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  1. T

    My flock is finally home

    We are finally moved up to the homestead and about 90% of my flock is now up here, too. I AM SO HAPPY. For the last year, my flock has been at another farm while we were transitioning out of town and up into the homestead. They were not cared for well. Over winter, I lost 2/3 of the flock and...
  2. J

    Two Roos to Fight?

    Hello! I have two confirmed roosters in a flock of 31 five-week-old birds. I was told that two roosters will fight until they kill each other so you needed one or three, is this true? Would the size of the flock make it okay to keep two? The flock will be housed in a large coop with a large run...
  3. L

    New to Group, new to Ducks! We have seven Muscovy ducks incubated and raised following disappearance of mumma duck

    Hi and thank you for accepting me. We have had chickens as pets for several years, always acquired from a garden centre specialising in chicks. We now also have seven beautiful Muscovy ducks (two drakes and five girls) incubated and hatched by my daughter after their mum weirdly disappeared...
  4. Windestroychickybirbs

    Can quails eat fruits?

    Can I feed my quails some fruits? If so, what type of fruits should i feed them
  5. Windestroychickybirbs

    Introduction about me

    Hi, i'm windestroy, I had a flock of 4 baby chicken chicks, and they died, currently, I have 2 quail chicks, one white and one black, I will keep an eye on them this time Bye - W
  6. Apolinne

    Can you put a Chabo (Japanese Bantam) roo with regular size hens ?

    Hello Friends, Hypothetically, is it safe to have a Chabo roo as the only roo in a flock of ISA brown chickens ? The chickens are very chill and friendly. Never had a roo tho. (I love that you guys call roosters roo, like how cute is that) Thanks
  7. bharris0426

    New Polish Rooster-complete jerk need help?!

    I am not new to chickens but I am new to having Silkies and Polish in my Flock. Actually they were supposed to be their "own" flock. So my current flock is mixed. They are all around 4 /4.5 months old. 11 Different types of chickens..2 Turkeys(a hen and a Tom) and 2 ducks. One of the chickens is...
  8. Muser

    Best snacks/treats/food for a mixed flock

    I live in the UK so our weather doesn't get too warm, but I try to get the girls a variety of seasonal veggies in. I can't give our flock mealworms or black soldier fly larvae as these are illegal to feed chickens in the UK (due to the rubbish processing, sometimes animal deritives are...
  9. Muser

    Ducks and Chickens co-existing

    I have no idea why I'm asking this, I don't intend on ever keeping ducks, but I do keep chickens :D They seem to share each other's space quite well. I was wondering: Do ducks, like chickens, have a pecking order for their species? Do ducks and chickens, when they exist in the same space, have...
    • Muser
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    • chickens chickens & ducks ducks flock flock additions pecking order
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  10. crunchygranola

    Hen chewing on other chickens tail feathers?

    I have a hen that has some wacked out looking tail feathers compared to the rest. I caught one of my other hens just… gently chewing on her tail? Nothing malicious or anything… just… odd…? (Hen on the left is the chewer, while hen in the middle is the chewee)
  11. F

    Introducing 5 week old goslings to 4-5 week old ducklings

    Recently I’ve moved all 5 of my ducklings (ages ranging 4 weeks to 5 weeks) and I’ve had 2 goslings who are both 5 weeks old that I’ve wanted to introduce to the ducks When they were a few weeks younger they would constantly try to hang out with the ducks on their own but I wasn’t able to...
    • FlufMutt
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    • duck duckling flock geese gosling pecking order issues
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Geese
  12. L

    Call duck friend for mallard?

    Hello! I have a lonely mallard that we hatched for our backyard lake and nature preserve. Its buddy did not make it. We moved it to its outdoor predator safe coop and have let it free range almost everyday until recently it flew down to the lake (8 weeks old). I want to find it a friend to fly...
    • Lin97588
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    • call duck duckling flock fly friend lonely mallard
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. sapphiresilkie7

    Integrating silkies into flock

    Good Morning everyone, I’m just looking for some advice on integrating some silkies. I have 4 satin/silkie hens already and I have 10 straight run chicks that are almost 9 weeks old. Just wondering when I would be able to integrate them into the flock. I last integrated a lone full size silkie...
  14. crunchygranola

    What are some things YOU guys love about your chicken breed?

    I have 5 Starlight Green Egger hens, and while I feel like there isn’t too much information about them, here is what I absolutely love about them as a first time chicken owner. - I have never had aggression come from these chickens. Not even my rooster (who went to a farm). I’ve never felt like...
  15. Plants

    Les Xiques! Our backyard flock

    Hello! We are a Spanish couple living in Belgium and we are newbie chicken lovers :) We startes our flock in September 2023 with Caramelo and Lupa, Harco and the Coucou Maran, but maybe I believe it to be A Plymouth, but I have no idea... To accomodate them we built a nice coop and waterproof...
  16. N

    Adding females to 2 male ducks

    I have 2 male Pekín ducks. I want to add 3-4 females since they sometimes mount each other. A while ago I tried to add some ducklings to them 2, but they attacked them. If I add 2 adult females, is there a better chance of getting along?
    • Nvv
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    • flock flock additions
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. N

    2 male ducks, can I add females?

    I have 2 male ducks that sometimes try to mount each other. I want to get a few females, probably 3-4. These two males previously attached 2 ducklings that I tried to add to the flock. If I add adult females, will that be better?
    • Nvv
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    • addition flock flock additions
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. D

    Flock Building

    Our Ancona drakes have been really into our Black Swedish ladies…to the point that they will pursue them through the whole garden. It’s happened a few times that one of the ladies will be separated from the flock and I recently spied one who had been sitting alone for quite a long time and was...
    • DuckTapePalace
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    • drakes ducklings flock hens ratio
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. GlicksChicks

    Glicks Chicks: The Chick Flicks

    Hello! This is going to be a thread with stories of my flock and my chicks! Expect cute, silly, and wholesome updates of my flock! Join me as my flock grows and I start dabbling in breeding flocks for pure bred poultry! Also join me in my journey to starting a business in breeding and selling...
  20. Timbers Happy Hens

    Roundworm treatment

    So I went out to my coop this morning and found this in some poop. I know it’s a roundworm and that I need to treat the whole flock then. Are there any methods someone could recommend for treatment? There isn’t really anything available for chickens at my local feed stores and I really want to...
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