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  1. J

    Anyone pleasr advise?

    I am candling brown eggs on day 7 and I can barely see anything at all. I think I can see veins and there is 100% air sac development but it's a very dark yolk. I can see maybe some dark spots where development would be but why are the yolks so dark at this stage? No blood ring etc just very...
  2. L

    Worm issue in flock

    I am 3 months into chicken keeping and my first set of birds were polish hens. I’ve since then got 3 Easter eggers and some month old silkies. They all have started sneezing for the last month to two months and I thought for sure one of the Easter eggers might have had mareks. I’ve lost 3 polish...
  3. PossiblyPekin

    Feather Picking

    Hello everyone! I have a bit of a predicament — one of my Barbu D'uccle hens has been picking at my rooster's feathers, plucking out the majority of his beard and damaging his saddle feathers. I have no idea what's the cause behind this behavior is? They have adequate space, they have a...
  4. J

    Help Help Help

    So three eggs have hatched, two perfectly normally and now in their brooder. One who was a day late has hatched but still has his yolk attached to him! He is limp and sometimes vocal and has taken some sugar and water but it's been about 12 hours now What do I do? Is it too late for this...
  5. ChickaChicka1

    One chick pecking others feathers constantly

    I have 5 Barred Rock chicks in the brooder right now. They are all about 1.5 weeks old (almost 2). There is 2 of them that don't peck anyone else at all, but the other 3 keep pecking everyone's feathers growing in, specifically on the two that don't peck. Especially one, Chickadee, who also...
    • ChickaChicka1
    • Thread
    • barred rock chicks chicks down feather pecking down feathers feather pecking help appreciated pecking
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  6. C

    Raccoon Attack Injured Hen

    I have a Hen who is three years old and she was recently attacked by a raccoon. Unfortunately I didn’t know until the blood had already dried on her face. I cleaned up her face with some hydrogen peroxide the best that I could and she has been drinking soooo much water but seems to be struggling...
  7. N

    Help Me Determine the Sex of my Muscovy Ducks

    Hey! I need help determining the sex of my new Muscovy ducks. I got the three older ones (the two black ones and the all white one) on May 19th of this year and they already had most of their feathers grown in. The all white one was a runt so he was very small and his wing feathers were still...
    • Noah209
    • Thread
    • duck gender help help appreciated muscovey ducklings muscovies muscovy muscovy drake muscovy duck sex sex identification
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. H

    Hen or roo

    I just picked these two up yesterday(Buff orp and Blue Plymouth),it was fairly late and getting dark so I didn't get a great look at them. I went to let them out into the run this morning and noticed the buff orpington seems to have a bigger comb than my confirmed pullets (i was told they are...
  9. S

    Will a neighbors rooster steal my hens?

    I have two hens and one bantam rooster. Our neighbor just got chickens we suspect that two are cockerels and two are pullets. They love to come in our yard everyday. My family and I are concerned that once these cockerels mature they could steal our hens or kill our rooster. I just want to know...
    • smcnew12
    • Thread
    • freerangechickens help appreciated hen neigbors rooster trespassing
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  10. PossiblyPekin

    Accident During Medicating

    Hello everyone, I'm brand new here, but this website has already been a huge help with many things. I recently got a beautiful rooster and have been quarantining him for about a week. Whenever I get new chickens, I always give them probiotics and medicine before introducing them to my flock...
  11. LittleRando

    Three day old Baby chick not accepted and Attacked!

    So my boyfriend's chickens, silkys, had three babies, this little one was a bit delayed, and she was fine for two days, but she was getting picked on, then she got attacked tonight, I just got her a few hours ago, she's only three days old and she's got a bald spot on her neck with a gash kinda...
  12. Bu9s

    Sex identification (bob white)

    Done all the research,watched a million videos and even a hour long video about bob whites Vent checked Feather checked and waited But no discernable evidence I have a male/female Advice? To early? #1- may 16th #2 june 6th #3 June 11th
    • Bu9s
    • Thread
    • bob white cute baby quail help appreciated quail advice quail age
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Quail
  13. FayeAndHisChooks

    Possible quail chick abandoned—Please help!

    We found a baby bird last night. It was being stalked by cats and we couldn’t find its parents so we brought it in. We think it’s a quail, but confirmation would be nice. Can anyone guess what breed it is? Are they able to eat chicken food? If not, what can they eat? I fed it egg yolks (from...
  14. ATXInstantFlock

    Plans for a new backyard coop/run build

    Hi all, hoping to get some advice before I start doing any real construction. After buying a bunch of items that were both probably too expensive and insufficient for my flock's needs, I realized that I needed to add quite a bit more run space to hit the suggested benchmarks that everyone was...
  15. D

    Sick Duck, dont know what to do for her

    Hey there, I have a female buff duck, almost 2 years old, who recently has started acting strange. We first noticed that when the flock would venture to the neighbors yard she would stop walking, drop her wings and wanted to be carried back to our yard. This is very unusual as our ducks do not...
  16. Starcrossed

    Advice needed

    HI all, this might need some context so please bare with me: I volunteer at an animal rescue. We had a lady drop a box at the fence and leave, she didnt talk to anyone. Inside was a singular chick and a note saying it was 2 days old. we already have chickens, and a hen who's clutch had hatched...
  17. FluffyFeathers_03

    How long does upper respiratory infection last?

    Hi everyone, I have a hen with an upper respiratory infection. I don’t know what kind of infection it is since I’m not bringing her into the vet. It’s my first time with a sick hen, she gasps for air, wheezing, and coughing. Anyways, back to my original question, I was just wondering how long it...
  18. M

    Is my Chick okay?

    I just hatched 2 chickens in my classroom. I have noticed some things about one of the chicks since it was born on Tuesday, and wanted to make sure he is okay. He seems to be very twitchy and also has some strange feather spots/patches. I will post a picture and video if I can. I am just worried...
  19. Paslittleangel1990

    Is this a deformity or slipped tendon?

    This sweet babies leg is growing crooked, he's a blue Swedish, I've had it for about a week and it seemed to be standing fine and walking fine when i got him, he's been super hard to catch as he's still very mobile. he's fiesty so assessing has been hard but I noticed today he has a tumor like...
    • Paslittleangel1990
    • Thread
    • duckling leg issue ducklings and chicks growth on leg help appreciated tendon injury
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. Starrponies

    Please help me and my silver laced Sussex!!

    Please help me and my silver laced Sussex. She is about 7 months old and started laying about a month or more ago each egg has gotten bigger and bigger I started giving her the calcium citrate with D3 last week and have seen no improvement in egg size. today I went out and she just is off...
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