but I was wondering if anyone has any extra tips or...

Wow, I didn't know things could get so complicated and detailed. Thanks so much for the info!!

I'm not familiar with that feed/supplement! Maybe wait and see if there are instructions included?

Yes it is! I would just make sure to add Brewer's Yeast (I raised 2 day old goslings on unmedicated chick starter and the "Now" brand brewers yeast)(just add about 1/2 tbsp per feeding) or some other type of niacin source to prevent any growth deformities!

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Thank you both so much! I will continue to monitor he/she for a few more days just to be safe!!

I just got some from the hatchery about 2 weeks ago as 2 day olds aswell. It was my 1st time raising hatchlings, and they all survived and are doing great! All I did was set them up with a heat lamp, wood shavings bedding, and made sure to add an electrolyte powder to their water (I will...

One of my 2-week old Blue Swedish ducklings fell out of its brooder!! :( It has been about 2 days since it happened, thankfully he/she isn't showing any signs of injury... but should I be worried at all?? The brooder is about 3ft off the ground. Thanks!

I bought these from a local breeder as 2-day olds. He didn't know what breed the parents were, but he showed me a picture. From what I saw there was a White Chinese, Roman Tufted, and perhaps a mix (light brown and white spotted). I may be wrong but those breeds don't add up in comparison to...

I currently have 8 Blue Swedish ducklings who are 2 weeks old. I ordered them from a hatchery and got 1 male who was marked with a rubber band. As the days past it got too tight and had to be removed. My temporary fix was to polish the male's toenails while I waited to get larger bands. However...

Awesome, thanks very much! I live in Texas where it is very warm, so my geese free to graze for about 8 hours each day. However, we don't have much grass (all very dry and dead). As for the angel-wing, yes I believe the 3 that got it are males!! Now for feed, Tractor Supply is pretty much the...

Not sure if your are still needing help/advice, but I just treated angel wing on 3 of my geese just a few days ago. I got some basic self-adhering wrap from walmart (a few bucks) and folded the twisted end of the wing into its proper position then wrapped the wing up. I also went ahead and...

I currently have four 1.5 month old geese. I have already experienced and cured angel wing on 3 of them, so I don't want anything like that to happen again. I am currently feeding feeding them a 1/3 20% protein chick starter, 1/3 cracked corn, and 1/3 oats ratio. I am not able to find any feed...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? - Not new, I've had chickens and other fowl for about 5 years now! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? - 13 grown hens, 1 rooster, 18 pullet chicks (3) What breeds do you have? - Variety: Silkies, Buff Orpington...