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  1. PileatedFarms

    Patricia the sad Wyandotte

    Patricia is a Wyandotte just over a year old. We saved her from a not great living situation in June where her issue had developed and now has set in. She is losing feathers, but definitely not molting as there are no follicles left on the skin. It's just seems to be bare skin below. And the...
  2. JohnsterSpacePoultrygram

    What's a good protein % to start chicks and ducklings on?

    Hello. I'm wondering what is a good protein percentage to start day-old chicks and ducklings on? I know they have different protein requirements, but would like to know what is a good percentage for each of them. My family has bought a 22% protein starter/grower for the ducklings and a 19%...
  3. JohnsterSpacePoultrygram

    A question about chick grit

    For our family's day-old poultry (some chicks and ducklings), which are going to be arriving soon, we have bought some chick grit (this one specifically) for them. On the bag it says not to start feeding them the grit until they are at least two weeks old. But I've also read that chicks need...
  4. K

    Jumbo Pekin egg is pretty clear but still moves, say 25

    I was told by posting on this thread I could possibly get some better answers. We have a jumbo pekin egg that we've been incubating for 26 days total now and the pictures are from yesterday. It was still moving yesterday, but not able to check now since it's locked down and I don't want to open...
  5. Tilly6

    Can I get a chick to keep my single duckling company

    I had a duck abandon her nest when the duckling was hatching. I tried to hatch her eggs that were left, but nothing came of that. I have a 4 day old duckling alone in the brooder, in September, in UP Michigan, no one is hatching ducks. Can I get a chick or 2 to keep it company? It’s absolutely...
  6. Tilly6

    Duck hatching right now and mom left the nest

    So my 6 year old duck went broody, sat on eggs. One is hatching and it’s pretty chilly and rainy today. How long can she be gone and should I go get the baby? The nest is inside our duck coop. I have never hatched eggs before so I am panicking. Plus she is in with the general population since...
  7. R

    Can you tell the gender of a pullet?

    Hello! I came across this really cute pullet someone was selling, but i can’t have any roosters. Is there a way to tell if its a boy or a girl? ive attached the picture. Its an easter egger
  8. LadyAchee

    Day 21 sitting next to nest

    Broody hen is had 2 chicks hatch one yesterday and one today. She is currently sitting next to the eggs. Should I put her back on them or were they too hot and she got off to let them cool? Help😅
  9. EriLynCap

    Muskovy question.

    I apologize if this has already been asked. I have been looking online for days. I also apologize for the length. We had what I believe to be a female muskovy show up on our pond approximately 3 months ago. She started growing the caruncles about 3 weeks after arriving and as of right now only...
    • EriLynCap
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    • dominance drake duck muskovy question
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. J

    Help in Caldwell, Idaho with an HOA

    Hello! My family and I are really interested in owning chickens! Our HOA CCRs state we can't have "farm animals" but doesn't list what they consider a farm animal. I called my HOA and they said they consider chickens farm animals, but would be willing to revise that if I could find something...
  11. PileatedFarms

    My juvie pooped a rock?

    One of our Black Australorp juvies (~17-18 weeks) pooped a weird poop next to me this morning, conveniently on the bench I was sitting with my coffee of course but that means I did get to see it. She pooped what seems to be a yellow rock? Maybe a calcium deposit? It is completely solid, can't...
  12. R

    duck wheezing and sneezing

    hi, first time owning ducks, i searched for similar questions but still not sure so i prefer to make a thread i have 5 ducks, 4 weeks old. they sneeze a little and one of them is wheezing, not all the time but if i'm near them long enough i will hear it, i think only one of them is wheezing...
    • rzigorzut
    • Thread
    • ill question wheezing
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. truebluewhitingowner

    Can 5-6 week old chicks drink electrolytes and probiotics in the same water?

    Hi! I am new to this community and chicken caring and was wondering about water. Can I mix a pack of electrolytes (the sav-a-chik) variety as well as around 10 grams of probiotics? I want them healthy as possible without overdoing it. Thanks in advance for answering my question regarding this. :)
  14. 3buffs1barred4chicks

    Adventures with day-old-mail-chicks and broody hen (& pictures & a chigger question)

    We mail ordered four chicks in April, last Wednesday. they arrived. We received 6 chicks, unfortunately one of them passed away during shipping. Wednesday afternoon we tried introducing the five alive chicks to our broody hen, Cinnamon. She's over a year old, and has been broody for about a...
  15. T

    New memeber, puzzled over what breed this chicken is..

    Hi all, I started a small flock I got from a tractor supply about 8 weeks ago, and I cannot decide what sort of bird this is. Can anyone help?
  16. G

    Chick pipped egg then died. Upon opening it hadn’t popped the air sac though.

    Hello! New here so I need some advice. I’m incubating chickens for the first time after mainly just doing quail. I ordered eggs on eBay and noticed an egg a little cracked on the outside but thought it’d be ok in the incubator ( might’ve been my first mistake ). Things go smoothly and I go into...
  17. N

    2yo hen, bare/bald red patches on head still eating, no rooster, top of pecking order, DE in nesting boxes, other hens are normal. stumped pls help

  18. missmaqs

    QQ- Do roosters have a way of sensing gender?

    Apologies if this is silly, but I've been super curious. My rooster puts on a dance for the ladies, and lately he's been dancing for some of my straight runs, ranging from 1 month to 6 months old - he picks specific birds in my flock of young ones and dances for them? Can roosters instinctually...
  19. S

    Odd colored poop?

    Hello, I just let my chickens free range yesterday since I was home and today when I went out in the run their poop was all turquoise colored, it has never been this way before, should I be worried about it? Or is it just because they had access to so much extra foliage that it Is normal? TIA!
  20. IvysAnimals

    Swedish Duckling Question

    Helloooo! Years ago I had someone come to my house and ask me if I could take 3 ducklings because they saw that they were standing on the side of the road with the possible mother that was hit by a car right next to them. I took them and we had bought other ducks like Pekins, Magpies, Rouen...
    • IvysAnimals
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    • boundaries ducklings ducks flying help mallard question swede
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
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