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Does anyone have any idea what food would be best to feed hens to extend their life? I don't care as much about getting eggs as I do for them simply being pets. I of course want them to be healthy, however I learned about Matilda the chicken that lived to be 16 years old, and based on all the...

My BIL has a 3.5 year old Broad Breasted White male Tom turkey named Leslie, that literally gets the BEST care. How can we enter him into the world record for his age? I can't find many records for oldest BBW turkeys!

Hello :) I need some help figuring out how to introduce the new members of this flock together. Currently have 8 laying hens. 9 in the brooder that are 13 weeks old. Acquiring a 15 week old Black Australorp rooster next week. What would be the best order and way to introduce these birds? I would...

We've been fortunate to have a number of hens live to be 7+. This week, however, we lost our oldest girl ever, Suki, a speckled sussex hatched Spring 2014. Let's hear about your old birds!

Hey there duck lovers, So I have a pet duck that my mom is currently watching over for me. I moved to the city and fowl aren't allowed. Anyways, this ducks lives in the coop but aside from everyone else in a separate little coop we made for her because she can't walk. She's gone most of her...

My 7 years old (I think she’s 7, I don’t know) is making weird clucky noises, doesn’t get outside to the yard, attacks my dog, and puffs up whenever anyone gets near the chicks (whom she didn’t raise and doesn’t even share a coop with), she would sometimes bark and charge, she circles the chicks...

A three year old hen of ours has gone lame. She doesn't stand up or walk on two legs, but she can "walk" on her hocks/shanks. Basically she is sitting down and moving her legs forward, kind of like how a person can "walk" on their knees. She also pushes with her wings to do this. However, she...

How old was your oldest hen who still layed?

So I have this old Japanese Quail who turns 4 on the 11th of November and he is still going strong. Many people find it crazy just how tame he is, as he'll happily take a nap on you and loves attention, as long as his dustbathing time isn't disturbed. :p You could probably do anything to this...

Hello, My 4 year old Colombian black tail has been unwell for the past week or so. She (and the others) have been wormed, and she’s also had a weeks worth of antibiotics. She’s also taking anti inflammatory medicine for small dogs as this was given to her by the vet last time she was unwell...

4/2/20 Hope y'all are having a wonderful day, thank you for popping in to read my post. Hopefully you can help. One of our lovely Black Australorps from our first generation, about 6 years old, has a matter of days it appears. It started two days ago when I approached herr standing with her...

The babies are around 5 months and at first we thought it was the young males trying to establish a pecking order but then noticed they were all going after an old female. Not sure if turkeys try to kill off older turkeys as an evolutionary thing? Thanks for any info!

I love chickens and spoiling them until they're clacking with enjoyment. However I have other hobbies. Like roleplaying and making jewelry. So tell me are there any roleplayers here? If yes, do you like common or unique roleplays?

My broody hen hatched out a chick the other day and I decided I was going to buy more for her to adopt. She took them fine and now I have her in a big chicken tractor with 5 chicks. The chicks I bought were 2 weeks old so they're a little bit older than her chick. She took 2 of them fine but she...

Last two days as I closed up the coop for the night, I noticed one of my Production Reds has bedded down on the ground! tonight I can tell she is more, not lethargic, but docile than usual. Not skiddish when lots of eye contact is made (that's unusual for this one). And her comb is dry on the...

Hi, I have hens of my own and have been eating their eggs for years. The other day, I cracked open a white shelled egg and to my surprise there was a bead size blue ball in the egg white?? I have never seen this before, and I can’t find any information on the internet... does anyone have any...

Does anyone have any experience with training 18 week old chickens or about that age? How hard is it to train them once they get that old? I've trained 9 of my chickens but I started them when they were at the oldest of 4 weeks. I'm thinking of getting two 18 week olds soon but would like to...

Wondering if one of my roosters has worms and what is the best treatment option for worms. I am assuming my rooster has worms b/c he is occasionally stretching his neck and opening his beak wide. He is also my oldest chicken I have, so would like to make sure I take good care of him. Any advice...

I currently have 9 chickens. 4 are a year old and 5 are 3 months old. I plan on getting some more in the future and I was just wondering if you recommend me getting chicks that are unvaccinated. I know this differs but my question is... are chickens over 15 weeks who have not been vaccinated...