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  1. Gerby26

    Aggressive Female Muscovy

    I own 3 Muscovy Females and 2 Goose Females. Recently the dominant Muscovy(Dotty), has been bullying (chasing, harassing, etc.) one of my other Muscovy's(Penny). Penny has started not staying with the flock and instead watching them from across the yard and sitting alone, Dotty however is...
    • Gerby26
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    • aggressive duck bully behavior dominant duck help help aggressive muscovy muscovy behavior muscovy duck question
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. inquisitivebird

    Roosters not mating near other roosters

    I have 4 chicken pens set up next to each other. They have different breeds in each one. I am getting eggs from 3 of the pens. It's the middle of winter here in New Zealand. I've collected eggs and incubated them and only one rooster is fertilising the eggs. He's the largest and most impressive...
  3. E

    Who is the boss?

    I have a flock of 13. I would like to know how to tell who is the dominant hen. Thanks!
  4. Squawkward

    Hi! I'm Squawkward

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've had chickens for over a decade. My first's name was Sally, due to her love of seashells. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I can never keep track, but there's three or four around the house at all times. (3) What are...
  5. Chickiee

    ?? Roo bigger comb/waddle = bigger... um... you know...

    Good Morning Everyone! I have 2 young Barred Rock roo's 4 months old. The bigger one started crowing so we figured, at the time, that the much smaller one was a female. We named the big one Rocky and the small one Pebbles. Then, Pebbles started crowing. Rocky is still quite big. Pebbles is...
  6. D

    How do I create a new dominant hen

    i have 5 hens. The best layer is the dominant one and crows every morning to assert her dominance. To try and stop her crowing I am introducing a new hen from a breeder who has picked his most dominant girl. My question is: (after the quarantine period) do I put the dominant girl and new girl...
  7. L

    Bird Depression, or?

    Hello! I have three turkeys (my first time raising). One's a palm (my only female), and one of each a dappled gray and a mottled black (both males)...all from the same hatching, and they are about 3 and a half months old now. In the last week or so, it appears almost as if my girl and my alpha...
    • Lindsey May
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    • bird depression dominant mating turkey turkey behavior
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Turkeys
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