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I found this poor girl laying in her nesting box, and before inspection, I thought maybe she was just a favorite of the rooster, but when I went to put an apron on her, I seen that it was much worse than I realized… here are some pictures to let y’all see what you think, and what I should do...

Hey! Let’s play this fun new game where YOU ducky people drop the name of your favorite place to order duck eggs from, and the winner gets the honor of knowing that they helped a clueless person find quackers!! Annndd, GO!

Hey y’all! I realize this may not be the correct forum to post this on, but maybe some of y’all who are more familiar with the how’s and where’s can point me in the right direction! Lord’s Willing, I’m trying to find fertile duck eggs in the North Alabama area. We’re not too picky about breeds...

Okay, so my sister has been having mysterious chicken deaths… they are FINE one day, and gone the next… this has happened to several. They are thinking possibly coccidiosis… but on a totally different note, as of today, an entire pen of chickens, out in the run, about 2 months old, we’re huddled...

Hey friends! We have an older hen, maybe 5ish years (our others are 2 and 3 months old) Red, the older hen, has been laying eggs with what I THOUGHT were just calcium deposits… and, someone correct me if otherwise, but I thought those were harmless. So we cracked several, and… it was kind of...

Hey guys! These are some pullets that we have no idea what are. “Colored egg layers” was the hatchery’s description, with several options of birds it could be, but none of them were weird breeds, they were all standard breeds, I just don’t know what they are! I’m not a chicken egg-spert! (Sorry...

Hi there! We have some chickens that will be 12 weeks old tomorrow, Lord’s Willing! Sadly, a raccoon got into the pen a few nights back and got one of them :hit Praise The Lord, the others all seemed okay, but we noticed one laying down more than others. She (he) is still eating and drinking...

Hey guys and gals! Praise The Lord, we got a shipment of 9 baby chicks (pullets) with one not making it. They are supposed to be colored egg layers, Lord’s Willing!! There was a whole string of potential birds that it could be, but it was just a random assortment, with no guarantee of what breed...

Hey y’all! Lord’s Willing, I wanted to see if anybody had suggestions on keeping heat plates clean in a brooder. Once ours figured out how to get on top of it (which wasn’t long) it got eww really quickly. I know chickens are gonna “ew” all over the place, but is there any suggestions for quick...

Lord’s Willing, how many weeks do y’all usually give before being able to guess genders on chickens? Our babies are all mixes, so no auto sexing. (I don’t think so anyways, from what I understood if they aren’t specific breeds, there’s not autosexing traits, right?) They are a little over 3 weeks!

Hey friends!!! We were very blessed with an incredible hatch the other day!! All but 2 eggs that were set hatched, Praise the Lord!! My Momma got me an incubator for Christmas, and this has been an experience we were so blessed to share with each other. So, with that being said, I’m going to...

Hey! I’ve been researching different hygrometer and thermometer options, but I’m really not sure. I’ve searched it on this website, and found a lot of recommendations for the “Govee” Bluetooth hygrometer... I was just wondering if y’all had one that you used and liked that was digital, but...

Hey friends! We have our adult Cayugas set up in the backyard. After circumstances led to this, we had only one duckling to hatch out of our last incubation. This happy new Cayuga is in a smaller pen within the adults pen, in an effort to get them accustomed to each other... it has been in that...

Hey friends. Our Cayuga girl was limping today, and when we picked her up, we found this. Af first I thought it was bumble foot. But after reading, I'm really not sure. Praying that it is nothing! She acts fine. PRAISE THE LORD!!! The bump is warm to the touch. And soft... The bigger one is on...

Hi! We currently have 2 separate pens, each with 4 ducks. 4 Pekins in one pen, and 4 Cayugas in the other... they get out most days and play in the yard, and put up at night. We have 3 girls in each pen, and one drake in each pen... Here’s our question: Lord’s Willing, we would really like to...

Hey y’all! My Momma found this, and I thought some of you might agree! I think those circles may be miscounted, I see more than that!!! 😂 Y’all have a Blessed day!!! 😊

Hi there! This is my first time on the “goose” forum, because we don’t have them. My sister does though, and Praise the Lord, we share information all the time with each other, as both of us have duckies and chickens. She sent me a message that I’ll put at the bottom. What do y’all think? Lord’s...

Praise the Lord, our baby ducky hatched and is doing well!!! She (he) is in her brooder as of just now, and she is jumping way higher than we thought baby duckies could jump! Do y’all know if this is typical baby ducky behavior? She hatched alone, and we have a stuffed duck in there with her...

Hi!! Praise the Lord, our first incubated baby ducky hatched!! Yay!!! :celebrate :yesss: Now. When should the baby be gotten out? How quickly can we hold the sweet baby? What kind of bedding do you all suggest for newly hatched duckies?! So many questions, I’m sorry!!! I know (or figure at...

Hey friends! PRAISE THE LORD, we have an external pip on our Cayuga duck egg!!! 😊😊 I’ve read over the sticky thread on the topic, but I couldn’t find (or maybe overlooked) a general timeframe between the external pip to when they start to zip... I did see on the thread that they pip and then...