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  1. littlegardenhomestead

    Chicken Coop & Run, how many chickens?

    Hi everyone! I’m looking for a little advice as a beginner. I recently purchased a 4×6 Dutch-style coop, and my husband will be adding a 6×10 roofed run attached to it so the chickens will have access to the run at all times. We plan to predator-proof everything with ½-inch galvanized hardware...
  2. Alpine Bobwhite

    Duck Info for UK Garden

    Hi there! First of all, I have zero experience in ducks (other than obsessively loving them), so anything you can advise me on would be super appreciated. We've been considering getting chickens for a while now, and have the space for poultry (an aviary + garden) but the chicken coop that was...
  3. Willxii

    Am I supposed to be concern with these blackspots!?

    Recently my runner duck has been having these fuzz around his bill, but I'm just noticing the black spots he's been having as well, I've had him for almost two years and don't know if this is normal or should he be taken to the vet? He's my first duck alongside with a Pekin who's bill is normal...
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    • #advice #advice#emergency #blackspots #drake #duck's bill #help
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. TurGoosen

    Widower Gander, what to do

    I got back from college two days ago. My father told me that my goose, Cheese died suddenly a week ago. She had been nesting and was found dead in the pond with no apparent cause of death. Crackers, my gander was very attached to her and wouldn’t go anywhere without her. They’ve been together...
    • TurGoosen
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    • #advice #africangander #gander #ducks #goose #goosebehavior #help #lonely #widower
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Geese
  5. J

    Roosters feet look so sore?!

    Hello guys! I just picked up this Rooster today and noticed his feet are like this. I asked the seller what I should do and they told me nothing, he will be fine. I have picked up some scaly leg spray (the one attached) should I spray some of this? Is this mites or something else going on...
  6. Frijolitopollito

    Chick not eating or drinking! HELP!

    I got two chicks gifted to me three days ago due to a caretaker no longer being able to take care of them. They were both fine when I got them but on the second day the smaller one started showing signs of being lethargic, such as not eating, not drinking, and always wanting to be under the heat...
  7. J

    Rooster being mean to new hens

    Hi everyone! Looking for some advice please. My mum gave me her 2 hens and rooster around 4 weeks ago. They have lived together for over a year and a half. Last Thursday, My husband and I bought another 8 hens (18 weeks old). The rooster is always friendly and so are the other two...
  8. I

    URGENT Swollen foot and eye swollen shut

    Hi everyone! My grandpa got them recently from a neighbor who moved to a home. Said they are 2-3 years old. They came in quite a bad shape and have been quarantined from the start. Her eye is swollen shut and filled with puss. We are washing it with saline and putting antibiotic drops but it...
  9. steph1200

    Hen is making weird nosie

    Hen just started making this noise today, when I try to get her she still reacts and trys to run away, but she is just sitting down most of the time. Poop is in between good and watery. Added a photo of face if that matters Also every once in a while she will sneeze
  10. fridao

    Broody chicken??

    Hi! I’m a fairly new chicken owner. Still figuring out things and learning more constantly. I do have one chicken that is showing some broody behavior (i have no roosters because they are illegal where i live) She’s been laying in her egg laying box for 2 days now and she isn’t laying on any...
  11. Z

    Serama egg pipped on wrong side

    I have a small batch of serama eggs that I ordered in my incubator and as I was removing my rotator to put them on lockdown this morning, I noticed a pip (this one is early) It looks like the shell is broken just a bit but the membrane looks to be intact. I quickly candled it as I assumed the...
  12. J

    sick hens‼️

    hello there, i am posting in regards to my hen who doesn’t seem to recover. she keeps pooping diarrhea or a watery solution and keeps on gasping for air. her back feathers are falling out showing her exposed red skin. we’ve tried vetrx but so far that doesn’t seem to be affective. does anyone...
  13. Hen_House04

    Snake help!

    I was in and out of the coop this evening when I almost stepped on a snake who quickly slithered in the pinestraw flower beds! 😵‍💫 this is my first encounter with a snake while having chickens. I want to be cautious with what the chickens are exposed to, but I would also prefer not to have a...
  14. Hen_House04

    Double yolk!

    Hey there! My chickens have been laying eggs for the past 4ish weeks now (🎉) and with me being a new chicken mom, I want what’s best for them and I’d never turn down advice🙅🏼‍♀️For the past week, one of my Barred Rocks has been laying a double yolks. It’s been a one week since she has started...
  15. S

    All 4 chickens died of different causes within 3 years. Are we doing something wrong?

    Hello all, as you may know from my other posts, Pebble has been sick for a long time (though still happy and active for a lot of the day, she’s also suffering a lot). Today we’re putting pebble down at the vet. This morning, something was wrong with our other chicken, olive. We took her to the...
  16. divineangel94

    Recent experience

    A few days ago I posted about my hen who had a prolapse vent. Mrs duck had a bad prolapse that I healed enough to put her back in with the others the week before. Well a week later, it happened again but worse. There was an egg stuck. I spent 4 hours trying to help her get the egg out. Baths...
  17. EasterChickens

    ‼️HELP‼️ Leghorn hen sick/lethargic?! Possibility of vent gleet?

    Hello everyone, I have a 2 year & 9 month old leghorn hen that just started to show signs of sickness 1 day ago. I'm pretty sure she is not eggbound because she did lay an egg yesterday. She did not lay an egg today though (usually she lays daily). She is still eating and drinking but not as...
  18. madsnbot

    Unknown rooster death/pasty butt??

    Okay so my rooster just recently died and i’m not sure why. He’s around a year old and had been acting weird the past few days. He was acting lethargic and tired. I didn’t notice him not eating/drinking but I don’t think he was doing much of either. A few days ago i decided to take a look at him...
  19. EasterChickens

    !URGENT! Rooster's spur broken and bleeding!

    Hello everyone, I randomly came out to my backyard to check on my rooster and I found that one of his spur's went missing/broken and is bleeding. I'm assuming that his spur got stuck somewhere and therefore it broke. Does anyone know any cures or treatment to this? Please let me know ASAP if you...
  20. ChickenWitch1

    Sick and very lethargic chicken

    My EE bantam roo started acting off about a week ago. He seemed to have less interest in interacting with the other chickens, which is very unusual for him. It started getting worse a few days ago so I brought him inside. He’s eating only a bit, and i’m giving him water through an eye dropper...
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