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  1. S

    Duckling showing some problems but I don't know what kind?

    I have a few ducklings that we've hatched that are about 3-4 weeks old now, but one of them doesn't quite behave like the others and I'm not sure how concerned I should be- For some backstory this duckling did have a little trouble during hatch where it tired out in the egg for too long after...
  2. jjaazzy

    Predator/Great Pyrenees help needed!

    Need help and advice. Since the shutdown the Coyotes have moved into my area. I have a large flock of chickens that gets cooped at night with a hot line so those are safe but since I free range and there are a ton of places to hide, some chickens decide that they want to put the FREE in free...
  3. Chickenandgreens

    Eagle attack aftercare! Advice and insight please!

    Hello everyone I’ve been looking at this site for awhile now for my birds. One of my younger pullets, around 3 months old. Was found in a golden eagles claws yesterday at 3pm I scared it away and was able to catch my bird, and put it in a small cage when I went out to get supplies. Ended up...
  4. Flutterbudget

    Is this water belly or is my Pekin just fat?

    Hi all! This is Missy and she’s around 2 years old. She seems to have almost gotten as big as her male! I’ve held her up and palpated her stomach it doesn’t feel tight or overly bloated at all it’s just nice and soft, I cannot feel an egg. I was just wondering if anyone thinks it’s just a fat...
    • Flutterbudget
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    • advice advice appreciated ayelsbury ducks pekin pekin duck unknown water belly
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. A

    My ducks are going lame

    Hi, I have 8 Muscovy ducklings born on the 27th of may (14 weeks), and about 2 weeks ago one of my ducklings began to limp. We checked his foot but couldn’t find anything wrong with it and about a week ago he stopped walking apart from dragging himself into his cage or to his siblings. I have...
    • Al42
    • Thread
    • advice appreciated duck duckling help lame limping muscovy
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. S

    Cocci and recovery (is my hen getting better)

    Recently had what we're 99% sure is a coccidia outbreak amongst our flock. Most of the girls seem to be doing reasonably fine, but our lavender orpington Lilly seems to have it the worst and is having a rough recovery. Our splash maran and bielefelder hens also seem to have it but are having a...
  7. Eggs_Benedict

    Help! Lethargic hen with floppy comb.

    My 5 month old New Hampshire Red Becky has suddenly started behaving strangely. I let the flock out to free range yesterday morning and she was acting fine. We live where temps get really hot so we bring our chickens inside from time to time to cool off. We brought her in last night and she...
  8. georgiegoose

    Advice needed - potentially eggbound silkie

    Hiya, we have a 2 yr old silkie hen that is possibly eggbound but unsure if it could maybe be something else causing her distress. She hasn't laid for months but she is exhibiting a lot of the symptoms of being eggbound so we have been treating her for this. She is usually very active and...
  9. B

    Is this poop normal?

    One of my 2mo. old pullets is having runny poops pretty consistently and acting more sheepish than usual. She used to be the one that liked being held the most but over the last week or so is the last to come up to me. Does this poop look normal?
  10. O

    Is this an internal pip?

    Hi, so we are at the end of day 22 today(live in the UK) and i have been montering the eggs today as when i candles this morning i thought i saw movement right by the air sack. I candled them again tonight as i heard that when they internally pip i need to increase humidity and as this is my...
    • oliviasmith
    • Thread
    • advice appreciated duckling help !
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. S

    Medicine Advice

    Hi everyone! The heavy rain in California did a number on two of my hens. The vet gave me antibiotics in pill form and anti-inflammatory liquid. One of my hens is pretty easy going and took both meds well. I just syringe feed it to her slowly on the side of her beak. She’s doing great now. The...
  12. O

    Help, advice needed!

    Hi, it is my first time hatching duck eggs however i have hatched chickens but 2 that was around 2 years ago. So, i’ve had the duck eggs in the incubator for 18 days and the ducks are wild as the mother abandoned her eggs(i know this because i saw her with them but kept checking back however she...
    • oliviasmith
    • Thread
    • advice appreciated duck eggs early duck eggs moving ducks help
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. Brink

    Advice for crying chick

    My birds usually free range all day long. They have their coop that they go into at night to roost but I open their chick door for them about 0500 every morning for them to free range the yard/grass area. However, I have workers coming to the property to install some chainlink fencing so I've...
  14. Craftychicks

    Hen or Roo??

    Hi everyone, I just joined and from reading other threads, I think I know the answer but I want to be sure. So I've raised Henrietta since a chick and we always though she was a hen. We have recently introduced new mature hens and now she is mounting them, chasing them and making this gawd...
  15. Brink

    Feeding Advice for Mixed Flock, Flogging Rooster, Angel Wing Goose.

    Hello, I have a mixed flock of chickens, geese, ducks, and one rooster. I am still very new to owning backyard birds. Most of my birds are around 2 months old with a couple of them younger (ducks and a few chicks) except my rooster. He is older and was given to us by friends of our neighbor...
  16. S

    Goose of my breeding pair died, what can I do to help my gander?

    Hi all, I've never posted here before but have been a lurker for a very long time and all of your posts are always so helpful. Backstory: I bought two geese (a breeding pair) at an auction three weeks ago. Towards the end of their first week with us they were given a clean bill of health by the...
  17. K

    Coop advice for beginner

    Hello, Looking for advice on food and water inside. I was thinking a bucket with cups. I’m new to keeping chickens and we live in New Mexico. It gets pretty hot during the summer months. Any experienced advice on where/what to put inside for my girls at night would be appreciated. (The...
  18. J

    6 week old chicks pecking eachother

    So I've got my just about 6 weeks old flock of Buff Orpington chicks, I've got 19 to the flock, I moved them to the outdoor coop/run about a week ago as they had started to bully each other to the point of bleeding, about a day or two ago now I started to notice that some chicks are missing...
  19. C

    Opinions Needed ! Incubating an abandoned Egg, Unsure of what day it's on !

    Hello ! First post on this website, I am hoping that some people have some words of advice for my situation. Note : Am new to incubating and raising chicks overall. So as of near a month ago, one of the bantams of the coop went broody. She had a clutch of about 4ish eggs but the numbers kept...
  20. J

    What do I do with the wound from here?

    I have 19 5 week old Buff Orpington chicks and this morning I found one that was bleeding with the other chicks pecking at the wounded area. I removed her from the pen they're currently in (about 3ft x 6ft, and will be expanded again soon until they can be moved to the outside run/coop) and am...
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