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  1. Hannahhubers

    When should I let my 9 week chicks live with the adult hens?

    So I have 6 adult hens that are friendly as far as I know. I also have 9 baby chicks that are about nine weeks old. They have been in my chicken run, but separated from the adults so they can see each other for 4 weeks now. I also have 4 ducks that are 4 weeks old and they are making a muddy...
  2. Noraaaaa

    Mites or other small insects eating on chickens vent

    Hi! This is very important and I’m sorry it’s so gruesome! Today I found out that 4 of my chickens have mites. (They have their own coop because they are show birds). INFO: -I’m not sure how long they have had them because I failed to check them over winter break because I was in Maine...
  3. E

    What went wrong? Nsfw pics

    Hi I am wondering if someone who has more knowledge than me may know why this happened. Christmas eve at 8pm the first chick pipped. There was a lot of wiggling around.Two more chicks pipped. Christmas day afternoon a chick hatched. Christmas the original pipped chick was in the original...
  4. O

    Bumble foot complications? (Please help)

    Hi, Not normally one to post but im a little stumped. My turkey hen has gotten Bumble foot (or what Google has told me is Bumble foot) i have soaked her feet, removed the outer black scab, and found no pus it just bled, i cleaned the wounds with peroxide and used some antibacterial ointment...
  5. G

    I have 2 female mallards who are almost 2 months. I have college my parent dont want to keep them and college wont let me take them. What do i do.

    I can't keep these beautiful babies because I have to move away to college and college wont let me take them and my parents dont want them. Please help me. They are 2 mallard that are almost 2 months old.
    • Grace_zahringer01
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    • cant keep ducks moving to college please help
    • Replies: 49
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. 1

    Injured Duck, Need Help

    I came across my duck laying down, barely able to move this morning. He is unable to stand or move much and it appears that he is unable to open his bill on his own. He has been cheeping constantly. I do not see any physical injures but am new to ducks. I did check the band on his leg but it’s...
    • 10 Baby Ducklings
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    • duck help help ! injured injured duck need help need help & advice please help whats wrong
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. Chickenwithnobrim

    Egg bound or ascites?

    Hi all, I have an older hen who was already an older Unknown age when I found her dumped by somebody and she's been with me for 3 years. Last night she ate like normal and had a big poo before bed but this morning she was lethargic and wouldn't come out of the coop. I managed to get her to drink...
  8. starlabantam

    Young hen twisting neck but unsure if it’s wry neck

    I have a young hen who’s having this problem. A bit of a history behind her: She’s the daughter of my pure bred black Cochin and my Americauna Hawaiian mixed hen (we call her that because her main traits and children point to her being of Americana decent but her exact lineage is unknown and...
  9. LhickenChicken

    Leg Disorder, Thread 2

    Muffin has been having leg problems for a few months now. I am not sure if she was hatched with that problem. She is roughly four months old, and is an EE. One of her legs seems to be slightly swollen in the hock and leg. The other leg is normal. Also, it seems that one of her legs is in the...
  10. S

    Long post plz HELP Integration help with situations I’m not experienced in!

    Hello all, -*Scroll to bottom for just questions no background* This will be my third set chickens. This time though I’m in a situation that I have no experience in! Going to try to make this as short as possible but also provide some background information that might be important. - My OG...
    • Skswen
    • Thread
    • bantam cockeral help ! intergrating a flock new to bantams new to cockerals please help
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  11. divineangel94

    Me again.

    Hen that’s been sneezing, and breathing heavy. She was eating until this morning. Now she won’t eat even mealworms. She is drinking normal, flew out of my arms and ran from a rooster. She has a weird sound when she breaths in. Almost sounds like a raspy whisper. She is six and crown, wattles...
  12. LhickenChicken

    Hen Laying Weak Shelled Eggs

    Hi all, I have a hen called Bananito. She is approx one year old, maybe less because I got her as a pullet in June. Last year she laid nice hard shelled eggs but in mid May she started laying real weak shelled eggs. They have lots of oyster shells and ground up limestone to eat, and I give her...
  13. Chickenwithnobrim

    EMERGENCY DID I HURT MY BIRD

    I was trimming my chickens nails with a dremel, holding her on her side. I was holding one leg while my girlfriend was holding the other because that was the only way to keep her from kicking. She started panting but i figured it was normal because she was scared/ Hot. I kept it under 5 minutes...
  14. Mutha_Clucka

    Should I be worried?

    (PHOTO OF RED POOP) Hi y’all, I’m new here! I got 4 Amerucanas that are 3 weeks, almost 4 weeks old. I had noticed this strange poop today. It’s the only one I found and first I’ve seen like this. I’m super worried about Cocci. They did just have strawberries for the first time but idk if this...
  15. warmnfluffy

    Chicken is egg bound or severely constipated pleas help!!!!!

    My chicken ginger looks to be egg bound and hasn't layer anything in 2 days I've been checking on her but today here health declined severely and now she is gasping for air. I feel like I've tried everything to help her pass the egg but nothing has worked. The reason i think it also could be...
  16. RynNightmare

    Help 3 week old Cayuga duckling panting!

    I have 2 three week old Cayuga ducklings and they both seemed perfectly fine, they eat, drink, swim in the bath, and play. I have recently noticed that one seems to be panting quite often and I know that he isn’t overheating. This morning I noticed the other one panting but she has since stopped...
    • RynNightmare
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    • duckling duckling advice help is my duckling okay please help
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. B

    Rooster run over by lawn mower

    My rooster, Bobbo, was accidentally run over by a lawn mower today while it was backing up. It is a Club Cadet tractor mower. I looked at the many feathers he lost, and there wasn’t any blood. He has an eye infection that he is taking medicine for, and the eye has some blood in it. He can walk...
  18. T

    Zipped but not hatched?!

    This egg had zipped all the way around when I went to bed at about 1am. At 7am, my husband got up and it still hadn't hatched... Its now 9 and I have not seen any activity at all this morning. I have another egg zipping and a baby that just broke out about 90 minutes ago... Plus two other...
  19. Ash_OB

    Possibly Sick Turkey

    I have two broad breasted bronze turkey Toms who are 13 weeks old. The last couple days I've noticed ones tail has been a bit drooped. He has had some inconsistent diarrhea (between diarrhea and normal poops). More recently I noticed his wings have started drooping a bit and he's definitely not...
    • Ash_OB
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    • please help sick turkey turkey turkey tom
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Turkeys
  20. J

    Very sick chickens

    Hello all, We live in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. We had 7 hens of all different breeds. We got them 2 years ago and have never had a problem until last saturday. We found one on the floor of the coop, she couldn't stand on her own and was very weak. By sunday night she was unresponsive and...
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