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What type of nesting area for laying do you all have for your ducks? I created a couple areas in my chicken coop on the ground enclosed with curtains for privacy but I find the ducks love to find their own nesting spot elsewhere on the property. What can I do to make the coop more welcoming for...

They free range during the day but I keep a light on to extend the day in my coop to encourage laying. I miss my duck eggs and they have never stopped laying like this before. I thought they were hiding a nest but I can't find one anywhere.

I'm still in my first year with Ducks. Two of my females have stopped laying eggs completely. My youngest is still laying about one egg a day. Is this normal? The duck eggs are my favorite to eat and I'm hoping they will start to lay again.

I didn't mean that the Oyster shell was to stop her from laying. My research online said that they need the Oyster shell during a prolapse to help encourage the muscle to regain strength. Apparently lack of Calcium can cause muscle weakness when laying. It also stated to stop giving food for...

I've only given her Oyster shell and water for the last couple days to keep her from laying. Her prolapse is severe. Although I have been treating it with Preparation H and Vetericyn every day, this huge portion of flesh keeps hanging out of her behind. I push it in, and it pops back out. It...

I have a hen who became severely egg bound while I was out on Vacation last weekend. My house sitter was able to get the egg out intact (Friday eve), but my hen's behind is quite a mess. I came home on Sunday and helped her pass another egg (intact). I cleaned her up by soaking her behind as...

How do people butcher a bird then eat it right away without having the meat be tough? My Dad grew up on a farm in IA and says his Mom did it all the time. Everything on the internet says to let the bird rest for 24 hours minimum. I started this thread back in 2012, and I slow cooked the bird...

I'm being totally serious. That is why I posted here. This is the first time in my life I have ever butchered a chicken to eat, so I have no idea what to expect other than reading on the internet and You Tube Videos. From what I have read online, it says the chicken will loosen up after...

Butchered Saturday and the chicken is still totally stiff in the refrigerator. Is this normal? How long until rigor mortis passes?

Hello! I just butchered some roosters and we cut up two of them to make fried chicken. We wanted to take a third to roast and rigor mortis has already set in. This is my first time with fresh butchered birds. I'm guessing I have to hold off to roast the bird with rigor mortis. Question...

I'm sure it isn't lice or mites. I have about 20 chickens and these two are the only ones with feather issues. I use DE all over my coop and have never seen anything on any of the chickens. The Frizzle I know is from the other chickens eating her feathers as I have seen them do it. Not sure...

Thank you for the replies!!! I'm familiar with Blu Kote as I have used it on my horses. I actually had a bottle explode in our lovely AZ heat. I removed the saddle from the hen but her feather loss has existed for months before the heat. They have no signs of bugs, lice, or mites on them...

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If the chickens didn't have enough protein wouldn't they be eating other chicken's feathers? The only feather's they are eating is from this little frizzle. I already feed flock raiser and give meat as treats. My rooster has a broken leg so he can't mate with the Cucko Maran anymore or any...

I have two chickens with feather issues. The first is a Cucku Maran that is about 3 years old. She had a lot of feather loss on her back and wings from my rooster, but after putting a saddle on her I did not see any improvement on her back and wings. Then she started to lose all the feathers on...

I don't think it is broken that I can tell. It is just flopping and he can't move it. Let me see if I can post a picture or video.

So last night I discovered that my rooster's leg was loose and floppy and he could not get on the roost. I felt his leg and cannot feel anything broken but he cannot walk on the leg and he doesn't seem to have any muscle control over it. What can I do?

I had two eggs under my broody hatch on day 28. I kept procrastinating throwing the unhatched eggs out and right after I had two chickens get killed by a Coyote, two new babies hatched! I just checked the eggs I now have under a new broody and I can hear chirping in two of them, and a faint...

That is a great idea. I would want to give her all the chicks back to raise, as I prefer the mother raising them to me putting them in a brooder (more work for me). I wonder if she would accept back all the chicks? The eggs are only staggered by a couple days...