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  1. L

    Rehome Hens in Tampa Florida

    I'm looking for a nice place to rehome a couple hens, locals farms that may want them. I enjoy having them and they are well taken care of but after having my second baby and returning to work I just don't have the time and energy to devote as much time to them as I would like. We are also...
  2. MisaF

    Raising one orphaned Indian Runner

    Hi all, I'm new to chickens (just moved in January and started our flock in April with 8 buff orpingtons, two of which ended up being roosters (which was NOT what we ordered but we love the anyway). A friend/neighbor stopped by on their way off on vacation on Tuesday with an only hours old...
    • MisaF
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    • advice duckling ducks help indian runner orphan rescue single duckling
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. H

    Need someone to rescue our rooster! (Oakland County, Michigan)

    In April we purchased 6 little chickies, we have 3 left due to sneaky predators. We have corrected the weak spots with our coup and our 3 surviving chickies are doing great! However, our favorite chicken, a Rhode Island Red named "Mama", has turned out to be a rooster! Our city ordinance doesn't...
  4. Glennmm

    Rescue Duck help

    Hi. This is my first post but I found this forum a week ago after adopting some ducklings. You all have been helpful in our start up duck family. Yesterday my husband came home with a young Mallard. This poor duck was in a large area with chickens and looks to have been pecked and had it's new...
    • Glennmm
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    • age duck rescue
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. Age-of-Goositude

    Neglect and Abuse at a Local Store

    I wanted to post to make people aware. A while back I rescued 4 ducklings and 5 goslings from a local hardware store here in Winlock WA. They were in a kiddie pool together, the ducklings double the size of the gosling's, in a layer of poop about two inches thick they had a water dish with brown...
    • Age-of-Goositude
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    • abuse acehardware ducklings gosling's neglect rescue washingtonstate winlock
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Geese
  6. Age-of-Goositude

    Raccoon Attack; Amputation

    There was a duck local to me posted online (broody girl, raccoon attack, you get the picture) many people said to cull her but I stepped up and took her, I didn't think her injuries were so horrible and took her to the vet but since the raccoon didn't rip her leg off at the joint she needed...
    • Age-of-Goositude
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    • amputation ancona broody duck ending happy leg prosthetic raccoon rescue
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. Rhonda Gelstein

    When to introduce to big pond

    Hi. In November we ended up with a flock of ducks that had been dumped off at an Animal Control. They went to a rescue that I volunteer for and since we already had chickens, they came my way. We worked our way through the winter getting to know about ducks and we're thoroughly enjoying the...
  8. Squeak61

    Rescue Chickens (and a runaway)

    Oh wow... yesterday was a crazy day. I finally have time to post about it. So. It all started with an email from a fellow chicken-lover who knew I was in CT. I clicked the attached link, and up came a Craigslist ad for 3 hens that were 10 minutes away from me. It stated right there in the ad...
    • Squeak61
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    • adopt brown leghorn chicken chase chicken math craigslist easter egger new hens rescue rescue chickens sex link
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
  9. elimasmz

    Week old rescue chick with impacted crop.

    Hi ! I rescued an abandoned chick that was on the curb yesterday. I took her (or him) to a vet that said she was 4-5 days old and has nasty infection in her eyes (they were swollen shut and crusted over). I have been cleaning them and applying an ointment and she looks way better already, is...
  10. sokeefe28

    New member Wappingers Falls NY

    Hello all! My name is Shawna O’Keefe and I’m a new member. I currently own several breeds including barred rock, australorp, RI red, americauna and silkies. Myself, my husband and my 3 kids are huge into Rescue mainly dogs but all other small animals too. I’m looking forward to being a part of...
  11. Misty’s Felicity

    Rooster Rescue! (and other chichens)

    So I have decided to open a rooster rescue because there is so many roosters that are in terrible living conditions or abandoned so I figured I would do something about it! I take in all different kinds of rooster and hens I also take other unwanted birds of all kinds if you or someone you know...
  12. H

    How To Catch An Injuried Feral Rooster? Help!!

    Hi everyone! I volunteer at a horse rescue nearby and at the rescue there is a small bantam rooster and four hens. I can catch the four hens without much trouble but the rooster has always been very wild, he won't even go into his coop at night and usually sleeps in with the goat. He's always...
  13. W

    Help!!! Rescued Chicks and They're Dying!

    My boyfriend volunteers for our fair and 50 chicks were not picked up. Instead of leaving them there to die, he brought them home. I fell in love immediately but we are having so many problems. Seven have died at this point and we've had them for 5 days. We have them in our downstairs bathroom...
  14. ChickenNamedTaterTot

    RESCUE ROOSTER HAS BROKEN LEG!! HELP PLEASE!!!

    A neighbor has hens and a couple os roosters. She just didn't want them anymore and so i took them. This rooster is now named Jamison Fawkes and he was attacked by an animal while living with his previous owner. She did a good job keepin infection at bay but his leg keeps bending at the joint...
  15. AshleyNicole06

    Rescue duck? What should I do?

    There is a duck that I think needs to come live with me instead of the small pond it lives on in town. It used to live on someone’s property but they dumped it off there. (It’s the only one there) It doesn’t fly at all.. I’m worried for it..beings winter is coming and it gets real cold here! I...
    • AshleyNicole06
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    • drakes duck rehoming rescue worried
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. Squeak61

    Quarantine?

    Hello fellow chicken lovers. Today, I received a email from a friend of mine. There are two chickens that need homes near me. I’ve decided to take them in. However, how in the world do you go about quarantining birds when the weather is below freezing? It’s already cold here in CT. I also have...
  17. F

    Abused rooster looking for home

    I took in what I thought was a chicken. Had no comb, dewlap or tail and beak was cut way back. Was nothing but skin and bones. Now two month later things have started to grow back and it's a rooster. Also is attempting to crow. We can't have a rooster where I live. So I'm hoping to find him a...
  18. G

    Turkey fell off slaughter truck- Rescued but needs help!

    Hello everybody, I just found this today, and I am in need of some help! Yesterday my girlfriend and I got a call saying that there was a scared looking turkey along side the highway near my town. Naturally we hopped right up and zoomed in to rescue the poor guy. I don't have any fowls, but...
  19. msabney

    Are your ducks spoiled? Show 'em off!

    • msabney
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    • duck duck pond lovey pekin rescue spoiled
    • Replies: 50
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. annaBsChick

    Adopt A Bird Network

    Did you know you can adopt chickens, ducks and other poultry in need?? This is so cool! - Here is a link to their initial site - http://www.adoptabirdnetwork.com/ They also have pages on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/adoptabirdnetwork/ and Instagram -...
    • annaBsChick
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    • adopt animal shelters chicken adoption chicken rescue duck adoption duck rescue rescue
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Random Ramblings
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