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I have one wobbly duckling.... Will this brewers yeast do the jobless helping the poor little one out? Thanks! http://mobile.walmart.com/m/phoenix;jsessionid=BE698D181B20BC26FFD963963B183E02#ip/Modern-Products-Natural-Brewers-Yeast-7-oz/24810935?type=search Also: how much do I sprinkle on the...

What does everyone think of the PVC waterer with the nipples attached? Do the hens like it? Is it reliable while on vacation? and does anyone have some instructions on how to make them, that they can point me to? Thanks a bunch!

I was on vacation for 5 days and my neighbors watched my flock of 18 Hens and 2 Ducks. They all seemed to be fine but my one big Buff girl. I went to pick her up and she was paralyzed. When I would set her on the ground she would immediately fall to one side. I took her to some fresh cold water...

I am pretty sure my Easter Egger Hen has bumble foot, on her right foot. She has a large bulge looking thing on her middle toe. As I examined it on the bottom there was a small scab looking thing. I soaked her foot in warm epsom salt last Tuesday (July 17th) but the next day I had to leave for...

I have a hen that was given to me today from my friend and the hen was always out with a rooster. I have a really broody hen that I think I will let her hatch these fertile eggs. First question: How long will she lay eggs that are fertile? Second: After collecting the fertile egg, do I place...

I have two hens who have been broody for around a month now... Today there was another hen in there acting broody as well! they are taking up all the room for my other hens to lay. What are some things that I can do to stop the broodiness? I collect the eggs about every couple of hours. If any...

My poor Jersey Giant is on her way out. This morning she was still on the roost and had her eyes closed. She was not very alert but I didn't really think anything of it. So I left her on the roost. I just went out to check the eggs and she was layout face down in the coop. I talked to her and...

I just picked up 5 new hens from a friend who is moving to Idaho. Two of them have horrible feathers, no feathers on their butt also. She said she has been treating them for the missing feathers. I was thinking it was due to being picked on, but im not sure. I guess it has been going on for 6...

My friend started out with 7 chicks. He lost 4 of them to hawks. After he solved this problem by putting netting over the run, now racoons are eating their poor little feet . One of them has already lost a toe, and can wlk fine, but the other looks like she is starting to loose a toe and limps...

I walked into the coop and found this egg laying on the floor next to the hanging feeder. It is so small! I have 4, four month old pullets. Could this egg be from them? It looks justt like a chicken egg as far as texture (Has extra calcium bumps) and color.

When I incubate duck eggs, if I make cardboard barriers so that when they hatch they see me, will they imprint on me? I have two mallards right now, and they want nothing to do with me. I want friendly duckies that I can actually pet!

I know NOTHING about incubators and my neighbor just gave me her old used one. It was quite dusty, but i cleaned it up as best as I could. It came with no instructions or anything. Just the brooder itself. When I plug it in the red light comes on and I can feel the heat. It is a Little Giant...

Here are soem pictures of my lil girls. What do you think about the gender? Silver Laced Wyandotte #1 Silver laced Wyandotte #2 Buff Orpington Rhode Island Red Sorry the pictures arent the greatest... all they wanted to do was peck my camera!

I have two mallards that I bought at little babies, and they were so cute! They have always been very skittish. I have worked with them, held them, sat by them, stood by them, and they absoultely hate me! They will not come near me to even let me touch them. Is it because of the breed, or am i...

I posted on here a couple of days ago about this same topic, and she still is the same. My year old Barred Rock hen has been acting very sleepy, lethargic, and just not interested. This started a couple of days ago. She will lay down away from the rest of the flock and close her eyes. Sometimes...

I am definately worried. I have been otuside all day today and this morning she was fine... But coming to this afternoon she will just lay down, and close her eyes. She will also be way apart from the rest of the flock sleeping away. Not sun bathing, not taking a dust bath, just sleeping. I saw...

I want to mix my 7 week old chicks and 5 week old ducklings today with my year old adults. They will stay in sepreate coops until they are a little bigger, but I want them to start to get used to each other, and just see how they get along. But how do I feed the adults the layer feed, and the...

Why does this happen? At first I thought, oh no! Egg eating is starting to come back (I have pretty much fully stopped egg eating). But I looked close and there was no shell bits or anything. It looked like all the insides were still there but the yolk was broken. Any ideas??

I have 10, 1 year old hens. I just recently bought 4 chicks and 2 ducklings. The ducklings are about 5 weeks, and the chicks 7 weeks. The brooder is constantly dirty and yucky!! tired of it...

I asked for two females at the feed store, but i think I might have a male and a female. The one that I think is a male has a sort of yellowed beak, but the same coloring of the feathers as the other one. Also, the one I think is a male is starting to quack. They are 4 weeks old. I would post a...