dietary concerns

  1. SegiDream

    Really odd feathers. Is it genetic or a health issue?

    My buff laced brahma cockerel is almost 5 months old and has some odd feathers. I'm not sure why, maybe it's genetic (inbreeding or note purebred?) maybe it's a health issue, tried looking through old posts and couldn't find anything like this. A little history on him. I got him and his...
  2. CarolinaQuackers

    Ducks preening alot!

    THis might be a silly question but do ducks over preen so much that they pull more feathers out than normal? We've looked them over for mites, but don't see any. They are 8 weeks going on 9. Do they preen more if they are handled more? Or stressed? Dry skin? Diet? Just want to make sure we are...
  3. elizapoppy

    Can Ducks Eat Meat?

    Hi all, I was just wondering, Can ducks eat raw meat? Because they might be similar to worms (in protien) would it be okay for my duck to eat raw meat? thanks for any advice ~Eliza and Poppy (my duck)
  4. vatsan324

    Quails & Hard-Boiled Chicken Eggs

    Can 6-week-old coutrnix quails eat hard boiled eggs? what part can they eat? If they can not yet, how old should they be?
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  5. L

    Diet for Chicken Recovering from 1) Raccoon attack and 2) Issues related to Over-ingesting Grit

    Hi All - My flock was subjected to a raccoon attack over a month ago and we have been rehabilitating the 2 survivors. One hen - Rogue, a Rhode Island Red of ~3-4 years old - apparently began ingesting large amounts of grit which we found upon X-ray at the vet (symptoms were consistent with an...
  6. Aschuchert

    Fussy eater/ little drinking - Hen "sort-of" egg bound

    I've posted about the egg bound issue previously. In Phoenix Az - 6Mo. old Crested Cream Legbar 4.4lbs, 1 week ago we noticed her becoming very lethargic and discovered she's got an abnormal 1st egg, she still hasn't laid. Bottom of pecking order - with bully hens keeping her from food and...
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