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Hey there, got a gamer a few months ago, and now I'd like to get rid of it. Would it's old flock accept it?

My chicken was acting strange yesterday... standing up straight and just sitting there, I figured she'd be fine in the morning. I was wrong. She's on her side with no visible wounds (except her vent) won't open here eyes, I took her as dead. But she's breathing! and jerking her head every fourth...

Hi there, a friend offered a chance to catch a gander from her beautiful flock and I’ve got a few question. 1. Am I breaking the ganders heart by pulling it away from its flock? I’d be giving it a better home more protection and 3 girlfriends. 2. How am I supposed to know it’s a gander? Just...

So I picked up this sweet Belgian Bearded D'uccle Bantam about a month ago, he or she had a small comb and small tail feathers compared to all the other ones there as well as it's demeanor, very come and not at all rooster-like. My flock is all hens, yesterday morning as I'm walking away from...

Hey everyone! are there any exotic/rare domestic goose breeds?

I have a happy healthy flock of 3 geese and 2 runner ducks that are free ranged during the day. One of my geese, the African/grey has lately become extremely loud, I'd say this started about a month ago, she honks at EVERYTHING, rabbits, squirrels, cars, people, other birds, even sometimes, she...

Hey all, I'm going to be getting rid of my 5 chickens and switching to an all waterfowl flock. right now I've got 2 female runner ducks and 3 female geese and they get along great, so great that I have been able to sleep them in the small 8x6 coop together at night and 100% free ranged in the...

Is it okay to keep my 5 chickens in a fairly large coop with no run all summer? 2 months. they have all access to clean water anf food

Hey all, I've got this broody first year goose (no males), and I cant get her to stop being broody, I take her off, take her eggs, the usual, but nothing is working. Any ideas?

Hey everyone, hope y'all are doing well. The property I keep my geese on (3 geese 2 runner ducks, get along great) has a lot of visitors. My problem is that a lot of these visitors are curious children. They chase the Geese wanting to pet them, and the poor Geese just run for their lives. A...

One of my geese as of the last two weeks has been constantly making a low disturbed sound. The sound geese usually make when a predator is about, or something is bothering them. can she just be sad? none of the other geese seem upset

Hey all! hope you're all well. I've got two geese and a gander, coming up on laying season I'm thinking of letting them hatch their own gosling" Can I just let them hatch One by taking all eggs but one? will the two females raise the gosling together? it would be my first time with a gosling. If...

First off, it's the last day of January shouldn't mating season have started yet? Last year my 2 geese started laying eggs OUTSIDE of their Predator proof coop, and tried to sleep on the eggs at night which was a disaster. I would have to take them off the nests and force them into the coop...

I've got two energetic happy runner ducks they're super entertaining! Last night I went out to put them away with my geese and I noticed they were both sitting down, I didn't think much of it but when I went to let them out this morning, they were both limping! (more like lifting one leg higher...

not sure what to do when the water starts freezing, I have no way of getting electricity to my coop for a heater and The faucet I usually use freezes so I don’t really have access to water. Is there a battery operated heater? how else can I keep the water from freezing? Last year I carried water...

My goose has A kind of dirty vent area, she’s PreeNing and acting completely energetic and normal. she Gets the water all over herself like she’s supposed to but she’s never really enjoyed actually getting into the water, it’s been super muddy here lately too so I guess it’s possible she just...

Is a 6 by eight ft enclosed area big enough for 2 female runners and 3 female geese? It’s only from sunset to sunrise they are fully free ranged all day

My old girl who is about 8 years old, is petrified of… chickens! Just as if the last few months she’s super jumpy around the chickens mostly when they come behind her. I have all female chickens and none are at all aggressive. Any ideas? Maybe she’s just a scaredy goose

Can I use sand as a bedding for my two runner ducks and 3 geese

i Have two runner ducks hatched this April. They’re both female. They’re living with 3 geese 2 female and one unknown gender. Should I be worried about the geese mounting them?