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I have been incubating mallard duck eggs for 29 day's so far, I started on march 12th. I candled the eggs and did not see any movement or any shadows within the air sack. This is my first time hatching eggs, They were progressing normally with veins and movement before. I am a bit worried that...

Hello, new quail keeper here! About 2 weeks ago, I purchased 8 adult Coturnix hens. In order to tell them apart from each other, I ordered some 8mm multicolored leg bands/rings (specifically these) which I put on them yesterday afternoon. It was an ordeal (several quails flew out of the...

My chicken is around 3 years old. She randomly started acting really weird about a day ago. Her lower stomach area is really bloated and squishy. She wants to walk and be with the others but she’s really slow and can’t keep up and she doesn’t walk normal. I only get 3 eggs a day with 7 chickens...

Hi! I’m a SAHM of toddlers and we got 4 chicks last year, grabbed them from feed store on our way home from our first pandemic grocery run. We’re on outskirts of Houston . Shocked they survived, as we had lost chicks to cats before. Anyways we have two australorp and two silver laced...

Any advice on how to differentiate a prominent keen from a quail who is too skinny? When I place my fingers on the chest of one of my quail I can feel their keen very clearly. I do not have to really search at all, and it is most noticeable when I hold them. How should I encourage them to eat...

Hello guys, i need help. there is something wrong with me newly hatched chick, there is something hanging from his butt. Here is an image of it.

I was wondering if Mandarin Ducks can survive in Virginia? I was thinking about trying to hatch some eggs and raising them. They would be kept safe, I'm just worried it might get too cold in the winter time, because it does snow here. I appreciate any advice.

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

Hey guys I just wanted to say if you’re not raising your own mealworms yet, get started already! I wanted to share this video of us getting a shipment of 10,000 mealworms from Rainbow Mealworms. I’m not being paid for this I just wanted to talk up this website because I am really happy with...

I am planning to put a coop along the fence in the picture. Also, my yard is pretty bare, and I want to plant some shrubs for chickens to free range, hide and play around. If they can eat off its fruits even better. What would people recommend?

I'm new to keeping chickens and something abnormal is happening to our little roo, we rescued him about a month ago and he's 3 months old now but a few times yesterday, and now twice today he had clear almost liquid discharge come out of his mouth ... which kind of looked like throw up water but...

Hello everyone i would like some advice since my quails are fighting i have not identified breed or sex yet. just recently i had too move them out of their cage into a more secure rabbit hutch since they kept escaping and one got hurt doing so.Never until now have they started to peck and...

After calling so many times to animal control, after my neighbors chickens and mine dieing....its racking up to 100 birds thus far and he hasint delt with his dogs geting out. 100 birds being in the last year and a half i think. Im sick of it because it takes 6 months to grow these girls and...

All of my Legbar hens have a black crest. Does anybody know how to breed that out? I am wanting my hens to have cream crests but I don't know where to start.

Another concerned duck & goose mom on instagram reached out and brought to my attention someone who isn’t “from what I can see so far” exactly interested in the well-being of their duck. From what I’ve seen they’re using their duck as a prop for media attention. In one of their videos I’ve...

Hi everyone - We have a 2 yr old Isa Brown who is not well and has survived a fox attack. All of the other chickens were taken by a fox/es unfortunately. There are no obvious injuries to her, she was found hiding, and has not moved much since the attack about 4 days ago. She will not eat, she...

So I don’t post on here a whole lot but I have a lot of chickens/ducks, TURKEYS, and over the weekend me and my husband went to the flea market and ended up buying 2 QUAILS. SO my question, the male quail is LOUD. Louder than the female, at night, during the day. Is that normal for them? I...

Hello everyone. We have 3 pet geese, and recently I kept hearing a squeak every so often. Sounded just like a squeaky toy noise. I finally figured out today where the noise was coming from, one of my male geese. I watched him for around an hour. He still honks like the others, but will...

Hi all, I have 3 pekin ducks, they are fine except that sometimes they start quacking really loud (it sounds like ah-ah-ah-ah). They are around 2 and a half months old, have fresh water, a paddling pool and food. They do this sound randomely but sometimes when they see us or when we pick them...