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I have to move, am looking for a loving home for my 8 hens. 2 cuckoo Marans, 1 EE, 1 silver Wyandotte, 2 white hens that lay light brown eggs, not sure what the other two hens are. They are all about the same age and not quite a year old. Prefer them to stay together. I an in Somerset, just...

I was sitting outside watching my young hens peck around when I noticed one pecked at something then another ran and tried to grab it from her and was able to get a piece. I walked over to see what delicacy they were fighting over. Before I knew it the first hen had it almost gobbled up but was...

Hi, an update about my new goose who's name is Gretchen but I believe is a gander, who thinks he's a chicken. Gretchen grew up with chickens and the previous owner told me he loved his chickens and she was right about that! He was so sad and missing his other home that I let him stay last...

I haven't been on BYC in a couple of weeks because i couldn't even talk about what happened. I came home from work, just like any other day but just saw Lucy standing at the feed dish. I started calling for Ellie, looking around for her, looked everywhere possible, then my heart sank...

Hi, I have this pullet but not sure of her breed, can anyone help?

I had my guineas trained to go in their coop at night and they were doing quite well, would go in on their own, until one evening they decided not to.... The got in one of the large oak trees and I could not coax them down : (. Now I can't get them back at night. I am so afraid that some...

I can only guess this male guinea is only doing what he is supposed to but I'm scared for my 2 female geese. This fellow chases them until the cower down, I found him jumping on top of my alpha goose and she is usually the head of the yard! I have 7 guineas and 2 female geese, who ate now very...

Hi, i am new to guineas but not new with BYC, i acquired 8 guinea keets when they were about a week old, now they are about 2 months old. Came here to read a bit about them and had no idea all the different colors their are. Can anyone or Peeps, tell me the colors i have please? Went to your...

I am feeling sad for my two geese. At night I use to lock them in a small part of the house we are building. This wax temporary until we built a goose house for them. Well this weekend we finished it (enough for them to stay in), still need some cosmetic stuff to do, paint and shingles for roof...

This is not the greatest picture but if you have ever tried to take a picture of your geese flying then you know how difficult it is...first of all, remembering to carry your phone or camera with you and second being ready at the same time the geese decide to fly. It is never a long flight so...

Lucy and Ellie, harassing the cattle, its not the best quality video but its rather cute, IMO. Don't pay any attention to the silly photographer's voice. I was scared for my geese for a few minutes. Laurie

I got home from work yesterday and found my fiance let the geese out and they got into some cactus...i noticed they were both walking strangely and would not come near me and even avoided me, they never do this. When i finally after over 20 minutes of coaxing them i was able to grab Lucy and...

I just killed a copperhead in my flower garden!! My geese eat grass in that general vicinity and don't want them to get bit. Has anyone had a bad run on with snakes and their geese? Laurie

My two 7 week old African goslings were their pool this morning when all a sudden I noticed some ruckus, the bigger one (Lucy) was biting the smaller one (Elly), she started bitting back but Lucy forced her out of the pool, she fell out! She got up and started bitting Lucy's neck but Lucy...

Hi, I am not new to BYC but am new to Geese. I no longer have my chicken girls got a divorce and could not take with me, thankfully the ex was able to take care of them and they will always be in my heart. I was able to see them but after a while they seemed to have forgotten me, which is...

I found this and thought you all might be interested...... Healthy Eggs: What We Knew in 1932 In the 1930s, animal scientists were trying to determine the best diet for cows, pigs, and chickens that were raised in confinement. It was a time of trial and error. In a 1993 experiment conducted...

The other morning i was out feeding my chickens and turned around to find this duck ...i do not know where it came from but the neighbor has a pond, so i called him to ask him if this was his duck...he said no the duck just wandered/flew up one day and it seems to be pretty tame. So it comes...

Hi Everyone~ My hens eat like scavengers and act as if they are starving every time i come with treats, there is no way they could be starving....i keep laying crumbles in their feeders all the time and give a little scratch now and then plus oatmeal with yougurt and applesauce in the...

Is pineapple ok to feed to my chickens? I would think its ok but looked on the treats list and did not see it listed. Thanks

Does anyone know what breed this is? The person i bought her from said she was Araucana but is she? Her legs are blackish and she has a feathery tuft on the top of her head. Black eyes and beak. Any thoughts are much appreciated.