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  1. K

    Questions about my White Cochin

    Morning all I was wondering if someone could help me as I’m a first time chicken owner and I’m a little worried about my White Cochin GC. I have 4 ladies - 3x Buff Orphingtons and the 1x White Cochin and the buffs seem to be growing fine - I weighed the smallest one out of the 3 this morning and...
  2. C

    Which 2 of these 3 Cream Legbar roosters should be my breeding roosters?

    I have 3 Cream Legbars that I got from a breeder last year. I only need 2 and will likely sell the third so I need some help! Which one matches with the SOP the best? Their tails are missing some because my Guineas like to be mean to them.
  3. T

    Sick Chicken.. Respiratory and Sezures

    Hello, I’ve seen many helpful answers to questions on this site for similar problems in the past and have found it helpful but this is more of a unique case I feel so I thought I’d share and try to get more opinions on what it could be. I am posting this on my phone so apologies if the...
  4. T

    Indoor Duck Pen - Need Recommendations!!

    I have two fast growing Pekin ducks, and I feel like the current place that they sleep in (I have a plastic bin in which they sleep in currently to keep their poop in one place over night) is getting extremely cramped, to the point where it is difficult for them to move). I want to create a...
    • tofukiwi
    • Thread
    • advice needed duck cage duck pen home home build
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. N

    Chicken attacked and has a big bite out of her tail. How can I help her?

    We were woken up about an hour ago by very panicked chicken noises from the backyard. One of our four hens was injured and besides missing lots of tail feathers has a large wound (don’t know what attacked her but thinking maybe a cat). I cleaned the injury site and used hydrogen peroxide and an...
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  7. G

    Noisy Hens- Advice Wanted!

    Hi all, We have been raising 4 hens since they were chicks, they are just over 6 months old now. They have recently started to lay and with that they have become quite noisy throughout the day, & it is not just the “egg-song” (please see attached video). Ever since the chicks were old enough...
  8. Sarag4914

    New flock member

    Hi everyone I thought it was about time I joined as I've been using the threads for information over the last few months. I became a first time chicken mama 2 weeks ago when I finally brought home my 3 silkies. They are uk LF silkies, I have a bearded red plye at 13 weeks old, a bearded...
  9. 1234chicken4321

    Chick still ill after vet?

    Hi, Long story short I had five 2 week old chicks but three died after they all contracted some respiratory problem. I felt so bad for the gasping little guys o tool them to the vets around the start of the month and got some medicine. 2 weeks on that hadn't cured the last two so we've switched...
  10. B

    Does my chick have Spraddle legs??

    She’s a day and some time old. I’m new to all this and can’t tell if she’s Spraddled. I know she has curly toes but what do you think?? If so what should I do. She can’t stand on her feet. And walks around like that. (Third picture)
  11. Y

    Bruised egg during hatching

    Today is day 28 of hatching my duck eggs (Pekin), and I went to check for any internal pipping, unfortunately still none :( and then I noticed some bruising on the under side of the egg so I carefully lifted it without turning to get a better look, and the bruising seems quite large. I’ve tried...
    • Yapstan
    • Thread
    • advice advice needed bruised egg duck hatch a duck hatching a duckling pekin
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. Australorp94

    Impacted Crop (Crop Surgery)

    Hi BYC community. I have a chicken with an impacted crop. I've been trying to get the impaction to pass, but I'm having a hard time. Massaging the crop and a mild laxative called Dulcolax aren't working. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I think I'm getting to the point where crop surgery...
  13. Duckegghelpneeded

    What do I need in preparation for hatching eggs??

    Hi, I’m about to start incubating six Indian runner duck eggs and I want to be prepared! I have a candler, an incubator (of course!) and I’m about to purchase a hygrometer- furthermore I am not sure what hygrometer to get I am looking at getting the htc 1 off Amazon, is that alright? Also I was...
  14. C

    Advice re harching peafowl eggs

    Hi, I was hoping to get some advice on how to best hatch peafowl eggs. I've never done it before and really want to get it right or the best I can they'll be arriving in the next week or so, so I want to be as prepared as I can be. Thanks in advance
    • Caoimhe3210
    • Thread
    • advice needed hatching peafowl eggs
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Peafowl
  15. E

    Beak Trims

    Hello 👋 Can anyone give some advice for trimming beaks? I've had chickens for years, but this is the first time I've ever had one with a bit of an underbite. She seems to get along fine, I just don't want it to become advanced to where it affects her well being. TIA!
  16. Niche Flock

    What is the best type of heat lamp?

    Hi! I'm expecting ducklings & goslings in June and am looking at different options for heat lamps in my brooder. I've raised ducklings in the past, but usually received them earlier in the year around April. In the past I've used standard red incandescent heat lamps with the general metal dome...
    • Niche Flock
    • Thread
    • advice needed brooder heat lamp raising ducklings raising goslings
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. M

    Hatching Problems, Requesting Advice ASAP

    Hello, I've been incubating duck eggs over the past month. They entered lockdown on Friday and I had one duckling pip on Sunday and hatch yesterday (day 28). As I didn't want to disturb the humidity and risk shrink-wrapping their siblings I decided to leave them in there. Unfortunately they are...
    • MyNameIsQ
    • Thread
    • advice needed duck ducks hatching help humidity incubate incubating incubation lockdown
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. mandymcg05

    Coop In Progress- All suggestions welcome! But be NICE! Lol

    Alright. So some of you may remember my water fiasco in the original coop my husband and I built about two weeks ago. Our pallet built coop was found with standing water after a couple days of heavy storms. So... hubby and I panicked. Bought a ton of wood. And started building. Keep in mind, we...
  19. kip5254

    Bumblefoot Year 2 - Update and Advice Needed!

    Has anybody else have this happen to them? I had four chickens for 2 years without a SINGLE case of bumblefoot. All four of them were older girls (I got them older as a new chicken owner) and 3/4 passed away over the last year or so. Then, last year, I added 2 girls into the flock - so basically...
  20. W

    (sad)Healthy duckling suddenly died...

    This is Gertrude. About a week old. She was our biggest, healthiest, happiest chick. A couple days ago she started her distress chirp. I went to her and she was not ok. She died within an hour. She was panting, gasping and obviously in distress. She was limp, in and out of consciousness, hard...
    • WhatTheDuck420
    • Thread
    • advice needed botulism duck duckling female golden 300 loss novice sudden death waterlog
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
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