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My 4 yr old RIR/EE mix suddenly became wobbly and wouldn't stand while we were soaking her foot for a mild case of bumblefoot. It was very sudden, she was fine before, but became wobbly and could barely stand and toppled over. She also has labored breathing. She will not move her feet at all...

I noticed today what I thought was prolapsed vent in my duck Jessie (a 5 year old Golden 300 Hybrid). There was bloody tissue covered in scabs. I gave her a long bath and the scabs fell away. But now that I have a good look, it doesn't look like "normal" prolapsed vent, which I've dealt with...

I have a production red hen, age unknown, who is acting pretty sick, but I can't figure her out. I first noticed that she was acting somewhat lethargic this morning. Then this evening, I noticed she had a prolapsed vent. I was thinking she must be egg bound, so I brought her inside and gave her...

Hey - just a quick question about how much dewormer I should give my chicken - I found lots of info on how much to give for goat dewormer, but I have the equine dewormer. I know it won't be alot, but I'm not sure of the exact amount. It's Safe-guard (febendazole) paste 10%, 100 mg/g (hopefully...

I was pretty sure that one of my hens was overweight; accordingly, I started taking her out of the pen every day to free range and get some exercise. I also stopped feeding all of them scratch grain. This was a few weeks ago. However, recently, as in several days ago, I noticed that although her...

I can't figure this one out. I'm thinking it could be a cockerel because of the pinker comb and feathers on the neck, but I don't know for sure. He/she is a little more than 3 months old. Out of curiosity, when are the pointed saddle feathers supposed to come in?

I recently acquired a few chickens, and I noticed that a few of them have a white spot of their earlobe. Anyone know what this could be?

Ok, so, usually, I can tell pretty well if I have a pullet or a cockerel, but I've never had Doms before, and this kind of comb throws me off a little. I was going to post some nice, clear pics of the combs for you all, but I think I'm going to have to wait til it gets a little closer to...

Hey all! I just ordered from Ideal Poultry and got some new chicks and keets about a week ago, and I just wanted to say they did a very good job with the whole thing - I will update (if I remember lol!) when I see if they sexed them right. I only had to get $25 worth of poultry, and that was the...

I am getting two guinea keets with five chicks in a few days and am curious about a few things ..... First, how fragile are they? I have chicks that will be approximately two weeks old when the guineas and the chicks come, and I am wondering if I will be able to keep them together. Are they...

I am completely new to guineas, and I have two keets coming next week. I was reading some articles about how to get them to come to the coop at night (when they grow up, of course!) and one said you can train them to come when called. It suggested a cowbell or a whistle to call them as they like...

I haven't found a thread about this yet, so I decided to start one. If there already is, please forgive me for not searching the forum thoroughly enough. So, anyways, I was just thinking that wouldn't it be nice if I could learn alot more about ducks, although I do know the basics. I have...

Alright, so this may be a dumb question, but I'm curious - how many traits are sex linked in chickens? For example, are different types of combs sex-linked? If someone was to cross a rooster with a rose comb and a hen with a single comb, would the cockerels have single combs and the pullets have...

OK, so today was one of the worst days of my life. I came home and found my eight of my chickens, dead, in their "predator-proof" pen. I have three chickens left. I'm sure this isn't new to any of you, but I thought that a fox couldn't get to my chickens. So, here's what happened. I have a...

So, it's not till next spring that I'm getting more ducklings but I'm planning ahead and I was wondering what the best type of bands would be for my ducklings. I know there's other threads about this, but haven't found one that was exactly like my situation. A school is going to hatch WH...

Hi, I have two parakeets and the female, Amiga laid five eggs. They were laid a few days apart. The oldest will be two weeks on Monday, and the second-oldest is just a few days younger than that. If you've ever had baby parakeets before, you know that they grow pretty fast. So, the third one...

Anybody else with a pet mouse? Thomas wants to know how many friends he has! Does anyone else think mice are cute, or am I alone here?

I am going to be changing my little empty chicken coop a bit to make it better for the ducks, and I was wondering if anyone had any unique things about their coop that make it better. If you have an idea but have not used it you can share, too. I've looked at some coops but alot of people just...

Hi, I am considering hatching some eggs next year, but I need sex-linked chicks because I need to get rid of the cockerels right away so I don't get attached to them. I have a rooster that is supposed to be an Araucana, but is actually an EE (he has a tail and no beard or anything like that.)...

Hello! I have four ducklings who will be four weeks on Monday, and two who will be three weeks on Monday. I am going to try to put all the ducklings together next week, and, obviously, they will all have the same food. I read in Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks that you should switch ducklings...