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  1. alexkimoto12

    Stupid Question About Swimming Ducklings

    Hi everyone! we are getting some new Cayuga ducklings this Friday, and I have a question. Yes, I am aware that I am about to sound like an Idiot... But here goes... So, I know Human-raised ducklings have a harder time swimming because their fluff gets clogged up with water and it becomes too...
    • alexkimoto12
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    • care cayuga duckling ducklings funny swimming
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. Dawnclucks22

    How to best clean a dirty chicken?

    I have an EE hen who is currently in treatment for leg mites. Because of this, she has been dust bathing and preening a lot, and with now the dirt is piling up on her breast feathers like crazy! While I was soaking her legs in some warm water I attempted to dampen these feathers and see if I...
  3. spiffyvanspot

    Button Quail Eating Bedding

    Hi there! I'm new to BYC although I have been a lurker for a couple years now- since getting my first buttons. I have been struggling with poo and paper bedding getting stuck to their toes and I've been diligent about washing their feet. My one girl lost a toe before I noticed, unfortunately...
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    • bedding behaviour button quail care chinese painted quail eating health king quail quail wood shavings
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Quail
  4. chickenreyna

    what are feathered foot needs

    Whenever i let them outside this spring. they are still inside under heat lamp right now. Special care ia required for feathered legs chicken?
  5. GoatDragonFarms

    Chicken yard drama! Halp!

    Alright folks, we need help. The situation: We have 13 birds, mixed flock. One of them is a year+ old laying silkie hen. We have two 3.5 month old Wyandotte cockerels. The two cockerels hatched and grew up together with 4 pullets and have no problem with each other. They have gotten, in the past...
  6. Raising the Home Duck Flock

    Raising the Home Duck Flock

    Back Cover: Ducks are the homeowner's friends. They will: * Eat Japanese beetles, grasshoppers, snails, slugs and mosquitoes. * Clean unwanted plants from ponds and lakes. * Eat up all table and gardening leftovers. * Produce an abundance of valuable nitrogen-rich manure. * And most...
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  7. MillersFarm

    Pheasants... Do's and Don'ts.

    Soo long story short I went out to buy some gray call ducks (For breeding purposes) and the man there was a very nice old farmer who had tons of birds. He had ducks, Peafowl, Chickens, Pheasants, and Turkeys. He showed me around his little set-up and show me a breeding pair of Red Golden...
  8. MillersFarm

    Pheasants... Do's and Don'ts.

    Soo long story short I went out to buy some gray call ducks (For breeding purposes) and the man there was a very nice old farmer who had tons of birds. He had ducks, Peafowl, Chickens, Pheasants, and Turkeys. He showed me around his little set-up and show me a breeding pair of Red Golden...
  9. Alexander Howard Hattingh

    Arabian partridge

    Hi all I was hoping I could get some advice for care and breeding of Arabian partridge. Do any of you own some and what do I need to look out for when keeping them? Are they aggresive toward each other and other birds? Where do they prefer to nest? Are they cold hardy? What type of diet do...
  10. Michael Propst

    Newbie looking for help with Green and Yellow Poop.

    I have 7 hens that where hatched March 13, 2017 that I inherited from my neighbors when they moved in July and could not move the chickens with them. Since I have been doing everything I can to learn how to care and take care of my small flock. I originally had 8 but lost one about 6 weeks ago...
  11. Pearlmybirb

    How do i clean my chicken?

    At the moment i have 1 hen, and she has dried clumps of "chicken feces" stuck to her bum feathers. Ive tried baths, but it doesnt work with getting it off. Any suggestions with how to clean her?
  12. thessalonchick

    Advice needed for sheep and goats

    Looking for advice on what types of things I should have on hand for my sheep and goats for example medical supplies and such. How often should they be dewormed ? What should I offer them as preventative measures? All products must be safe around horses as well . Thank you for any advice you...
  13. KindVonDerMond

    Do You Give Toys to Your Chickens?

    Hello, I'm not quite sure if this is the correct forum, but it seemed right. I have a few questions for you all: Do you give toys to your chickens? If so, what kind? Which is your flock's favorite toy? I want lots of suggestions so my (and hopefully other's) flock will be happy and stimulated!
    • KindVonDerMond
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    • care chicken chicken accesories chicken raising chicken rearing chickens raising chickens stimulation toy toys
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  14. 1Hanna1

    Feed Help

    HI! I will be getting some baby ducks most likely runners or Perkins for show. There are a lot of different things about feeding baby ducklings and I have some questions. Should I feed the baby ducks Purina flock raiser or Purina chick starter? do I have to add anything to their food? and any...
    • 1Hanna1
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    • care duck duckling care duckling food
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. SeaPolka

    Japanese Ohikis?

    I bought 12 Japanese Bantam eggs but got given 6 Barbu D'Anver eggs and 6 Japanese Ohiki eggs. Only two of the "Ohiki" eggs hatched. I did some research and I'm not sure if they are pure breeds or about the general care if they are? Some say they're really difficult to care for and some say...
  16. KadeSilkies21

    Alpaca Help Needed!

    We have just finished building a paddock and shelter as we are planning to get goats. I heard that alpacas are good herd protectors. We do have many foxes here and i absolutely love alpacas so I thought why not!? I know the basics on keeping alpacas and that they drink plenty. They will be in a...
  17. Daisy Chickens

    White spots on my chickens comb! Fowlpox?!?!?

    My flock consists of 1 silkie rooster, 1 silkie, 3 baby silkies, 1 lohmann brown, 2 barred rocks, 1 campine, 2 cucko marans. 1 silkie and 1 maran are raising the 2 baby chicks in my backyard. While the other chick is being raised by me. Anyways so I have a coop and a run for them to go outside...
  18. WildCHILD400

    Managing eggs correctly

    Just wondering what's the proper way to clean and prepare my hens eggs and how long are they good for? Should they be refrigerated?
  19. E

    Should I trim my show birds beak?

    Hi, So I have been showing chickens for a long time but have never trimmed there beaks. It just never seemed nessacery and I didn't want to risk messing them up. But recently my favorite show birds beak seems to have gotten really long. I think I probably should trim it but I'm not sure of the...
  20. RaiseQuail777

    Only one quail chick. What to do?

    Well out of my 24 eggs only one hatched. I think I know what happened, as at one point I thought my eggs had gotten too cold in storage and that is why there is such a low hatch rate, but now I am wondering what else to do. I have the 1 quail in the brooder box now with mashed up food and a...
    • RaiseQuail777
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    • care chick hatch lone low quail rate
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Quail
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