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Oh man, I have 2 geese & 5 ducks in this coop. Cleaning twice a week would probably tack on an extra hour when I was doing chores! 🤯

Thank you for all the advice! 🤗 This was originally the plan.. but as soon as I started seeing it come together, I got nervous. 😅 All my other coops have floors & I've never done the deep litter method before.. but there's always something new to learn!

Hey y'all! My husband just built me a new goose coop! I'm excited to move them in, but I need some guidance on what to use as a "floor". We don't have one in there due to these birds being absolutely disgusting. 🤢 I think it would be more of a headache for me to try to clean WITH a floor as...

Thank you for the reply! I thought that's what was going on, but I wanted to make sure that my Pumpkin wasn't a bully for no reason! 😅 ...mostly so I could prevent more fighting if I got another.

Hello! I'm back with more questions about doves! 🤭 If anyone isn't familiar with my dove encounter, last year a dove just magically showed up in my chicken coop. Long story short, she's been with us since! I noticed that she was trying to "woo" my chickens.. (following them & bowing/cooing) so...

Funny enough, I STILL have my pied dove... I named her Pumpkin! ...get it? 🤣 Thanks for the reply! I immediately thought that this dove acted like Pumpkin when we first "met". It comes in every evening & has eaten scratch with my chickens, but never made a noise. I think that either 1)...

This dove keeps showing up in the yard when I let my chickens out in the evenings. It lets me get closer than any wild dove & doesn't seem to be too skittish. It looks a bit too "tangerine" to be a wild one.. About this time last year we found a domestic dove, do you think this one is domestic...

Hi, Mary! I like your thinking! 😅 This one is the only brat in the bunch. I do have worries about letting them run with my "big" chickens. These guys are bantams, while some in my flock are huge Orpingtons! I have a few that I think are Rhode Island Reds & they've shown some aggression towards...

GREAT! 😫 So now I have 3 extras! Well, thank you for letting me know that. It's really helpful.

They're about 5-6 weeks old.

Hello everyone! I recently purchased 3 chicks in the last few weeks for one of my mama hens. She was unsuccessful at hatching some eggs.. so naturally, I felt bad for her & needed to get her some. 😆 She's been a great mom until the last few days. She's more "hands" off now & let's the babies...

Wow, thanks everyone! They are pretty docile... towards me. However, they are absolute NUTS! 🤦🏼‍♀️ They're constantly getting in to trouble & trying to escape. lol

Sorry, the pictures didn't post quickly enough. 🫠

Hello, I have some mystery chickens that I purchased from the feed store. They aren't Buff Orpingtons (like they were labeled) but I'm bot sure what else they are. 🤔 Two of them have beetle green tails & the other two have white tails! Can anyone tell me what breed these girls are? Thanks!

I like your thinking! 😉

I planned to do both! I'm not sure I can find nutritional yeast in my town, but if not, I'll have it overnighted. I've read that you can't overdose on niacin? Would be doing both be overkill? I want them to have the best!

Thank you for the info! I'm headed to town in a few & won't stop my search until I find something! So the injectable is ok to give orally?

I'm using Mizuri(sp) feed. It's a specified waterfowl starter feed, but I was definitely worried about the niacin content in it! 😥 All the rest of the ducks (even the geese) are fine.. just this baby!

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Hello, I recently acquired a few ducklings & geese from a hatchery. My Jumbo Peking seems to have (overnight, literally) grown a deformity! Last night she was zooming around & playing with the others. She cannot walk & is obviously having trouble getting around. 🥺 Upon further inspection, it...