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Hi everyone I found one of my male quails with a broken beak. Its completely clean with no blood but its broken right back to just where the flesh starts. His new beak tip is the flesh bulb thingy (ill get pictures soon). Will the beak grow still if it was just the keratin part that has broken...

hey folks - after many years, i've finally got the space in my new backyard to keep chickens which I've wanted to do for quite some time. My city allows me to keep up to 4 hens, and I'm currently trying to plan out which breeds would be most suitable for my situation. My backyard isn't large...

How do you add to flock... without overwhelming spouse? Love our flock. Hi... I have an addiction. I'm gonna take responsibility but I'm gonna say yall make it so easy and fun to get into it.

I had- til cop came-3 hens,rooster(it was bc of him discovering vocal box&apparently loved to hear himself sing to the others💗that I had to give away😭😭(given to me as chicks,I had no idea who was what),&2 ducks-also given to me as ducklings.But I visit them as much as I can bc I💜them&my heart...

Hi, I just adopted a new female Lion head bun due to my last bun passing from GI Stasis. I want to do as much as possible to avoid the same problem with my new girl. What can I do and what can I feed her to help prevent it from happening again? (She will be mainly an indoor rabbit) I am also...

We just bought a house and the guy asked us if we wanted to keep the chickens. They looked healthy, so we said yes. After cleaning out their filthy coop and run & getting the basics covered, we see we need to make it better, larger & more accessible. I have three chickens I need for dinner...

Hello, I would like some tips for the best ways to treat impacted crop? I've tried the Olive Oil, with massage with some success. The crop did go down alittle, but is still quite large, & is as hard as golf ball. I tried the water trick, with massage which was a fail. Going to try coconut oil...

I am wanting to order more ducks and maybe even two goslings. I want to make sure I order from a very reputable Hatchery, just want some healthy babies. So does anyone recommend a specific Hatchery? Or have any bad experiences with any I should stay away from. Thank you in advance. :)

Hello, my babies are between 3 to 4 weeks. They are silkies! I was wondering how I could get them more tame, I talk to them and they talk back, when they hear me they beep A lot. I was wondering if it’s where they are so young, is why they are still skittish. When I hold them, they are so sweet...

Hello All! I am beginning the journey of making our property into our own little homestead, complete with .... you guessed it! ... chickens! I am a seasoned gardener who takes pride in everything I do, and am always looking for ways to improve. I'm open to any suggestions and words of wisdom for...

Hello, I’m currently the owner of two bluebell type hens which are the noisiest pair I’ve ever met, to the extent I think I’ll have to rehome them before the neighbours complain. If I do that I would want to get another couple, but what breeds would you recommend for an urban backyard? I like...

I’m gonna be getting a few ducks this coming April thought i’m not sure what breed to get? They’d be living with my chickens for the most part. I have a pretty big backyard too and my chickens get out everyday to forage. Only slight problem is i have one neighbor on my left that’s pretty close...

My ducks were out free ranging with me this afternoon, and I was literally sitting 3 feet away from them scrolling through my phone when a hawk swooped down so fast. All 4 of my ducks scattered towards me and were trembling. The hawk pulled feathers out from one of them, but luckily that was all...

Hello Chicken Lovers, I am fairly new to this site, so I hope I am posting in the right area. Posted previously and included my location and my thanks to the individuals that contacted me. Still looking for someone to build (or finish an existing) an insulated chicken coop. If you read my...

Any ideas on what I can use to make my chickens roosting bar a lot more comfortable for them? They sleep on 2x4 with the 4 inch side up and I was just wondering if anyone had suggestions on how to make it more softer and comfortable for them. Most people wouldn't worry about it but I want mine...

Hello everybody! I am basically looking for recommendations on just about anything and everything; books, movies, music, hobbies, etc. Consider this a thread where you can just drop and share your favorite things and maybe have a little chat with me about them. I am using this thread as an...

Hi everyone, I'm brand new to BYC but not so much to owning chickens. I recently moved to country NSW (Aus) and had 4 lovely Black Australorp/New Hampshire pullets which free ranged in our garden during the day and were put in their run/coop every afternoon and padlocked in. A few nights ago I...

I have had a pair of Cochin Bantams for two years. Rob Roy, and Yuki. He's Frizzled. She is Beautiful, Perfect, smooth regular feathers. The progeny have been Smooth, regular, OR Frizzled. The Frizzle has been of two types. First, a lovely tear drop shaped feather that curls gracefully, and I...

Unfortunately, due to life events I may have to rehome most or all of my flock in a few months. I care about them very much and want them to at least go to loving homes if it does turn out that I can't keep them. Does anyone have suggestions for rehoming? Chickens are easily abused and I want to...

I did my fair share of searching on Amazon and saw so many chicken heated water items that were pretty pricey, and didn't really have the best reviews. But soon I found a water bowl with great reviews from chicken owners and it was a much lower price than official chicken products. So this...