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  1. MetroMutt

    Kicking waterer?

    does anyone else have hens that will kick their waterers? My one girl Esther keeps kicking/almost scratching the waterer until all of the water comes out and I dont know why shes doing it, for now we are refilling/cleaning it twice a day but we are going to put it on top of some bricks and if...
  2. H

    Egg Yolk Peritonitis Help!!!

    Hi all. So I have a 4-year-old RIR hen named Ruby who I adopted about a year ago now. She’s a fantastic girl. Really really sweet. She hasn’t ever laid an egg since I’ve had her and I assumed she was just done and was too old. But, recently, when the spring rolled around, she was sat in the...
  3. H

    Hen Laid Two Eggs in One Day. Should I Be Concerned?

    Hi all! So I’ve got a 2-year-old (almost 3-year-old) Partridge Olive Egger hen named Jennie. I let them all out into their pen this morning and collected an egg that was in their nesting box from my Golden Laced Wyandotte, Poppy. When I went back out to bring them in for the night, I saw two...
  4. Q

    Hey there! New here and in of help!

    My son came home from dad's with 3 white leghorn chicks! I don't know how old they are neither did dad. I'm now caring for them the best I can with what I've learn from google and YouTube lol. I've had them about 2 days now. I would appreciate any and all advice on how to care for them properly...
  5. T

    How can I make my turkeys live longer

    Hello! I recently got some broad breasted white turkey babies and then learned that they’re only expected to live about a year or two?!? How can I help my babies live longer? Would feeding them a lower protein feed help (from 30 to 20)? Daily exercise? Thank you
    • thecollector
    • Thread
    • advice advice appreciated baby lifespan turkey
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Turkeys
  6. Britt712

    My female has started bullying..

    I have 2 female coturnix quail that have been together since they've hatched and have gotten along ever since. They are 9 months old and one of them has started picking on the other. I am aware that this is bullying behavior because just 20 minutes ago one has started pecking and chasing the...
    • Britt712
    • Thread
    • advice appreciated bully behavior cotournix quail
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Quail
  7. T

    Is the vet worth it

    I have a Peking drake, very big but only 5 months old. A few weeks ago he suffered a foot injury, looks like his middle toe is broken. He was unable to really put weight on the foot but he still managed to get around. I isolated him and put him in a pool to swim and get exercise everyday to try...
    • thecollector
    • Thread
    • advice appreciated broken duck leg euthanasia foamy eye vet advice
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. psycache

    Advice on breeds please. Raising chicks for the first time in Utah!

    EDITED based on a summary of advices so far, so hard to narrow down (aim for 6 pullets, and 4 hens eventually): 1x Speckled Sussex 1x Delaware 1x Mottled Java 1x Barred Rock 1x Silver Lakenvelder 1x Black Australorp 1x Blue Copper Maran 1x Dominque So I have taken care of chickens before, both...
  9. AngelaY

    House chicken! Any advice?

    Ok, so I have a special needs Bantam Cochin who got to come inside for a snow storm, and is going to stay inside (there are a few reasons but I won't list them unless someone asks). Her name is Little Dorrit, she super sweet and queen of eye contact (lol). Anyways, does anyone who has, or has...
  10. splitidol

    Plymouth rock Hen or rooster?

    Hey all! My girls are at that stage where they all look like hens except for one, my moms been saying Salt looks like a rooster but the hatchery I got them from let me know I would only be getting pullets, Salt looks like a hen for the most part except how big it is compared to the other...
  11. EHaag

    Rescue Chicken - Identification Help!

    Hello! Recently, over the last few weeks, a chicken has been visiting my backyard. I figured she was a free range chicken and went back to her coop at night. I ended up following her one night and found out she was living in a downed tree behind my fence. I started giving her food and water...
  12. ChickenGal247

    Crazy cream Legbar cockerel

    I’m looking for some advice on how to “tame” a cockerel I just got from a friend. He doesn’t appear to have been handled very often and I know they live a free-range lifestyle. My friend has 6 other cockerels (all raised together) she’s trying to rehome and I was helping her identify the...
  13. Duck_Lover_101

    Hopefully Not Roosters, but Acting Like Roosters...

    Hi! So I'm not a newbie to chickens, I've been raising them for around 6-5 years, but there is always new stuff I'm learning. I recently got 4 Delaware chickens for a show I'm raising them for. Now, they come from a hatchery, which is supposedly a good one (though the guy in charge never said...
  14. Kimmyh51

    Duck sneezing, tongue noticeably swollen at base of tongue??

    I have a duck who was sneezing and assumed it was a respiratory infection that seems to plague some of my ducks, particularly during spring which it is now where I live... normally the symptoms disappear after a few days on oxytetracycline antibiotic which my vet prescribes for me to use for...
  15. Silkiemama72

    White residue on less than year old Silkie Chicken

    Hi! I’ve had chickens for a few years but this is my first time raising silkies. I’ve got three, one rooster and two adorable girls. We got them from a local breeder in May. My black silkie, Judy has some crusty/crunchy white residue on the tips of her wings. Not sure what it is. All of my...
  16. splitidol

    How much space should I give my chicks?

    Hi! I’m trying to design a coop for my chicks but i’ve never built one before and don’t know how much space I should give them, I have 7 total ( 2 Plymouth Rocks, Cuckoo Maran, Golden Sex Link, New Hampshire Red, Buff Orpington, and a Silkie), Im scared i’m going to not give them enough room and...
  17. E

    Bumblefoot- Pus Spots Developing?

    Hello, one of our 1.5yo hens has developed bumblefoot, likely stemming from a foot injury. We believe we caught the infection early and for the last two and a half weeks we've been treating her by soaking her feet in warm epsom salt baths twice daily and bandaging the feet. We apply antibiotic...
  18. Weeg

    Can anyone help with a dog with a possible food allergy?

    We have a 5 year old yellow lab pup. He is such a good boy and loves running on trail rides with us and the horses, and chasing a stick. He has recently developed a limp, when he gets up in the morning, and after we run him on the trails sometimes. We took him to the vet and they told us he had...
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