cohabitation

  1. Beetlejunky

    SOLVED / Feather loss on one side of hen’s neck. How should I treat it?

    I’m sure this question has been asked a million times but I’m a little stumped and lost. My hen (Beelzebub) who is a copper maran I estimate around 2yr-3yr seems to have some feather loss on the right side of her neck, and in no other locations. She has had this happen before, but it was before...
  2. BuergsChickens

    Drakes & Roosters bachelor pad

    Hello, I am hoping to get ducks this year, I know drakes to hens should be at least 4 or more per drake, but I will be hatching out eggs and figure i will have more males to females then i want (unless I get super lucky), I plan to have a bachelor's pen specifically for my extra rooster grow...
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  3. ChickChic00

    Texas Heeler Puppy

    I got a female Texas Heeler Puppy (8weeks old) a couple days ago. And I am trying to get her used to the chickens I have. I have different ages of chickens. Today I walked her with the leash and she ran up to the chickens for a second, but then stopped. Then got bored of them. She had her tail...
  4. froggyphore

    can a drake live near hens?

    i’ve seen pretty mixed opinions, some say yes if they have enough female ducks and some say absolutely no. what has been y’alls experience with the two? if you had roos did they defend the hens from the drakes?
  5. N0nb1naryDemon

    Rhea / other cohabitation?

    Hi! I'm going to be looking into getting rheas, emus, or ostriches in the next year or two and was hoping to learn more about the practicality of it. The primary focus of my farm is horses, and a majority of the land will be intended for them. My question is, are any of the ratites safe to...
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