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Five years ago I nursed a runner duckling back to health after getting stepped on by her mother. Her hips were both dislocated(at least) and I used water therapy to get her walking again. During her recovery she became a barn cat and now refuses to be a duck. I tried keeping her next to the...

I have a flock(45) of chickens aged six months to two years. Egg production has been in decline all summer but I’ve been blaming it on the incredibly hot summer we’ve had even though I keep fans going in the hen house. We are now down to a dozen a day. Two weeks ago I found one of them huddled...

Question for duck people... I have a large pond (half acre?) . would my ducks be safe if left to sleep on it at night?? What predators may swim out to get them? and would the ducks startle and swim away at night or will they freeze in the dark like a chicken does?? I am in NC so.. bobcats...

I bought 15 double breasted Bronze hatchlings almost 11 weeks ago. One died within a couple days. Since then I lost one about every two weeks. Tomorrow morning I will be down to 10 turkeys. Once my birds are feathered they become free range and locked in at night against predators. The turkeys...

I have four Indian Runner ducks that I bought as hatchlings 3 months ago. I raised them in a brooder but swam them in a large stock water tub every other day....They loved it. After they were mostly feathered I moved them to a large pen with free access to the water tank...they loved it. 2...

I bought 7 barred rock chicks and 5 Rhode Islands to eventually add to my established flock of 7 hens and a Rhode Island Red roo. I kept the babies isolated in the garage in a double ex-large dog crate until they became 70 % feathered. I then built a new coop to accommodate everyone. Since they...