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I woke up at sunrise to let my animals out and feed everyone. My kids are yelling mom a ducky! I'm like oh cute my neighbors got a duck decor thing. Well it starts moving 😂 frantically trying to get through the fence into my yard! Calling to my ducks lol! My ducks are quaking back I went into my...

This young pullet "splashy" has been ill for a few days now. Lethargic isolating herself and puffy feathers. Not eating much. Yesterday had Watery bubbly eye discharge so I chalked it up to a respiratory and quarantined her. Now this am has bloody stool. Which I thought is cocicidia? I have...

I had gotten 4, 4 week old amerecaunas from a friend. They were in a separate cage in the coop for 3 weeks but my flock was able to stick their heads in and try and peck their food. I realize now that was a mistake and will properly quarantine from here on out. However, I have a serious issue...

First time with ducklings! I've raised chicks many times and realizing a chicken set up brooder is not the best for ducks lol. Messy little things! Any tips and photos of your brooder set ups for ducklings? Any other advice is appreciated. They're in a separate brooder than chicks. And...

I had a great first hatch! Day 21 was Saturday March 30th today is April 1st. I candelled and don't see any movement or veins. One is much lighter than the other two. Can I pull them out now or should I give them another day or so?

My husband got me a surprise and brought home some ducklings and 2 bantams. I have a special needs chicken who can't go with the normal flock (cross beak and stunted growth) so the bantams will be their friends 🙂 anyhow, what do these look like? I thought one looks like a mille de fleur but I...

I had duck and chicken eggs together in the incubator I'm on day 19 I stopped turning yesterday I gently moved the incubator twice to get the duck eggs to roll and move to a new side so I didn't open the incubator. Is it OK to not turn the duck eggs until the chickens hatch? I obviously didn't...

I put the eggs in my incubator on March 9th around 4pm. Would I count March 9th as day 1 and then lock down will be tomorrow March 26th? Or, do I say March 10th was day 1 and March 27th will be day 18 and lockdown day and stop turning then? Thanks my first time hatching my own so exciting

Hi everyone! I have a large ever growing flock. (Chicken math) I have an 8x12 shed I converted into their coop and they free range. My dogs do a great job protecting them during the day but I'd like to build/buy a run for extra security. How big should I make it? Is it cheaper to buy the lumber...

Can I use this to help sour crop on my hen? I also have her drinking probitoc water. I ordered the suppositories (7 day) but I had this lying around and was wondering if I can use this until the other stuff gets here? I don't want to do more harm. Active ingredient: miconazole nitrate 2% I...

My young hen has sour crop. I made her throw up a few times but couldn't empty her crop fully. I heard plain Greek yogurt and probiotic water. Can she still have chicken food or is this a strict diet? Any other helpful tips and advice? This is my first time dealing with this. She was bobbing her...

I'm hatching my first set of chicks and my dad also gave me some duck eggs to hatch out. Can I hatch them together? I have one of those Styrofoam little giant incubators. I just ordered a separate thermometer with humidity because I heard they are not reliable. I do not have a turner. Can I turn...

This is my first time ever raising silkies. I got some SR chicks they are black. They have brown/gold leakage? Coloring starting. Around their neck and some on their wing feathers. I saw somewhere that this generally means they are roosters. Is this true?

My green queen laid her first egg today and I was so excited to see the pretty color. Well its clearly white not even tinted in the slightest. Any chance it'll turn green as she lays more? My black copper marans egg darkened she was from the same brooder and she laid her first egg last week it...

I have 4 week old chicks in my brooder inside the house with the heat lamp on. I began turning it off during the day to hopefully slowly adjust to cooler temps here soon when they outside eventually. The last 2 days there has been a lot of sneezing and one bird in particular sounds a bit stuffy...

Can this larger chick stay in the brooder with these other smaller silkies? I've been monitoring them, and they're not pecking or showing any aggression. I have a brooder plate in there I lifted it up for the photo. This is a temporary quarantine brooder. A friend gave me these silkies- hers...

I have 12 chicks almost 4 weeks old, I'm wondering when I can put them in the barn with the heat lamp on of course still. I know some start in garages/barns etc. It's about 35-40 degrees F outside lately. Some warmer days around 50. Would they be ok in their brooder in the barn with the heat...

I noticed today this chicks beak is shorter than the others. It doesn't come out the other side, looks like an under bite. Is it mild cross beak or under bite? Will they live a normal life eat and drink ok? They're a little over 2 weeks old now I think. So far have been ok. Anything I need to...

I ordered some day old chicks they came in the mail. It's been pretty cold so I was very worried of them all. One has been weak. Pretty lifeless, going on day 2 now since I picked them up from the post office. Had pasty butt so I cleaned it off got her all warm again and thought that was all...

Is this from my rooster being too rough? He's about 8 months old. This is my favorite hen, and I don't like aggression in my flock. Is this just a normal thing for roosters, or an accident, or is he just a jerk? This is the first time it's happened. I have a local farm who takes roosters and...