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  1. house.of.ducks

    PLEASE HELP duck eye??

    I don’t have time for a long explanation because i’m on my way to TSC rn so i want to see if there’s anything i can purchase there by the time i get there but my cayuga’s eye looks like this. her inner eyelid the one that is like see through is fine and she seems to be acting normally. her...
    • house.of.ducks
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    • advice needed help help asap sick duck
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. S

    7 week old goose wont eat greens

    My 7 week old goose barely grazes and wont eat other greens either . shes fixated on the starter crumbles. Barely eats anything besides this . what can i do ? Anyone have this happen? I been supplementing with vitamins and niacin in water ... And keep greens available at all times.
    • spcmoken
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    • advice needed eating disorder eating habits eating plants goose gosling supplement vitamin
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Geese
  3. K

    Eggs bleeding under shell?

    Can anyone help me out? I’ve got rescued eggs in an incubator, and since we’ve had them, they’ve slowly started bleeding under the shell? And it started with one and it’s happening to more and more. We’ve had to throw out 5 eggs already. I can’t seem to find anything on Google. Is it something...
    • Kenharb
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    • advice needed bleeding under shell ducks eggs dying hatching hatching advice rescue ducks
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. house.of.ducks

    Fox keeps taking ducks!!

    So far i have had two ducks taken by a fox in my neighborhood. The first was one of my two young muscovies back in November or December, and just yesterday one of my welshies (one of the 2 first ducks i ever got) was taken and she would have been 2 years old on September 5th. I think of my ducks...
    • house.of.ducks
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    • advice needed duck help muscovies predator predator attack predator control predator deterrent predator eating birds welsh harlequin
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  5. MysticUniKitty

    Beak Injury (non emergency), top of beak chip.

    Hello! So it doesn't "look" like an emergency, but wanted to double check, I've been looking on here for advice and finding questions for just not the right thing. looked through google for a good diagram and can't find one. of course when i'm worried or frustrated i can't find the keys in my...
  6. PeaPod117

    Chick keeps leaning back before leaning forward if she goes too far

    I got some new chicks to add to our current flock today, and we’ve already lost one chick due to a poor decision on my part. Right now one is displaying odd behavior, where she’ll be standing there, then start leaning back before catching herself and quickly leans over. Also, a few times it...
  7. E

    Keeping a Smaller Chick Warm

    Hi everyone: one of our new baby chicks is a little smaller and seems to be a little chillier than our other three . Any suggestions on how we can help warm it up more without overheating the others? Chicks are 8 days old and the brooder temp is at about 90°. The little one is still eating and...
  8. thelightswechase

    Aggressive male ring-necked dove

    I've owned a pair of ring-necked doves for the past three years, and the male has been aggressive against the female since febuary. He chases her, attacks her when she attemps to eat/drink and pinches the feathers at the back of her head until they come off. She is practically bald as of right...
    • thelightswechase
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    • advice needed dove advice dove aggression dove behavior feather male attacking female ringneck ringneck dove
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Pigeons and Doves
  9. PeaPod117

    Whens a good age to put chicks outside?

    My chicks and ducks are about 4 1/2 weeks old right now. I saw that people usually put their chicks out permanently at 5 weeks. They are outside in the hutch right now, it’s 1:20 am and the temperature is about 56-57 degrees (that’s the lowest it’s gonna be). My mom didn’t want me to put a...
  10. S

    ATTN South Florida Chicken Owners: Can I buy 1 hour of your time and advice for $40?

    Are there any chicken experts in Broward that I could pay $20 to drive over and give me their opinion/recommendation on my flock's health and coop set-up? I have 5 silkies and live in the north fort lauderdale/pompano beach area. I'm very new to chickens and their poos are getting weird...
  11. brownshaverchickenmum

    Brown shaver stopped growing - looking for advice

    Hi all, I'm a first-time mum for my three babes and got them when they were a day old. I've read all the info and love them all so much (my workmates constantly ask how my chickens are doing). I wanted to ask if anyone has had this problem before - one of my girls has stopped growing. A bit of...
  12. K

    Advice on raising an Exchequer Leghorn chick- Is slower development normal?

    I have a flock of 7 chicks who are all about 1 week old (1 died in the mail ). They are: easter eggers, a golden laced wyandotte, a lavender and a buff orpington, the leghorn, and a black australorp. All except the Leghorn have just about doubled in size. My Leghorn seems to eat and drink, but...
  13. S

    Help...is this a frazzle?

    I bought some chicks from Atwoods and one started to curl out. As I've read more into this (fairly new to the chicken world), I'm worried it may be a frazzle. Could anyone help me identify this sweet guy and if it is a frazzle, any tips for care? I see quite a but of bare spots. Wasnt sure if it...
  14. Tyson_chickens

    Sickly Chicken

    So my darling Henny (Easter Egger) has been acting quite strange the past couple of days. She hasn't be grazing like the others and she has been laying down most of the day in one spot. I go to pick her up and she pretty much allows me without any restraint. She used to go running around with...
  15. imnew2chickens

    Total newbie seeking tldr on "getting started" with chicks!

    Hello friends! I am a new home owner and am lucky enough to have a beautiful big yard here in Portland, Oregon. I am excited to get a small flock (3-4) of hens for egg supply + new family pets, most likely Orphington, Austrolorp, maybe an Americaunah, maybe a Sussex? We are settled and have a...
  16. J

    New to BYC! Need advice! :)

    Hey guys! I’ve been reading on this site for a couple months trying to get as much info as I can because I’m getting three 18weeks old chicken end of april! :) do you have any tips for me? Every advice is welcome! I live in quebec so winter is really harsh. Right now there’s about 5 feet of snow...
    • JeyB94
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    • advice advice needed chicken chicken adoption community coop happy chicken laying new member quebec run cleaning
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  17. Over_Easy47

    Tips on adding new members to your flock

    Just here for some tips on adding about 12 baby chicks that are very close to being big enough to join the big girls outside! About a month ago, I added 2 Easter eggers & 2 barred rocks to my flock and it went well but not to well..as they are okay now and get along. I also have 2 turkens that...
  18. KikiDeAnime

    Advice for selling Chicks?

    Hopefully this is the right spot to post this.. After I get NPIP certified, I plan on selling hatching eggs and chicks. I don't know a whole lot about selling poultry so I thought I'd ask here. The only reason I'm going to be getting NPIP certified, is so I can prove that our birds are healthy...
  19. FEAREDALPHA

    Need Help Incubating! EMU EGG!

    I recently bought an emu egg and a $65.00 chicken egg incubator to incubate one emu egg and i have it perfectly set to 98.1 degress and 35% humidity and i hand turn the egg 3-2 times a day! I have weighed it and it has already lost 2 grams in the last 24 hours! Im so excited!!!! I really hope...
  20. Equiem

    ADVICE PLEASE - soft, broken shell, lethargic hen!

    I've been keeping hens since March of this year. They're rescue ex-batts and I have already lost 2 of the 5 I started with, been to the vets with another and now one of the others is unwell. I've dealt with a lot since keeping them - the first prolapsed after one week so I had to learn things...
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