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  1. Little Chicken Lady

    What chicken breeds should I get??

    Hello everyone! I am in my first year of raising chickens, but I'm loving it and have some serious chicken math. I keep getting a couple new chicks every once in a while and I want to get a more substantial number (5-10) next time I buy. I've been getting chicks from Orscheln's, Murray McMurray...
  2. N

    question about limestone used in duck house

    is it ok to use limestone inside of my duck house? my floor is dirt in the duck house which isn’t an issue with my 6 older ducks as they do not eat or drink inside of their house at night and have the option to come in and out as they please the entire day, but i have 11 younger babies and they...
    • noodledoodle
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    • clean coop duck duck house ducks floor cover limestone pen quack question
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. orloffer

    Are anyone else's quail seemingly made of dust?

    My coturnix quail are a lot dustier than my chickens. A layer of quail dust coats the rims of the coop doors, the entire top of the 4-sided nipple waterer, and probably most other places too. It can't be healthy to breathe in, so I try to wear at least a cloth facemask whenever I am around them...
    • orloffer
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    • coturnix dust quail question
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Quail
  4. M

    Rooster or hen?

    First time chicken mama here! Our 9 Buff Orpington are almost 7 weeks now. Not sure if this little lady is maturing faster than the others or if she’s possibly a rooster, any votes?
  5. tofuii

    Questions for Muscovy duckling!

    Hello! Awhile ago I hatched four beautiful Muscovy ducklings - sadly three of them bullied my late hatcher born with her yolk and she imprinted on me hard enough to not want to be with her other duckling friends (I totally understand, I don't like feather pluckers either). She's healthy and kept...
    • tofuii
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    • muscovy duck sexing question
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. C

    Body Temp Thermometer in DIY incubator??

    Hi. I am building a cheap incubator but I don't have a room thermometer. I was wondering if I could check the temperature of the incubator by placing a body thermometer in the water glass used for humidity, and check the water in the glass. Would that work? Of course I would have to do it a few...
  7. N

    why hasn't my one year old duck layed an egg?

    hello guys, I'm quite new to here, but I've used to come here for various reasons quite a few times, but I have never found anyone talking about any type of duck not laying. Most of the time, the topics that cover this seem to be about ducks that are still too young to lay but never about a...
    • Nimanami
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    • breed duck help laying muscovey not laying pet question waterfowl what breed
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. W

    Black Cochin hen or rooster?

    Black cochin 9/10 weeks old, thinking might be a rooster, also has a little waddle going on. What do you think?
  9. 1234chicken4321

    Do you think hens recognise their egg colour?

    2 of my 3 hens went broody and now co-raise 5 chicks. All my hens are different breeds and so I can see which chick biological belongs to who. All the chicks belong to the 2 parenting hens, who both lay white eggs. However, the other hen's brown eggs were in the nest too, in fact two hatched but...
  10. Littlesquare

    Ruth or Rufus, That is the Question. RIR Hen or Rooster?

    My family and I are new to chickens and we were told that our Rhode Island Red was a hen, but we’re not so certain now. She/he is approximately 14 weeks old and hasn’t crowed or anything, but is bigger than our other hens and has a much larger comb/wattles. If you have a guess, we’d love to hear it!
  11. WatkinsCluckers

    Silkie Colors

    Hi! 👋🏻 My husband and I were discussing our Silkies and a question came up, “what is the most common and the most ‘rarest’ color for Silkies?” And I tried Googling it, but can’t find anything. Do y’all have any idea?
  12. WatkinsCluckers

    Raising Meat Chickens

    I love the idea of selling meat chickens, but I hate the idea of physically killing them (ironic, I know). For y'all that sell chickens for meat, is there a common practice of raising the chickens to their appropriate age and then sending them all off to get butchered and dressed for you? Or do...
  13. Tilly6

    Duck nesting with no eggs

    I have a 3 year old welshie who has never shown interest in raising a family. She has built the most luxurious nest in the coop. She is sitting on it in the morning when we let them out and check for eggs, but leaves with the rest of the ducks. At some point she returns to the nest, which never...
    • Tilly6
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    • broody concern duck question
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. Kale the Quail

    Question .-.

    hi, I have a question. how many years do quails lay eggs? i have two hatchings of quails from last year (4 months apart) and only one out of 3 of the females from the second batch is laying. From the first batch, only one out of 5 females are laying.
  15. Gerby26

    Muscovy duckling questions

    Hello I am trying to prepare for my ducklings(6) coming soon and I am having difficulty deciding what food to get them, I wanted to get mazuri waterfowl starter, and maintenance feed. I know its a tad expensive but I was concerned if 25 lbs would be enough for 6 ducklings and how long I should...
    • Gerby26
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    • duck advice duckling duckling care feed food food advice help muscovey ducklings muscovy question
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. Rainkore

    Where can I get pigeons?

    Just wondering where to adopt pigeons. I know about pigeonauction.com but the layout of it confuses me. Reviews, thoughts, pictures?
  17. Phillisy

    A break, or are they done laying?

    I have a trio of Sebastopol, all around 4 years old, that I purchased last year. This isn’t my first year keeping geese, but it is my first year breeding them. One of the ladies started laying February 19, the other started March 1; they were laying sporadically at first, but after a couple of...
    • Phillisy
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    • breeding laying question sebastopol
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Geese
  18. Phillisy

    Paint X Partridge Silkies... what colour are these chicks!?

    I aquired a few Silkie eggs on part trade for some hens, and they started hatching this morning. They came from a pen with a Paint rooster, 2 Paint hens, and a Partridge hen (if I remember right though she was smooth, making her a possible mutt). I’m working with Paints this year, so I planned...
  19. Kie

    Chickens and Bunnies shared yard?

    The closest thing I could find is this post asking if chickens and bunnies can share the same run. My question is very similar, but wasn't quite answered in there. I was wondering if it's safe or a good idea to allow bunnies and chickens to share a fenced yard? They would have separate...
  20. cluckmecoop7

    Yay!

    Finally finished! Please PM me if you have some you want me to add. Questions & Answers About Chickens < CLICK
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