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I just started raising ducks in my backyard. I feed them organic feed, but my local store only has mash feed. They don't eat like the way chicken do. My feeder cannot stop them wasting food. I saw quite a lot of feed dropping from their bill. Dose any one have suggestion how to stop or...

I have a 3 month old black coop marans. She started having milky white poop about two weeks ago, and her vent was out at that time. We tried many methods. Now her vent is OK, but still have milky white poop. Her appetite is good, and looks quite normal, except the milky poop. Can someone give me...

I currently have a black Cooper rooster and some hens. I am thing to add some more hens, so I can have different color eggs. Also if I hatch some chickens, I can still get different color eggs from the second generation. I am thinking to only keep one rooster. If I add some Easter egger and...

I recently bought some bovan brown hens and one rooster from a farm. I was thinking to hatch some chicken next year. However I was told that if hybrid breed hybrid, the offspring will not carry over the trait, and some hybrid cannot breed. I really want to hatch and raise chicken by my self...

I don't use bedding for my quail. I got a free old dresser from craigslist and replaced the bottom by Galvanized Hardware Cloth Fence. Quail's waste is much more smelly than chicken, and you need to clean them often if raising indoor.

Now my one month chicks are living with the 2 months old quails. They are getting well now. But I think I should separate them soon.

There was a big storm last night in my area. My incubator stopped working for 3 hours due to the power failure. There are around 40 quails eggs and they are sitting there for 11, 8, 5 and 2 days respecitvely. I am wondering if they still survive without heating in 3 hours. Thank you.

This is my first year to raise quails. They are contrix quail. I have 10 hens and 3 roostors. They are seperated in 3 pens, 1 roo with 3/4 hens. They used to laying crazy in spring and ealry summer. While now, I only get 3 eggs every day. Any way I can do to encourage them laying more? Thannk you.

Thank you guys. They are 2 months old. I am a bit disappointed that they are EEs, but still would keep the hens for eggs. I update the pics of bodyside. Thanks. Also please give me your tips how to sex them, as I still have 13s in 1 month old.

I used to think they were easter eggers. While I bought the eggs from the breeder listed in the Ameraucana Breeders Club.

I have 6 Ameraucanas. Please help me define their gender. They are 2 months old now. Also, if anyone know where some of them are not bearded yet? Also, please tell me how to sex them, as I have some more in 1 month old. Thank you. Chick 1 Chick2 Chick3 Chick4 Chick 5...

Yes, she quacks. I am happy to know she is a girl. Hope she would not make too much noise.

I have 6 cornish X chicken which are raised with some Ameraucana chicken in the 3'X8' coop. Today I found the cornish feather is so messy. There is so many dirt on their feather. Also they don't have feather on their belly and the part around their vent and under their wings. However, my...

The ebay sellor put a runner eggs in the Muscovy eggs I bought. Now he/she is 8 weeks old and the only quack one in backyard. Please tell me its gender if you are familiar with runner. Thank you.

Anyone know where I can buy silkies hatching eggs in CT. Thank you.

My ducks seem to like the clean water in their pool. Now they only swim in the pool when I change the water. While after 2 or 3 hours, the water get dirty and they don't want to jump in again. How often do you chang change the water in the pool? I don't want to get a big water bill in next month.

I went to my local store to see if they had some organic chicken feed today. Unfortunatelly, they don't. While the lady told me they had Nutrena products which was made from natural things. Actually I am very confused with nutural and organic. Any difference between these two? How is the nutrena...

I never buy the orgainc feed before. I checked with my local store and they sell 50 lb feed for $50. That is too much.

Yes, my local store does have organic feed. But they are much more expensive than the commerical. I want to raise my meat birds more organic, but don't want to pay too much. That is why I choose to use corn and beans. The soy bean has 47% protein. They may have enough protein to the cornish. I...

I try to feed my birds more organic. While the organic feed is much more expensive than the feed I use currently. I checked my local store and find them have cracked corn and soy bean meal. The cracked corn is cheap. While the soy bean is only $2 higher for 50lb than the feed I am using. While...