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  1. 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...
  2. 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
  3. 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. :)
  4. 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...
  5. 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?
  6. 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...
  7. 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

  8. 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...
  9. 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!
  10. 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
  11. The chicken nurd

    Is it normal for an adult hen to lay tiny eggs

    I have one maybe two 1 year old hens who still lay tiny “pullet” eggs it’s not a big deal but anyone have any idea why Photos: The white hen I know lays these eggs the other two are suspects
  12. L

    Legal to Ship Chicks From California?

    Is it legal to ship day-old chicks from California without NPIP certification? If my memory serves, it's illegal to ship to me without it, but Google hasn't yielded results when I search going out of California. What about within CA? Which other states require certification? I'm afraid to get my...
  13. ChickenOfSpades

    How much room do I actually need for 4 chickens?

    Hello everyone, I'm a little confused by all the recommendations for required coop/run space. After doing a bunch of reading and searching (here and a few other similar forums/sites), the common rule of thumb seems to be the following (per chicken): 10 sq. ft. of run space 4 sq. ft. of coop...
  14. oodle

    What predator am I dealing with?

    Twice now I’ve lost a chicken to a myster predator. This is how it goes: I hear a chicken commotion- my flock is kind of making distressed and attention-seeking noises. I go out to check on them and one of them is missing. I look around the whole entire yard and no feathers, no blood, no signs...
  15. A

    Quick Question for SoCal Chicken keeping!

    Hello everyone! This will be my first official post on these forums and I just wanted to ask a couple of questions. The main one being is, and I can't seem to find a definitive answer anywhere. What is required for me to own a small flock in the back yard of my property in SoCal? Specifically...
  16. The chicken nurd

    Is it normal for chickens to have multicolored shanks

    Today when I was with my flock I picked up one of my hens and noticed for the first time she has patches of black scales on her white legs is this normal or is something else going on She’s an olive egger by the way
  17. corvid

    How many chickens will fit in this coop?

    I have a 20 square foot chicken coop with 16 nesting boxes. I was wondering what the maximum amount of chickens I could have. They will only be in there to sleep and lay eggs. During the day they will be totally free range, no fencing. Edit: Thank you everyone for your feedback/tips! Since the...
  18. 0

    Scarephant?

    Does this work as a bird deterrent? Will it actually keep away hawks and owls? He’s a huge 5ft elephant btw.
  19. Three Little Chickens

    Questions About Being a Breeder

    Hi there, I’m thinking about breeding chickens in the future and starting a small business out of it but I have some questions that I thought I’d put out there. Do I have to be registered in order to breed and sell them or is it a good idea? Do I need to vaccinate my chickens/chicks? And what...
  20. L

    Should i get more guinea fowls?

    I got 2 baby guinea fowls and 2 baby chickens about 7 months ago and all turned out to be boys ! Roosters were a little bit older and They raised guinea fowls. They were inseparable! But unfortunately in my neighborhood i cannot keep roosters, so i found a great farm with over 30 female...
    • Liruel
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    • chickens guinea fowl question
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
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