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I noticed one of my peahens, Charlotte, is weak/lethargic and somewhat thin today. She is not horribly emaciated, but her keel is definitely more prominent than that of my other peahen. She's letting me handle her, which is unusual, and spending most of her time sitting on the ground. She can...

Hi everyone! I have a lovely pair of pigeons living in one of my chicken coops, and they have about a week old squab that they're raising. They had a nest high up on a platform in the henhouse (the henhouse is an adapted shed). However, my chickens are very curious and many are small flighted...

I have a mother serama hen who is currently caring for 6 older chicks. She has been perfectly fine health-wise up until now, but then these odd symptoms suddenly struck a few days ago... In my 16+ years of having chickens, I've never seen this before! - She seems to have lost her voice, and...

This guy is a rescue, he turned up in someone's yard unexpectedly. He's very friendly, and I think I'm most likely going to keep him (as a pet). I know a little about turkey breeds, but when I looked at pictures of different breeds he didn't match anything I saw. He is tan and black. Definitely...

Here's the scoop: Henny-Penny is a partridge rock hen, around 4-5 years old. Her weight and feather quality are good. However, she has these arbitrary periods where she gets weak and her comb and wattles go pale. She has recovered within a few days previously, but this time it's more...

I got a pair of butterscotch call ducks a few years ago through BYC, and I loved them! Unfortunately, last summer I lost the drake to a raccoon. I still have my adorable hen, and she is in with four other calls, but I would love to have a trio of butterscotch call ducks! I'm in northern...

I'm looking to fix up my coops so they are less muddy and more secure. I'm just wondering if anyone has any suggestions or sources for cheap 1/4" hardware cloth and gravel. The best deals I've found on hardware cloth have still been $100 for a 100' roll. That wouldn't be too bad, but...

I've been treating my birds with Tylan for some sneezing. I lost two birds (out of around sixty, mind you) because the medication took so long to arrive in the mail thanks to the holiday rush. One hen I lost was young and it was unexpected, the other was thirteen years old so I feel like it was...

Maybe this is just silly and an obvious idea, but I'm excited because I didn't think of this before and of course I had to share this idea in case other people want to use it. Personally, I don't like selling eggs. My birds are pets and many are rescues, quite a few are older, and so their...

A friend/fellow BYCer gave me a tiny serama hen because she wasn't doing so well, and I have experience treating wildlife and fowl. I discovered she was completely infested with mites, and treated her with sevin dust. It wasn't my friend's fault or mine, neither of us have mites in our flocks, I...

I have two call drakes, and their colors are a bit confusing. In both cases, the people they came from didn't know their colors, and while I've done some research on call duck colors, I'm certainly not an expert! I believe Autor is pastel? Just wanted some more opinions on that, though he...

I got to PPBA in Stockton every year (or, at least I have the last two years! I love it), and I'm trying to plan my work vacations so I can go for the whole show. However, I Googled around a bit and haven't found any dates for it yet. Anybody have the dates? Are there dates yet?

Just wanted to pop in and say I've returned from my unannounced hiatus! I had a long bout of laptop issues, but now my laptop is back and I feel like it's time to return. I was also a little saddened that I was getting in "trouble" here (note that I'm just sensitive, it wasn't serious and I...

I was dropping off flyers at the local shelter for rescued hens at my work, and I of course had to go peek at the animals. Unexpectedly, I found a sweet, five-year-old bengal, and fell head over heels for her. I kept going back to visit her, and actually went and adopted her today. She was...

All for sale or giveaways belong in auction format in the appropriate BSA section as you know. Thanks

And here it is, my big 3000th post on BYC! I've learned a lot, made quite a few friends, given out tons of advice, received advice, posted pictures, laughed and cried and gotten angry, shared the joys of hatching, rambled off-topic on occasion as I am prone to doing... Thanks for everything...

Note: Mostly just venting... Suggestions appreciated but I mostly know what to do, I'm just frustrated and have to share with people who will understand! As some background, I've been keeping chickens for fourteen years. During that time, I've been fairly lucky with predators. Sure, back when...

Animal Place’s Rescue Ranch, where I work, has a number (several hundred) of ISA Brown hens available for adoption to good homes. They are only one year old and very healthy. They are also friendly and easy to handle. The birds are currently located in Vacaville (we also have a facility in...

I just found my rouen drake, Albert, dead. Along with his mate Eugenie, he was one of my first ducks. I had him for almost five years and raised him from two or three days old. I let him and the other big ducks and guinea fowl out to free range, and didn't shut them in before taking my dogs to...

Animal Place’s Rescue Ranch, where I work, has a number of ISA Brown hens available for adoption to good homes. They are one year old and very healthy. The birds are currently located in Vacaville (we also have a facility in Grass Valley where you can pick up the birds if preferred), and they...