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Does this poop help identify the intruder? It didn't bother the birds, just broke open some eggs and left behind a "personal" gift 🙄 Intruder can't be much larger than a squirrel but the poop is fairly big. This happened in Virginia. Thank you for your time

A year ago one of my Call Ducks went broody and hatched out 6 little ducklings. Believe it or not, all six are drakes 😵 Imagine my worry and hesitation whenever I found that she's decided that she's going to sit again. She's been locked up with a different drake for 5 weeks now and to be honest...

@TudyBOT can you explain the basics of poultry genetics in layman's terms, pretty please?

This is Jax. I'm not 100% sure about his age, but I suspect he hatched late Spring/Summer 2022. Since this duck doesn't have a drake feather, still has an audible quack, shows absolutely no interest in even attempting to mount a hen, even one that's basically begging, has an incorrect (more...

One of my bantam hens is egg bound. My question is about calcium citrate + VitD3 tablets. Is this something that can be absorbed even though the crop is stalled? Thank you

My 5 year old Barred Rock hen has been struggling for the past week and a half. Her abdomen was growing and I suspected that I needed to drain her. I ended up not having much success with that. Talking with a friend and going over her history, I finally remembered that Sue, the hen in question...

I have this volunteer come up beside my Call Duck run. Google says it's summer squash and I did give the ducks some yellow squash and zucchini last summer from our garden. It's been growing really well but it's not putting off any fruit. It's growing out and has reached probably 5 ft. It's...

I wanted to share a picture of this adorable gosling in hopes of putting a smile on your face 😍 Out of 13 goslings that visit me everyday, this one has the fluffiest ear fluff of all of them. It makes this cutie look like it has huge ears. I think it's the cutest little baby! It has been the...

My daughter (10 years old) had a fun art class homework assignment last week. They were supposed to send in a picture of themselves posing like a famous portrait. The teacher encouraged them to put their own spin on the picture using props they already had at home. Animals were allowed. My...

My Silkie hen hatched two Dutch Bantam hens approximately 2 years ago. I decided to let Bella (Silkie hen) start a new flock since she was part of a large fowl flock before. I hatched a Serama about 1.5 to 2 weeks after the Dutch Bantams but didn't let the Silkie brood her because of the age...

This hawk pictured attacked one of my roosters on February 5th. Thankfully the hawk was unsuccessful. Ever since I have kept all of my birds in their coops and pens. The problem is that here we are almost 6 weeks later and this hawk is still harassing my birds. It can't get my birds but it flies...

I'm sorry that I am a bit shaken up and my brain doesn't work as well anytime I'm a mess like this. As the thread title states my rooster was attacked by a hawk. He's a Svarthöna, so a smallish rooster. He screamed whenever I picked him up. I didn't realize that he had been attacked as I just...

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Hi! Let me start by saying thank you for your time and any advice you can share. I know how rare it is for someone to have plenty of time to burn so I sincerely appreciate you sharing your time with me. I have a 15 month old Crested Cream Legbar hen, Luna Petunia, that's molting. About a week...

I believe I finally figured out how to upload an audio file to SoundCloud. The recording is my little almost 2 years old OEGB hen named FiFi. She only crows whenever I have her out by herself in the morning and it's almost impossible to catch it on video. I love to hear my boys crowing and I'm...

So I'm not sure if this belongs here or in genetics, but I'm posting here since the initial question came up regarding a goose. I remember reading that a Cayuga duck hen (not sure about drake as my Cayuga drake is still 100% iridescent black at 2+ years ~maybe it starts at a later age?) can...

I just wanted to share a short video of Marionette, my Serama hen. Watching her scratch around with those adorable short legs always makes me smile 💜 I hope you enjoy

My day got off to a fearful start whenever I came too close for my comfort to this snake that frequents the area. Much unlike the subject of my fear. This slithering sneaky snake chose to start the day off with big goals :eek: This isn't the first time this snake has tried to eat duck eggs. I'm...

These birds belong to one of my clients. He has a large 100% free ranging flock of SalFav hens. He purchased 4 chicks from the TSC mixed Bantams bin after falling in love with my OEGB roosters. Recently he lost 2 of these bantam birds to some of his dogs. He's just not loving these and has asked...

My Serama hen, Marionette, has laid several eggs that her body mends after the initial shell is damaged before its laid. While I'm grateful her body is taking care of things, is there anything I can do to help her other than having oyster shell and crushed egg shell available for her? She is...