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  1. C

    Some Red in Poop - Should I be concerned?

    Hello, I recently started raising chickens. I have 8 that are about 3 weeks old and I got them at about 3/4 days of age from a local chicken farm. They have remained in my garage in a large brooder since I brought them home and have not been exposed to any other animals. They have 2 water...
  2. D

    How can I help my duck get better with niacin deficiency?

    We bought her nutritional yeast yesterday and gave her water, but we don’t know whether we’re supposed to let her walk and play like usual or if resting more will help her recover. We’ll also cook some niacin rich foods for her to help her get better quickly, but other than that, is there any...
  3. D

    How much and how often do you feed your ducks Niacin and/or nutritional yeast everyday?

    How much and how often do you feed your ducks Niacin and/or nutritional yeast powder everyday? What age are they?
  4. kanami

    bullying or molting?

    i’m so stressedddd, i’ve noticed some of my chooks are losing feathers and this is coming up on year one of me being a chicken tender and this is a first for me. i need the experts to look at all these photos and help me see if they are getting bullied or if some are molting or both! one day i...
  5. kanami

    what seasonings/extras to add to feed to make it more nutritious?

    hello my feathered friends! currently i am trying to figure out if there is any way to make my current chicken feed more nutritious, i feel like i’m not doing enough for my girlypops… here is a pic of the current feed i am giving them! i usually buy from tractor supply from the next town over...
  6. kanami

    help!! should i move my coop out of the rain??

    hello, i’m still a first time chickie owner, living in bay area california and we have been getting rainstorm warnings, it hasn’t started yet but i’m wondering, should i move my coop to our covered patio? i’m not sure if the girls would be okay with getting their home pummeled with rain all...
  7. proudduckowner22

    Questions on Muscovy ducks hatching goose eggs

    Hey y’all, I am gearing up already for hatching goslings next spring, and was curious on letting Muscovy ducks hatch out most of my goose eggs next spring (I only have 1 pair of geese, they are Chinese geese) and I was also wondering how many goose eggs can one Muscovy hen hatch out in a clutch...
    • proudduckowner22
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    • advice chinese brown geese duck egg geese gosling hatching help muscovy muscovy duck
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. S

    Worming

    Hi how often is it recommended and safe to worm a cockerel, he was abandoned so I have no idea how long it was since he was last wormed so I’m not sure if to do it or to wait, any advice would be brilliant thank you
  9. S

    Yellow coming from feather - possibly wound

    Hi I have rescued a cockerel that was abandoned - he had been attacked but his neck is recovering very well and he seems much better in himself. I have noticed recently that he has yellow coming from top of his tail feathers - looks a bit bald this patch so I’m thinking it could be a wound from...
  10. YamYam

    Shed-to-Coop Design Feedback Request

    Howdy! I have a few questions and wanted some feedback on a future coop. It will be a 4x8 coop located inside the shed (pictured below). I'm planning on building onto the shed, meaning I'll only add four walls and a floor to the coop. The shed is made of wooden lattice, which is quite old, but...
  11. coltgrizzz

    Chicken has been sick for 3 days now, still no idea what’s wrong

    My bird has been acting lethargic for about 3 days now, prior she was just fine. Vent is clean, she’s not pale, but she refuses to move much (preferring to sleep in place), hasn’t been eating or drinking, and hasnt been laying eggs. She was a rescue but we believe she is fairly young. Any...
  12. E

    Anything contagious that presents as either salpingitis or water belly/ascites?

    Hello, I have unfortunately lost 2 of my ex-battery girls quite close together, and have another 2 hens I am concerned about. I’m pretty sure one of the deceased had salpingitis as I found a lash egg not long ago and one of the ones I am worried about now may have water belly as she is starting...
  13. Texash

    New Hen, Poor Condition and Messed up Beak. What to do!?

    Hey yall. We recently (today) purchased a hen from someone at a faire as she seemed like she needed some extra TLC and we have a good quiet flock for her to thrive in. She's apparently a 1 year old Ameraucana, missing tail feathers, back feathers, comb didn't look too great but I'm mostly...
  14. kanami

    FIRST EGG?? now what?!

    hi friends!! our dear Butter has laid her first egg, but it was done underneath our stairs, using a nest made out of bubble wrap! me and my mother were outside doing our own thing when we noticed she was under our stairs and was in a nest sort of thing… we were like “huh maybe she will lay...
  15. hayleyasaurus

    Advice for duck with sprained ankle limping

    Hi! Two days ago I saw my duck Pip trip over the garden hose. She started limping immediately after. I gave her vitamin b complex and put poultry green goo on her ankle. I also used my red light therapy device on her. I think it looks slightly swollen but nothing crazy. She gets around fine...
    • hayleyasaurus
    • Thread
    • advice cayuga duck help limp please and thank you sprained ankle
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. W

    Is a Brahma rooster okay to put with a mixed flock?

    I have two dark brahma hens, one light brahma hen, and a light brahma rooster, all about a year old. I bought them all together a couple weeks ago, but the rooster needs more hens, which now I cannot find any more brahma hens around me. He is making the hens back raw, even with the saddle on...
  17. TheBirdBabe

    Escaped pet or wild dove?

    This dove has been sneaking around my chicken coop lately. Today I tried to get a closer look & she ended up going IN the coop! She let's me get close (doesn't much appreciate me picking her up) which other doves around won't do.. but I think she's mainly looking for food. I caught her because...
  18. X

    is it okay to put a hood over a chickens head?

    the same way we handle birds of prey, blocking their vision so they are calm during a physical exam. is it harmful to use a hood over a chickens head in the same way? weirdly i cant find anything on the topic online. it wouldn’t be a falconers hood obviously, just a light stocking net like we...
  19. K

    Recurring Symptoms of Vent Gleet

    One of my chickens has been getting sick with the same symptoms every few months and I’m unable to see a vet. The symptoms she has is lethargy, lack of appetite, gurgling sounds from her stomach, red, swollen and sore vent with discharge. I think this time there’s been small bits of blood? I...
  20. A

    HELP! SILKIE CHICK WITH PROBABLE WRY NECK! WHAT DO I DO? NEED HELP

    Does anyone know how to treat a chick with wry neck? We’ve got a silkie chick (probably a rooster) with wry neck. He is a about a week and a half old. He’s in the brooder with 7 other chicks do you have any advice on what I can do? What are the risks? Can he die from it? (I do not cull my...
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