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  1. T

    Duck Language Translation

    I have 5 ducks that i bought at a local feed store. Four Males and One Female. they are about 6 months old now and I LOVE them. I am trying to learn their language and there no books that help with this. example: -when they are in the water sometimes one male will tuck their bill down/bob...
  2. DenverQuail

    Aggressive Male - Time to Cull?

    Hi! I have a male coturnix I was hoping to keep for breeding/sentimental reasons. He's been living by himself the past few weeks due to a shortage of females. He is lonely and LOUD, so today I decided to experiment with putting my biggest and toughest hen in with him to try to calm him down a...
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  3. K

    Getting Bullied or Being Aggressive??

    I'm stressed & need some advice please o_O My Flock: 3 hens, raised together since the day I got them, all laying, none molting, 16 months old Recently, I noticed Parmesan (my 3rd place hen) getting picked on in the mornings by Marsala (my 1st place hen). This was going on for a few days...
  4. Rachm1

    Integrating two young flocks?

    I have two young flocks of chickens. The older group consists of 5 chickens about 7-9 weeks old and are currently in the coop. The younger group consists of 4 chickens 4-7 weeks old (the 7 week old is a bantam Cochin cockerel) and are currently in a brooder. I am having some trouble knowing when...
  5. Debutante

    Can you train chickens to NOT peck you so hard?

    This may seem like an idiotic question but my almost 5-week-old pullets (mostly, I hope) have started pecking our hands quite hard. This is not a big deal for me but it is frightening and painful for my little grandchildren. We want these hens to be "pets" and I don't believe they're being...
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