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I thought my duck might have bumblefoot after doing a routine check and started soaking/disinfecting treatment but now i am not sure that is what it is. see photo! Marked as 1 and 4 just looks like a mole, no crust and it feels smooth/same as the rest of the foot skin. Is that bumblefoot...

Hi folks, I read a lot of articles about roosters and similar questions on the forums but there was a lot of observe them and you’ll know. So I’ve been observing a lot, but I still don’t know… :) is it better to cull from top or bottom of the pecking order? Does it even matter? I have 4...

The youngest of my 3 muscovy ducklings (Loulou) died this morning out of the blue. It was exactly 8 weeks old, a day younger than the others - but it looked like it was about 4 weeks behind the other two in terms of size and feathering. I found Loulou at 11am inside the coop, flat on the belly...

Wondering if there are any Canadians around with recommendations for where to purchase liquid niacin / vitamin b complex online? Are there any local brands you'd recommend? Or online stores in Canada that carry the US brands? It doesn't look like amazon canada sells any of those brands, and...

Hi folks, Is there a good ducks dropping guide equivalent to this one? https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-droppings-what-is-normal.78090/ Everytime there is a slightly different dropping dropped, I have to wonder if something is wrong with my ducklings, (first time duck...

I'm on day 31 out of 35 of hatching Muscovi duck eggs. I suspected I had twins early on (a couple folks also thought so after posting a video in the august hatch along thread). I've decided to keep them and do an assisted hatch if they made it that far based on reading other's recent...

Hi folks, I have 7 white leghorn (+ unknown roo breed) chicks due next week. This will be the first time I raise chicks myself. I read I shouldn't give them too much space so they can find the heat source easily, but also not too little, so they don't get crowded. I have: 1) an open top...

Context: This chick pipped on the wrong end yesterday evening. I didn't expect it to zip until tomorrow-ish. It zipped all by itself about 15 min ago. There was a tiny bit of blood when it zipped, which reading the forums also sounded like it might be a bit early. When it got out it dragged...

Hi folks! After lurking for a few weeks/month I decided to create an account as I expect I'll have questions of my own that aren't answered by just reading other people's posts. Nice to meet you all and join this community! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've...