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Hi everyone. I have a concern that I need lots of help on. So I have a rooster that is crowing and I tried everything to keep him from doing so since we live in a neighborhood. We did like a collar that supposedly lowers the volume of his crow but I get afraid because last night, there was a...

Hi! i live in Lawrenceburg, TN and I am thinking about getting pekin ducks and Muscovys and hatching their eggs to sell ducklings. Has anyone had success doing this and do your ducks sell quickly?

I’m new to keeping birds and I don’t know much besides what I googled online. I want to get a Red Golden Pheasant, but I’m not sure on how to go with it. My questions I have are how loud are they, what do they eat exactly, could I have just one bird or could I get two males in one cage, how big...

hello, one of my hens, who is about four months old has a deformed foot that looks like this one. should i tape it into place or use a stent??? please help!

hello! I have a two year old bcm hen. she has not been laying recently but I didn’t think anything of it because she has always been a bad layer. two days ago i noticed that her comb is purple floppy and I am wondering what is wrong. her activity has been weird lately too. she often stands stock...

Too long didnt read at bottom. Can someone please please help ASAP! I have a little chick here who is almost a week old. Shes been having issues for the past 3 days. Shes not eating or drinking, shes panting/ breathing heavily and shes really weak and lethargic. She seems to have a fair bit of...

i recently became concerned about one of my newer ducklings, which i named Frank. We bought her and two others (All Pekins) from the local farm store in early May this year (2019, specifying just in case) and moved them out into the coop in late May, and we keep new birds in a little “jail”...

My polish pullet isn’t acting right. She’s always been a little strange, getting stuck under the coop several times, not being able to get out of the coop because a roost was in the way, etc. So I didn’t think too much of it when she didn’t come out of the coop with the others this morning until...

Hi! I have been using these forums for help with my Muscovy ducklings but I made an account just to post this because I need HELP. Long story short I can’t get one duckling to stop plucking the others feathers (I have 4 total, about 4 weeks old now). I tried separating him for a while, giving...

Silkie chicks, 10 weeks old, runny diarrhea, acting extremely lethargic, losing balance and falling over, dry eye and reluctant to open eyes, wings drooping when they walk, staring at the ground and reluctant to look up. One chick has already died from this, when they dies they were vomiting...

Hi! So I got two baby chicks, olive Eggers mixed with a maran. They're about 7days old? One is older and I think it's the black one... The grey/white one is energetic, healthy, eats, drinks, poops, squeaks, etc. But the black one which we got just yesteeday and brought home doesn't seem All...

this chick just hatched and it seems a part of his abdomen is out and he is moving around lots and it looks like it’s getting pushed out more is he going to pass away or is there anything I can do to help him ?!

Hi everyone! I have a question about chicks and the outdoors. well, let's get right to it! My question is: What is a good age to start letting your young chickens sleep outside in the coop and, well, live in it? I am going to be very nervous the first few nights they are outside at night, any...

ı have a 5-6 month old silkie (she doesnt lay egss yet) and I noticed she would sit in her home and didnt join the other hens so I took her home. She doesnt want to move and drinks water without a problem. But she doesnt eat. Her poop is approximately normal color but a bit watery. Edit: she...

Hi everyone! We have a super sick hen here and we desperately need the community’s help to help figure out what’s wrong with her. She’s 4 1/2 year buff Orpington. Absolutely the sweetest cuddliest Most loving hen ever. So we’re doing all we can to keep her with us. Short version/ her symptoms...

My duck was recently was injured when a few raccoons go into my chicken coop and killed all of my chickens he was the only one left alive and as of now he is still eating and drinking consistently. He had a few puncture wounds in his chest but they have since healed. My main concern is that he...

My one Muscovy is chirping away in its egg and I can hear pecking although NO cracks yet! It’s been over 40hrs now! I also candled the egg to see if it’s piping internally although I cannot see it’s beak! Please help! Anyone with the experience??

I have a straight run week old silkie with its vent swollen quite large. I haven't seen the little one use the restroom and I've been watching it. Its skin is black so I cant tell if its irritated because it cant redden. I checked on the chick around 12 this afternoon and it was fine till I came...

I read the assisted hatch page in its entirety four times. After my rescued Muscovy internally pipped, we waited 24 hours before assisting by making an external pip. I then waited, per the instructions turns, 12 hours (no activity) before creating the zip line and opening the air pocket. After...

Very sad here. My good duck, Francis, has departed for the great pond in the sky. She was a good duck who loved to talk...a lot. She gave me copious amounts of delicious eggs and years of good company. I ask advise now, from you all, learned duck people... What is to be of her boyfriend...