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  1. Table4Six

    Call Duck Behavior

    I have 4 call ducks right now, but I'm fairly new to this breed. Two of them are a little over 12 weeks and the other two are close to 5 weeks old. I just have some questions about calls typical social behaviors, for example do they have to have a mate? They're in a flock with 21 other adult...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. Heymrkrabs

    Dust Bathing Help?

    I have some cinnamon queen chicks that are about a week and a half old and whenever one of them is placed on a towel, she starts to do a dust bathing motion. I have put a small dust bath in their brooder, but they won't get in it. Should I just keep the actual dust bath in there, or put a towel...
  3. ChickLOVESChicks

    Is this normal?? Too aggressive or just Top Pullet?

    My 12-16 week old EE pullet (well, at least I'm 80% sure it's a pullet, lol) has always been the one in charge and is bigger than her sister of the same age... but more and more recently she's becoming more aggressive. I'm wondering if this is normal for the "Top Girl" in the pecking order, or...
  4. A

    My Broody Hen Won't Accept her new Placement

    hello everyone about a week and a half ago it became obvious that my hen Aurum was broody. She had made her own little nesting spot in the hosta plants by our hot-tub, and was found laying on 10 eggs. She was broody last year, choosing the coop as her nesting spot, but we had to break her out...
  5. Michael Propst

    Pecking Order and Integration Question

    I am wanting some feed back on pecking order behavior. I have 6 hens that are 14 1/2 months old and and also have 5 that are 7 1/2 weeks old. I moved the new chicks out of the garage 2 weeks ago and into a temporary coop set up next to my main coop this allows the 2 groups to easily see each...
  6. memandthebirds

    Unfriendly Birds

    I've owned my Pekin, Frand, for a little over a month now and she has yet to warm up to me. When I bought her she was a lot older than my Runner had been and clearly hadn't been handled much, but I thought that would go away. Is there anything I can do to gain her trust or at least make it...
  7. AbbysSilkies

    Reforming Rooster?

    Hello!! I have 10 hens, two pulleys, and two roosters. I’ve known all along I could only keep one. I was so sure I’d keep Milo, he’s older, he was always my favorite. Boots, in my eyes, used to be nothing but a rapist who didn’t care about the hens. (I’m not sure which of them is the alpha) but...
  8. Foxbury

    Was ordering hatchery chicks/ducklings a mistake?

    Good morning, Hello there! I recently got eight day old ducks through a Hatchery in California (I am on the east coast, not that that may matter) and they all arrived fine and healthy. It’s just that they seem so vastly different than the chicks I have bought at the local feed store. I realize...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  9. Henrybelle

    Is there someone familiar with raising light Brahma

    I got questions on their behavior I’ve asked around before but maybe the right users weren’t on. I have a 5 week old LB and curious about behavior she seems very lazy I know they are a very docile breed but don’t know to what extent. While the other girls are busy scratching and foraging away...
  10. Peppercorngal

    My hen's roosting habits

    Chickens are truly amazing. I have two runs and coops and there are outdoor roosts in each run. They are identical roosts that husband made. The "old" hens (in run #2) would never use their roost, they would sit on the ground but I NEVER saw them on their roost. I have the new chickens in...
  11. Keeperoflock

    Mayheim in the coop...What the Heck?

    Once my 8 week old chickens are in the coop for the night and are getting onto the roosts they start completely going INSANE! Jumping on top of each other, pushing the others off, flying all over the place. One actually landed on my head before I could get out. Scared the heck out of me...
  12. J

    Reeves pheasant behavior?

    I have a 1 year old male reeves pheasant and I have a large coupe and yard for him , I read it is normal for pheasants in general to stay in their yard more than they are in the house but I’m worried that he isn’t drinking and eating as much as he should , his food and water is in the house , I...
  13. chicky-little

    Ducks eat birds?

    My free range pekin just attacked, killed, then ate a small bird in our yard. Is this normal behavior? Do I need to be concerned?
  14. Henrybelle

    Light Brahma chick behavior

    I currently have 2 black sexlinks 1 barred rock 1 buff Orpington 1 red sexlink 1 Americana 1 silver laced Wyandotte and 1 light Brahma. My question is for those familiar with light brahmas. Are they generally less energetic than other breeds? My “teddy” is so laid back she/he doesn’t really...
  15. Dani & Mikey

    Lazy or something more?

    Ok, friends, talk me through this. Are my chickens just tired/lazy from a full day yesterday or should I be concerned? They had a very full day yesterday including their first free range field trip, and learning about the awful terrible lawn mower. They had a good day and were all happy at the...
  16. N

    Is this normal behavior?

    I got some chicks yesterday and now they're home and safe. I turned the heat lamp on, made sure they know where the food and water was, watched them for a while and noticed they were eating a lot. When I woke up they were still eating. (The heat lamp is on the opposite side from the food) Should...
  17. Chickening101

    Behavior before laying

    One of my hens started laying two days ago (just got another egg!), and I'm suspecting that another one of my hens is going to start laying, but she's acting really weird. She's keeping her mouth open, running around frantically, and checking out the nesting boxes. Is it normal for hens to act...
  18. Allisonlovesnancy

    Why is my Chicken squatting?

    I have had my chicken for quite a few months now(she was previously owned for a few months and started laying weeks after we got her) and three months ago she started squatting at me and just recently another one of our hens starting squatting too, why are they doing this? How can I get our...
  19. Jon Ray

    Help, my chickens have high anxiety

    I have 2 frizzles hens that are about 3-4 months old now. They have a coop and a 5' x 8' run out into the yard. When they were little would hold them and they were fine. Now that they are older they absolutely freak out anytime I even come into the yard. If I enter the coop or chick run to...
  20. click cluck

    Can I put these breeds together???

    Hi I hope this is the right place to post this question, I have 6 RIR, 3 Ameraucana, 2 brahma and 1 buff orpington. They are 10 days old now and are in 2 brooders just so they have ample room. Im planning a coop now but..should I have two? Will some fight because of size? right now one of the...
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