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  1. And now we have chickens

    Feather pecking. Please help!

    We have 4 Easter Eggers, all girls. One girl has been pecking at mainly just one other girl (the other two are smart enough to keep distance). We have separated the bully into her own blocked off section of the run with her own temporary coop for 5 days, then we put them all together...
  2. B

    Eliminating corn

    Hi! So, I got chickens from a friend. Theyve been on a diet mainly of your average/inexpensive feed which contains corn. I have friends and family interested in the eggs, but they have allergies that require the eggs to come from chickens on a no soy/corn diet. My question: If I change up the...
  3. I

    NEED advice. Healthy?

    Hi, I am new duck owner and I’d like to get all the advice I can get. This is Frankie he is about 3.5 months old. To be honest I don’t know how to tell the sex yet. But I’ve been calling him a dude. I don’t know what type of breed he is. And I’d like to know more if I am missing something...
    • itrevorjohnston
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    • 3 month old diet duck duck care duckling advice pale beak
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    • Forum: Ducks
  4. Kimmyh51

    Do we, or the makersof feed actually even know what ducks need for nutrition

    just wondering if anyone else out there, who has ducks, ducklings, and considers themselves to be oretty well educated on their nutritional needs, (ie niacin leg deficiency, needs for laying birds, etc, has had birds which have shown signs of what look to be nutritional deficiencie, despite you...
    • Kimmyh51
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    • amino acids b12 calcium deficiency d3 deficiency diet minerals niacin deficiency phosphorus riboflavin deficiency vitamin
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. ChickGalSyl

    Are dead crickets okay to feed to chickens?

    My friend has a pet gecko and she accidentally ordered too many crickets (food for the gecko), but some of them died. I was wondering if these would be safe to feed to my chickens? They died maybe a day ago. I was wondering because she told me that she can’t feed the dead ones to her gecko...
  6. InNC

    Is it safe for my hens to have a berry buffet?

    The little boogers found my berries. They have gotten brave of late and are exploring new areas of the property. (I live on family land, several acres) Now that they know where to find fresh Strawberries and Dewberries are they are spending a lot of time eating berries. Soon the blueberries and...
  7. K

    Diet and feeding advice for disabled bantam

    Hi everyone! Newbie chicken mom here…..I adopted a disabled bantam chick several months ago when she was only a 1.5 months old. She is now 8 months old is super sweet and affectionate with a huge personality and has essentially become my “child”, LOL. She was attacked by a hawk when she was...
  8. Joeysmom

    How to stop egg laying and diet

    Hello. I’m back again! My little Joey survived her last egg laying and is back to her cute self and happy. We had two visits to the vet . She was given Prostaglandin (sp) twice to help expel the egg. Oxygen, IV fluid, and medications for pain and possible infection. The X rays showed some kind...
    • Joeysmom
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    • diet egg advice quail
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Quail
  9. kanami

    anyone tried this feed from walmart?

    during my wally world visit today stumbled across this brand of chicken feed i’ve never seen before, mainly because there is a tractor supply right across the street that i go to for feed usually. didn’t even know walmart sold chicken feed but i’m not surprised but has anyone tried this kind...
  10. kanami

    what seasonings/extras to add to feed to make it more nutritious?

    hello my feathered friends! currently i am trying to figure out if there is any way to make my current chicken feed more nutritious, i feel like i’m not doing enough for my girlypops… here is a pic of the current feed i am giving them! i usually buy from tractor supply from the next town over...
  11. Chickenwithnobrim

    Chicken wont eat

    Hi guys! I have a chicken with no upper beak named Paddy. I need help getting her to eat, as she has recently decided she hates layer pellets, and will only eat scrambled eggs. She is also going through a pretty rough moult that has affected her mood overall, and shes been spending large chunks...
  12. Compostflower

    Vet wants me to use Mazuri but I think Kalmbach is better

    I have looked at the mazuri ingredients and I do like that it has brewers yeast and the fish flakes etc. However the first ingredients are corn and soy and since it’s not non gmo I’m sure they are gmo and sprayed to hell with chemicals. I think he doesn’t believe in gmos or something ( the vet)...
    • Compostflower
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    • diet duck food gmo kalambach mazuri
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. R

    Please help! We got the wrong chick!

    About two months ago we bought some new baby chicks for pets and from the start I knew we were given the wrong breeds but I didn’t mind because I’d love them no matter what. I’ve just come to realize we were given a Cornish hen, nothing close to what we had wanted and I’m very worried for her...
    • Rolive
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    • cornish chick cornish cross cornish cross pet diet help keep chickens cool meatbird over feeding urgent help needed worried
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  14. A

    Feeding snails

    Hello! I know a large patch of forest where there, for some reason, are tons of garden snails. I could easily fill a half a bucket every other day to feed my chickens if I wanted to. However, I do not regularly deworm my chickens and I don't not want to risk them getting parasites. So I was...
  15. D

    Need help with duckling diet

    I was wondering if feeding you can feed 4 week old call duckling cooked rice and sometimes millet, green peas, corn, eggs and kidney beans as their main diet? Because I can’t find any duckling feed or brewers yeast. If there’s not enough of vitamins B can I add some crushed human vitamins?
  16. C

    Senior Hens

    Hi. Wasn’t sure which category to put this under but has anyone every raised senior chickens? I have one girl nearing 11/12. She’s starting to slow down a good bit and isn’t very interested in the normal scratch grain and pellets. I’ve been trying to feed her lots of fresh fruits and greens but...
  17. Spring Fleet Chickens

    Formula for Champions

    So I have a questions for breeders. We just had our NPIP test done and my tester happened to breed and show Ameraucanas. We are rather new to the breed but I have a breeder pen currently that I'm working with. She told me that they require more protein in their diet compared to your general run...
  18. TheBirdBabe

    Upping my chicken's protein

    What brand of crumbles can I buy that has a higher protein percentage than the current 16% I'm feeding? I typically feed DuMOR but I'm not seeing anything higher than 16% (currently browsing online). I KNOW I've seen a higher percentage at my local TSC, but I can't remember the brand. What...
  19. BlueHorse17

    RAW Feeders

    Hi everyone! Just wondering if there were any raw feeders out there? I have four dogs that have been on a raw food diet (BARF) for about half a year. While still being fairly new to this type of eating style, I have seen nothing but improvement in my pack. Below is some of the food and prep work...
  20. DuckNana207

    Duckling with start of angel wing

    We have one (maybe 2) ducklings that have slight angel wing. They just started tipping out. We are currently feeding 18% feed with oatmeal mixed (to reduce the protein level) and brewers yeast. We have 6 ducklings, 5 weeks old. The 2 who have AW are both blue swedish. Wondering if anyone has had...
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