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Long story short I have a broody chicken & gave her duck eggs. I dont remember when she was given them so not sure of their incubation date. I knew we were getting close by sneeking in a couple candlings. So this morning went to check and one had cracked its shell but didnt look like it...

Some how our drake injured himself (probably because we were talking about culling him). I let them out and all were fine. I checked a few hours later & he was holding his leg up & using his wing for balance. I thought he just needed to rest it so I put him is a small sectioned off area in the...

I checked on our ducklings who are almost a month old and noticed bloody bedding. And found one to be bleeding from the tip of a wing feather. It was a bit difficult to get a good picture. I dont know what to do. Please help

I just went out to give our birds (7 ducks & 8 chickens) a treat. I first noticed one of our 9 month old Black Jersey Giants was around but not eating. Then I noticed she was holding 1 eye closed. It looks like the edges of the eye lid are slightly swollen. There have been no changes in food...

A few days ago I noticed one of my RIR's wings looked different than the other chickens. Shes 12 weeks old and the wings seem to be functional, just maybe missing a few feathers.

Hi all. While sitting in our temporary run yesterday I noticed one of our ducks possibly has a slight limp. He seems to be favoring his right leg more than his left. I checked for bumble foot and didn't see anything. We did just put up a new larger & deeper pool on Sunday. Maybe a strain from...

I purchased a total of 8 ducks & 9 chicks almost 2 weeks ago. I was told the first bag of feed should be medicated "just in case" of sickness. I was recently told that medicated is not good for ducks. Anyone else heard of this? Also looking to add something they can fodder. Whats the best...

We got 8 chicks Tuesday (Mar 3rd) that were hatched the day before. Unfortunately 2 passed :-( so now I am possibly over worried about losing another, especially because she (Isa Brown) is the smallest. She wasn't doing good the first day but I was dipping her beak to make sure she was drinking...

New the BYC & owning chickens. Just bought 8 chicks (and 6 ducks) from the feed store. Got home finished setting up the brooders. Finally have a minute to sit down and enjoy watching them when I noticed 2 of them have their eyes shut & really wobbly (almost like they are drunk). Not sure what to...

So after much thought & reading up about chickens & ducks we are finally taking the next step. So my question is how do you make the best decision at the store? They are all so cute and I want them all. Do you choose the most alert & active? What should I look for to avoid? We are thinking 6-8...