mating problem

I have two female French Toulouse geese. They are almost a year old and have been laying eggs for about a 6 weeks now. They are always trying to mate with each other. One is ripping all the feathers off of the other's head and her head is in rough shape. But they also seem to be trying to mate...

I'm not sure if I should post this as two questions, but the two are related. I'm sorry to have to ask what may be so glaringly obvious for those that are familiar in this area. This is my first few months of having chickens, we have a fairly young flock all still under a year old, still...

I’ve been wondering for a while, and thought I’d ask: Is it possible for chickens to eat too much? My hens free range and normally forage and eat feed every so often. However, the last week they have been staying in their run (even though their large run door is open to free range) and eating...

Hello chicken enthusiasts! Back in April, I was only able to get two barred rock (due to some specific circumstances). I had them in the run for a few weeks, so that they would know that it was their home and such. My older flock, free ranges and would come and go from the run as they would...

We are pretty new to chickens and I have a question about our new rooster. Sorry for the long story 😣. Tl:dr is a leghorn rooster too big for half bantam Easter egger hens? We currently have 2, 1-year old mix breed hens (Easter egger type, one looks like a black polish[Wesley], the other is...

Hey ! So around March of last year I got a Pekin duckling and two Rhode Island Red chicks. At the time, being a new poultry owner, I didnt think too much about the sex of the duck. I raised them all together and they lived quite peacefully together. But these last few weeks Eli (the male pekin)...

Hi, we bought two goslings from the local market last year and were asked if we wanted a Мъж (gander) and Жена (goose). To which we replied yes, please. So since then we have thought the grey one was a gander and the white one was a goose (especially due to the size of her undercarriage)...

Pleeeeeease help!! I ended up with 4 roosters and 4 hens. Not exactly my idea of perfect, but it is what it is. I love them all and have no intention of killing/eating or giving them away. So what can I do? I have a NHR that keeps attacking. I just swat him but he jumped my 2 yr old...

So I had just got done telling another BYC member not to worry, her rooster will get the hang of it as he matures. :hugs And I've had a dozen roosters in my experience with chickens. But I'm dealing with a young Sumatra stag- 7 months old. He grabs the hen and hops on and does the dance...

Hi all! So, I have researched all over trying to find the answer I'm looking for, but it is a kind of confusing scenario. I have an 8 month old RIR named Dexter and have had him since he was 3 days old. I also have one Buff Orpington pullet named Boo that is almost 6 months old and hatched her...

My ducks are encouraging my gander! They love him and go over to him and lay down submissive but he is waaaay too rough! Why do they let him do that? He doesn't go looking for it they are seeking him out but he beats on them! I intervene and watch them closely but even through the fence of their...

I have two Bantams (1 rooster, 1 hen) and I need them to mate so I can start a farm, but when ever he gets on top of her to mate with her she loudly squawks and successfully runs away from him, (she is 8-10 months old and he is 4-5 months old) does anybody have an idea to make him successfully...