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Hi all, I have adopted a duckling that was left in the nest when the rest walked off. The duckling can't walk and I'm not sure if its because its week or somthing else, it's legs just seem to stick out to the side and it can't stand up. It also only has one eye. It won't eat or drink but I have...

I'm fairly new to the chicken world and I have raised many chicks myself but I had a hen laying eggs while my last batch in the incubator was still there. I figured I'd wait and see if she would sit on them and raise them. Well yesterday they hatched and she's been an awesome broody hen!! I took...

Anyone know any Pros or Cons when using Soft Water (treated hard water) For your flock. Especially, new hatches. Softeners use sodium chloride to remove hard water deposits. Anyone that has a water softener system knows it has it's benefits. You use less soap, and people that experience bathing...

Quick question. If I setup these watering cups in my aviaries, can My ducks use the cups as drinking water? I've never used these before. I just bought a ton of them for my quails and wanted to know if my ducks can use them too? I always have kiddie pools filled with water and 3 gallon...

I've got three three-week-old chicks (I'll admit I'm a first time chicken farmer and don't have a lot of experience). Because it was so hot outside I took my chicks out of their brooder and outside to my garden. I thought it would be ok for a short while, I just wanted to let them have some fun...

Recently, I've discovered that my chickens are not drinking out of their waterer that has the cups attached to it. I have tried showing them several times how to use it and they will successfully drink out of it while I'm sitting there, but then I'll come to check on them later and they will be...

I bought several new breeds of birds through the purchase of eggs. I'm not a novice at producing clutch rates at better than 75%. I think it would be higher but... The folks I purchased from were online and very nice. I believe I was sent decent eggs. I'm not asking for a guarantee. But I store...

Hello! I am new to the community, however I've been enjoying advice from BackYard Chickens for quite some time. About 5 days ago my 2 year old hen (White Ameraucana) slowed her food intake and has been drinking excessive amounts of water for 5-15 minutes at a time. For the past 2 days she has...

I have four chickens, and they always knock over their food and water. This is becoming a problem mostly because its hot, and they spill their water. Any solutions?

I have been hearing about how farmers are adding Oregano to water to help keep their chickens healthy. I sell EO's so I have lots on hand and I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience adding Oregano EO (or any other oil) to their birds water. If you've tried it, I'd love to hear back from...

So, my 5 hens have decided the nipple waterer is taboo... I noticed the water levels haven't been going down over the last few days, but credited it to cooler weather, and the hens not needing as much water to stay cool. But today when I got home and let them out, they rushed the open waterer...

I am 99.9% sure you don't need water in winter, but I thought I'd ask anyway. :-) Also, what preperations would I need to take for winter?

Let's do something fun and beneficial for each other. Let's do a plant swap/trade. Rule 1. Be honest and fulfill the agreement with the other person Rule 2. Expect a fair trade. I'll start! I'm up for swapping/trading for just about anything that is not ordinary. I love cannas, Daylilies...

My ducklings are almost three weeks old and I wanted to know if this is an okay age to stop feeding them 24/7? I bring them in (it's been hot so I let them go outside during the day) around 7 PM and let them back out at 9 AM. Is that an okay amount of time for them to be without food or water at...

Our turkeys are about 4 months old. We've had them drinking from buckets in the midst of transitioning to our new house. We are settled now and have finally made our auto waterers with the little cups of water (nipples with cups to catch excess) .. We figured it would make it higher for the...

i have about 20 mallard ducklings (this is my first time with ducks) that are 4 and 5 weeks old. The older ones are almost fully feathered. The low here is about 60 degrees at night. Can I move them outside to a covered chicken coop yet? Also, i've put a baby pool in with them in their pen...

I have (2) 6wk old pekins and (2) 4wk old cayugas and they are all terrified of their new kiddy pool. They loved swimming inside in the sink and bathtub when they were younger (and smaller) but now want nothing to do with swimming. They are obviously hot (panting in the shade) but won't swim. Help?

so I've got the MagicFlt incubator and I'm on night 18!!! I'm worried about humidity after lockdown as there's no easy place to add water other than the little air hole at the top of the incubator. Has anyone added water that way? Am I taking lockdown too seriously , or am I able to briefly...

Hi all...I am new to this forum and kind of new to raising chicks. I am getting 6 Buff Orpington chicks this week. I have read many threads/posts on chick care but was hoping that you guys would be kind enough to help me with some pointers that will give my chicks the best chance at growing...