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  1. WallyBirdie

    Grumpy Roo?

    My Wyandotte cockerel recently started to crow. He's always been sweet and easy to handle. He likes to be held and he loves anyone with food. But, I went to get everyone food and water, letting the older girls out to free range, and the new cockerel tried to bite me, and it wasn't a gentle or...
  2. M

    Muscovy Keeps biting at his stomach

    I have a male Muscovey duck and for the past week he bends his head down and starts trying to nip at something on his stomach. It seems like he can't get whatever it is that hes reaching for and I can't figure out how to help him out. I flipped him over and felt his stomach to see if there was a...
  3. W

    Bored Chickens make a not so fun time

    I have 13 egg laying hens. They are being incredibly aggressive, with humans and with each other (biting, not pecking, the. Faces of my father and I, and flying up to bite us for we are in there). I was wondering if there was anything you guys knew that would help. I gave them a rolling...
  4. LizzzyJo

    Baby chick bullying older hen :( Advice needed

    I am trying to incorporate my new baby flock of 5 (6.5 weeks-old) with my 3 hens. I have done a bit of look dont touch, and two supervised free visits in the run. Completely unexpectedly, one of my babies (white maran) is pecking my 1 year old hens in the face! She is really attacking my...
  5. J

    Duck Biting

    Daffy is our Pekin Duck we have had him since 2017 of easter and he was fine at first but than he started biting our Feet and Hands but only those parts, I've started to theorize that he thinks they are other animals or something idk I just need to get this fixed so he can be around children...
    • JoshuaZXL
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    • biting duck duck adivice pekin duck
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    • Forum: Ducks
  6. MichelleKing

    Rooster aggression - a given?

    Can we start a discussion about roosters? I have a Serama male, very small. He's my pride and joy. He is a house chicken and has a girlfriend (another Serama female, unrelated, same age). He is about 4 months (16 weeks) old. I hatched him and raised him, he lives in a coop in our house. I am...
  7. Z

    What gender are my chickens

    I have 2 chickens that I believe are 11 weeks old but as they have grown, they seem much bigger than they should be for 11 weeks. I'm unsure of the genders of both. They are both very friendly but in the last few days, the black chicken (pretty confident is a cockeral has started chasing and...
  8. K

    older duck bitting new baby ducks

    I have a one year old duck whom is a female, and we wanted to get a few more ducks for her to have friends well I got 2 more at the feed store and Brought them home and the older duck is mean to them. she will bit them and she will pick them up and sling them with her mouth. I have taken the...
  9. Animal family

    Quackers doesn’t like me anymore

    I’m hoping someone out there has some advice for me about my duck Quackers. She has changed from an affectionate duck to a duck who tries to bite me. She used to let me pick her up or pet her, always happy to see me, usually wanting in the house to see what I’m doing. She was egg bound 2...
  10. ilikethedesert

    Suddenly Mean ducks

    I adopted two Welsh harlequins in the fall from a friend whose birds were being taken by an owl. They are boys and integrated into my tiny flock of four hens with no problem. They were about 8 months old at the time. In the last few weeks they’ve started following me around a lot, pecking my...
    • ilikethedesert
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    • aggression toward human biting drake ducks
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. KeyshaRoo

    Raising Roosters Newbie

    Hi Im Marie and Ive been coming here since I got my Silkies last July. Of the 4 we started with there are two left, one accidentaly suffocated and the other remains a mystery, she basicly was fine one minute and dying the next :( Anyway back to the point... so left is my sons rooster Shawn and...
    • KeyshaRoo
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    • aggressive behavior biting feeding necessaties health necessities newbie no hens rooster roosters living with roosters
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  12. Sarsa72

    Mean male pekin part 2 getting worse

    Hes only 9months this month and i have tried showing him dominance and did the suggestion of being on all fours with him and nothing. He still goes after me and bites hard. Just me, not my boyfriend. He was so friendly younger. He stops for a little bit when i pick him up and hold him but it...
    • Sarsa72
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    • aggressive attitude biting chasing malepekin mean nasty onlytome
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. DuckMochi

    Biting?????

    i have a 7-8 week old Pekin drake and he always tries to bite our female mallard and the hens. Especially the mallard, when I bring them in for a bath he will try to grab onto her leg or feathers and won’t let go. Every time he does it I smack him on the beak but he still does it and I don’t...
    • DuckMochi
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    • biting duck pekin
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. Sarah Leighty

    help- Injured hen, eating but wont drink, wounds healing

    Hello all- One of our girls got attacked by the neighbors 2 little dogs, and they pulled her skin off pretty good from neck down between wings, and on one side. She also got a bite on her chest. This was Tuesday 9/26. We cleaned with betadine solution/warm water spray, and have treated for...
  15. Chickassan

    A few videos of freindly chickens.

    I'm going to be posting videos of freindly chickens, good times and not so good for those people who want freindly birds but don't quite know what they're asking for lol! :)
  16. peacockfeather

    Cockatoo Bite Advice?

    I've had a U2 for about 6 years. He is a rescue and I am not his first owner. Overall, he's a good bird, but sometimes he will bite that (seems) so come out of nowhere. He is very playful and typically in very good spirits, but every 4-6 months, I'll get a very aggressive bite. I don't react...
  17. Muse

    How to keep female ducks from biting me?

    We have this one little duck, she is a few months old, her name is Pistachio. When I hold her, sometimes she'll lower her head, make this small huffing sound and bite and pull my lip. She has made my lip bleed before. Why does she do this? What am I doing wrong? I've had her since a hatchling...
    • Muse
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    • behavior bite biting duck female duck
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    • Forum: Ducks
  18. Niche Flock

    Tiny black biting insects

    Hello! Just went out into my duck coop and was checking on my injured duck when I felt something biting my ankles...I looked down to see these tiny black insects all over my feet & ankles! I now have tiny red bites on my feet and am wondering what these little creeps are. Are they fleas...
    • Niche Flock
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    • biting coop identification insects
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. Goldfire7

    Hello from Ohio, duckling question

    I Just recieved two mallard ducklings in the mail hours ago through Murray McMurray. It's my first time owning a duckling or any bird. They are doing good and very active but one of them is biting the others wings to the point of being raw. it squeaks and runs away from the biter. Is this...
  20. torinunez

    Odd question: Why is my duck biting?

    I have a 5 week old Welsh Harlequin duckling (although she's so big she doesn't look like a duckling anymore!) named Sweet Pea, we named her this because she was so sweet! She was an absolute angel who enjoyed being held and cuddled, and still is for the most part, but has randomly started...
    • torinunez
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    • biting duck duckling
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
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