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  1. PankakeZillA

    Thoughts on what this could be?? Need help please

    Hi there, long time follower of the forum and first time posting. I have been searching and searching for similar situations to what's going on with our chicks but seem to be getting all kinds of results. Some background, we have 2 older hens that are around 5 years old and aren't displaying any...
  2. G

    HELP, WHAT CAN I DO!! HATCHING ONE SILVER APPLEYARD!

    My orpington went broody while i was out of town, my chicken baby sitter let her sit on eggs so when we got back into town we were gonna let her hatch them out. She left nest for 2days straight all were dead except one duck egg. I decided to incubate it, it externally pipped 2 days ago and...
  3. Gingernutt

    Duckling weird feet and walk

    (Hopefully that is viewable and its a little wet because it went into its water bowl and is drying off now) It hatched out 7th June perfectly with its sibling and its eating and drinking fine but notice how weird it toes look and how it walks. It is a mallard crossed with a runner duck, so...
    • Gingernutt
    • Thread
    • duckling duckling advice feethealth help appreciated mallard ducklings runner ducklings
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. S

    Help!!

    Ive been incubating a couple crested and cayuga duck eggs the past few weeks and today as I went to remove the egg turner so I could place them on lockdown and as I was returning them to the incubator I noticed that 3 of the eggs had pipped! Im just worried that me moving them around while...
    • Scarii5y
    • Thread
    • ducks help appreciated lockdown advice pipped
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. vazm4

    New to raising chicks!!

    Hello all! I am getting 9 laying chicks, 2 ring neck pheasant chicks and 1 pekin duck soon. I live in Southern Ontario, Canada. Hoping to get some good advice and help to raise happy and healthy animals :) :D :celebrate
  6. Brink

    Rooster is nice to everyone, except my husband.

    Hey y'all! So I have a rooster. I didn't raise him from a baby but he was given to me and I was told he was about eight to nine months old at the time. So he is estimated to be about nine to tenish months old now. I was worried he was going to be aggressive but he was actually more curious and...
    • Brink
    • Thread
    • advice aggresive help appreciated rooster problems singled out
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  7. ElfenLied89

    Can anyone give me any pointers about these breeds?

    Hello there. I am a new chicken mom. We have 8 adorable baby chickens and are only about a week or so into our chicken raising. We have them in a large bin, with a brood lamp, food, and water (of course). Oldest chick is around 10 days old (we speculate), and the newest chick is around 3 or 4...
  8. Chaoth

    Eggs Shifting/Walking in Incubator?

    Hello! I am currently trying to incubate quail eggs for the first time. Something has concerned me and my dad slightly during this, although it's only the second day, and we're a bit stumped on what to do if it's an issue. We are using an incubator with automatic turning, it uses rods without...
  9. N

    My duck lost her voice?

    Hello, I'm new to owning a duck and shes a few weeks away from being 1 year old. She suddenly lost her voice yesterday within about 2-4 hours since my dad gets up around 5-6 a.m. and she was quacking at him then, but after I got up to see her at around 7-8 a.m. she didn't make a sound. She tries...
  10. T

    Muscovy help...

    I got two Muscovy ducklings today, I currently have a flock of chickens and plenty of room in my coop and run (plus the 2.5 acres they free range) to put the ducks and chickens together... However I'm seeing conflicting information on how long the ducklings need to be on duck food before they...
    • TheMomther
    • Thread
    • feed changes help appreciated muscovey ducklings
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. P

    Baby chick bald spot

    Hello everyone, first timer here. Just got 8 chicks a week ago. 4 jersey giants and 4 midnight majesty’s. I have one chick who has some bald spots on their back. I have looked and I don’t think I see any mites or lice? And I haven’t seen the others pecking this one. Any advice? Thanks! -This...
  12. R

    Chicken Exhibiting Concerning Behaviour :(

    Hello! I’m making this post to help my friend with his chicken, i’m attaching the text he sent in regards to how she’s acting. He said after researching that most sources told him it wasn’t anything big but he’s still worried and wants to make sure it’s actually okay ! For reference, the hen is...
  13. ChickChic00

    Fish?

    Would feeding my young chickens (8weeks old) fish once or twice a week along with their current feed help them bulk up in muscle meat? They are mixed breeds that I hatched out. Delaware, Rhode island red, black Australorp, Barred rock, and Buff Orpington are the Mothers. Father is about 7-7.5...
  14. Sunnydeni

    Help please

    Hello friends. I was hoping someone more knowledgeable than me could help to identify this breed of chicken..? The mystery chickens are these two 6 week old chicks with disorganized, spotchy white & black feathers. They don't seem to have a pattern to speak of, in fact one of them has much more...
  15. Plushness

    How Do I Socialize An Stubborn Chick?

    To put it brief, my about three to four weeks old flock, 3 of the 4 chicks I have in my brooder are a lot more chill with my hand and even want to jump up on my arm. Two of them especially are enthusiastic to roost on my arm or even my shoulder! However, there is one chick that always run away...
  16. S

    White leghorn broody or sick?

    I have a flock of 6 white leghorns who are all around 1 year old. I'm worried about and one of my girls. She's been displaying signs of being broody for around a week, staying in the nesting box all day and not eating and drinking, and if i take her out, she'll peck around for a minute or so and...
  17. ChickChic00

    Gamefowl Chick Feather Sexing?

    I normally feather sex a lot of our chicks that hatch out. I'm right about 80-95% of the time. What I don't get is that all of my game fowl chicks that hatched in the incubators and I got them from family, all their wings are alternating in the feathers. All of them are Up and Down. Not a...
  18. phoenix2077

    Is this just debris or some kind of infection?

    Hi.two of my ducks have dark spots between bill and eye.i tried to remove it but it's hard and sticked to thier skins.
  19. ChickChic00

    Chickens and Dogs

    I am looking to buy 2 puppies at 8 weeks age hopefully, and put them in the pen with our chickens. I have two Chihuahuas that guard the outside of the pen, and a lab mix that watches and guard the whole 5 acres. What breed should I get to raise around the chickens, and safely have it running...
  20. D

    Poorly duck?? First time duck mom not sure if this is a worrying sign!! Help please

    4 week old ducky has been doing this quite abit is it a sign of anything worrying? I don’t want to over look- she’s eating fine pooing fine and otherwise seems ok I’ve put the link to watch on YouTube as can’t upload on here.
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