I have 10 chickens,of which 7 are laying. also have 2 ducks 1male 1 female which is now laying every day. i have 3 hens that have started Brooding . also 1 old hen that just hatched 5 new chicks. I just built a new coop for 3 brooding hens , I will send pictures later ,when i learn how,to put...
I have some chickens, that poops very watery poop. what can this be? all the chickens are lively and hungry all the time. why poop runny its brown liquid.
my flock of 12. 3 layers go inside the coop on very hot days . stay there till late evening. i keep it cool all times.around 80 all day, i raise temprature a little at night.for them. they seem to like it.
I have 2 ducks ,raised from infantsy to full size. One drake and one femail. the femaill is now laying eggs, she doesn't realy care about the eggs. as she walks around on them kicks them etc. she doesn't really havw a nest, she lays them in the same place every day. Can i make her a nest and...
I have 2 ducks that are white in color, they have different shade of color in there beak,nose.one has dull yellow and the other a brighter yellow. can't tell which is male or female.anybody can help me. They were raised with chickens and one of them is chaseing the hens. my chickens all stay in...
I just took her 4 eggs that she has been sitting for almost 8weeks, the other one still has no eggs but she still sits on the nest . wxcept to eat and dust. Neither one lays any eggs.. I'm hopeing the other hens lays some soon. I will give them to the broody hens ,if still sitting on thier nest.
the mites do not live on the chickens? i thoight may be the blood? came off the hickens, but i did not see any on the chickens, the water was very red. i will recheck the chickens tonight, thank you for your help
I just changed the water in my duck and chicken pool lge kid wadeing poolis the size. I noticed it was all redish brown . Not like the other times (weekly change) could this be red mites ? I use the d.earth in my dust bath place 14 inches by 5 foot 6inches deep,with good soil.
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Is it ok not to break the hen yet ,I am hopeing to use her for brooding as soon as the others lay some eggs, I don't have snakes ,but may have a rat, I can't catch.lol