A have 2 ducks that I got from tractor supply co about. 4 1/2 to 5 months ago and I was wondering if I can add some different breeds of chickens to the flock and if the ducks/chickens would get along
Should I raise the chickens sepratly until they are big enough or will our 2 Peking and ruen...
Was wondering if i can sex my silkies based on there behavior towards the cockerel i introduced they pretty much stick to like glue like the other pullets Edit: the white silkie had to have a hair cut from some unknown sticky substance stuck so crest inst good option
Given a choice between a freshly poured bowl of sparkling clean water and a one-inch-deep puddle of muddy slop they themselves are standing in, your typical chicken will choose the muddy slop every time.
I am new to owning chickens, ours were born this past April (27 to be exact). So they are fairly young. They all let me hold them, some more happily than others, but only one will lay on me like this, and not for long. I would like to get them to like being held more, or be more friendly and...
I have my first 4 birds, about 3 months old and doing well. My brother has 8 with one small female all the others chase and corner. She isolates herself in the coop and squawks constantly. I traded her out with one of mine to see if changing to a different flock would help her. My three are...
Scientific studies and reviews I found interesting. I've composed this list mainly for myself, but seeing as it can interest others, I'll post it publicly. Word of warning; I'm not educated, only interested in knowing as much about my hobby as possible. Will forever be updated...
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I just found out that cockerels/roosters can die mating, what would cause that and how do you prevent it? I've also read that a rooster can kill a hen mating how?
We have a 9 week old chicken named Phoebe (unknown breed) who we are trying to diaper train. We have tried for a month now, but she is no less comfortable in it. Every time results in a storm of squawks and sounds that can only be described as screams emerge with much jumping about and flapping...
With all the chicks I had, they all chatter. I recently got this one today but she doesn’t speak much at all. She has a roommate with her, but she doesn’t really interact with them. She eats and drinks but she is just really quiet and it really worries me.
I had this group (11 chicks) of 1 month old chicks that were now staying outside. Later that night (2 nights ago), the raccoons got to them and killed 10 leaving 1 alive. When I checked on them in the morning, the one alive was scared and of course I took her inside and took care of her. She...
Hello again! I just finished a 30' x 8' flight pen for my young chicks to play in before they are big enough to free range with the rest of our flock. They share the enclosure with our 4 ducks.
The ducks (2 pekin, 1 cayuga and 1 kaki camble) are approx. 3mos old. Today I noticed the KC...
So I have 4 hens currently. I was planning on getting fertilized eggs from a friend of mine and having my own hens raise them. Problem is my hens could care less. Not a single one of them will sit on eggs. Is there any way to induce broodiness? Or are my hens just really not interested in being...
I forgot to post this yesterday!
Yesterday I had gone out to refill the waterers for everyone and noticed that one of our hens had escaped and was in with the baby chicks and ducklings. Colonel wasn't having any of it so he kept going after the hen to chase her off.
The hen was really scared...
Hello everyone! To make a very long story (post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/taking-care-of-swirls-the-wry-neck-silkie.1298333/ ) short, I've adopted my neighbor's Silkie Chick, who somehow became afflicted with Wry Neck. Her name is Swirls (named for the fact she will spin/run in...
I have a golden laced wyandotte that is almost 12 weeks old and I'm really hoping she is not a he. Here lately I've started hearing little crows in the morning when I go to let out the chickens and I'm worried she might be a he, either way I'll keep it. Another thing is that she/he constantly...
I need insights fam.
I have four easter egger hens that I raised from chicks. One hen is especially loud, bossy, and at times aggressive to my other hens and two of my hens are very sweet and generally friendly and less noisy. The problem hen has always been a pill.
The amount of noise and...
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I am a new chicken mamma to 2, 5 week old BO and 2, 6 week old BA. Things have gone relatively smoothly and I have fallen in love with them. One of my BO is super sweet (Rosebud), and always comes to sit with me when I have the kids out for a romp. Sometimes I just take her out to sit...
My australorp hen has started acting kind of like a broody mama. She’s not setting on eggs, she’s still laying eggs daily and free ranges with the flock. But she puffs up like a broody mom and screeches at the other hens and rooster when they come near. She does the low cluck like she’s talking...
Our 5-6 month old Silkie rooster named Silver is terrified of us and our older hens outside. Whenever I put him outside(He sleeps indoors right now), he will stay away from me and them while wandering the yard.
Whenever he's inside the house, I'm able to hold him on my lap without him freaking...
My Australope hens are breaking open and eating their eggs. They have plenty of feed and they get a bowl of fresh greens daily to go with the grass they also eat. My Buff Orpington does not do this,.,Nor does the rooster. They are all housed together. The 4 live in an 8ft by 10 ft hen house...