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Finally ready to get my Peafowl. Are there any breeders near Houston? Would be willing to drive a little ways.

About 6 months ago I lost all but two of my flock to predators (mostly raccoons) because my birds stopped sleeping inside their coop. Even my amazing roo, started insisting on sleeping outside the coop and was taken. I have two girls left and they consistently go into their coop and roost. Now I...

My 8 week old chick got out of her pen and fell victim to our mastiff. He’s prone to carrying around and licking chickens but has never injured one. This little baby can’t seems to stand up now. There’s no blood, no punctured and i can’t find a broken bone but she came seem to support herself...

Just hatched some gorgeous little partridge silkies. My first time with this coloring. I just noticed these new feathers this morning. Are these indicators of male feathering?

I'd really like to attempt incubating peafowl. We are completely new to peafowl. Our thought is to create a hoop coop to house them separately from our chickens. I always hear how fragile they can be. Any tips, advice?

Two Naked Neck splash silkies are Nugget and Sour Cream Three Splash Silkies are Daisy, Maisy and Hazy One Naked Neck Black Silkie name is Reck-ina. My dads name is Reck lol One Black Silkie named Susannah One Black Silkie unnamed Two Cochin mixes are Nora and Buster

Noticed my girl Rudolph yesterday afternoon around 1pm was looking quite droopy. droopy comb and a little lethargic. I figured I'd catch her at roost and check her out. Around 4:30 she was roosted early and panting. She let me pick her up which was a clear sign she was not ok. Took her inside...

I'm 9 days into my very first incubator hatch and so far all 12 are progressing. I've got 10 silkies and 2 cochin mixes set. I just went through all eggs for the first time and saw that all eggs have movement. What should I look for moving forward? I can't wait to see what I get. Roo is a naked...

Hey all, Finally got my incubator for Christmas. It's a little amazon Kebonnixs 12 egg incubator and I've decided I want more Silkies because. SILKIES! My little splash hen Hei Hei is beyond goof ball and I just need more of her in my life. My roo Hawkbait is a Black naked neck satin. Should...

I want to add a few more silkies in the spring, but I would also like to add a few dark brown egg layers. I have white, blue, green and cream and mostly bantams. Obviously black copper marans lay the most beautiful eggs, but what's your favorite brown layer? what's the most adorable?

Our 6 month old Drake is starting to get a little crazy with his hormones and it’s a problem these last few days. Before I caught him and put him in isolation I noticed my best broody girl Georgia acting strange. She’s laying down in a weird part of the run and when I caught her this is what her...

We had two drakes born in April of this year. After a raccoon got in (malfunctioning door) and swiped one of our boys, we got two new babies that were about 2 months old. One ended up being a boy so I returned him for an older duck that was already laying. The older duck Karen and the existing...

I was so sure she was a she, until she started to look like a he….

This poor girl has had her top beak ripped off by a racoon. The other hen was killed, and she has been running around all day trying to eat and drink. I didn't even know she was injured until I caught her and saw the horror. Is there any way she can live like this? Or would it be best to put her...

My MIL gave me her last two hens. They are a few years old does anyone know what the breed is?

I'm getting planning to incubate soon and would like some more floofies. I currently have two silkie hens (one splash and one white) and a blue satin showgirl. My mature roo is also a satin showgirl, black with gold leakage. With my roo being satin, will any of his offspring be silkie if...

I posted previously about these ducks that I purchased that were supposed to be two laying age females. Any input or knowledge you could impart on these "girls" would be great. The black / grey one is a vocal quacker and I hope is a female. I know literally nothing about these two so I great...

We previously had two Drakes that were best friends. After a predator got one of the drakes we decided to get the lone boy some girls to keep him company. I purchased a new coop just for them and found someone near by on Craigslist that had laying hens available. I paid $30 each for these babies...

We got 2 feed store ducks back in the spring. They turned out to be two males. A Magpie and a KC. We ended up putting them under a broody mamma chicken with 3 day old chicks and they flourished. Fully grown, they were best friends, and did well with the chickens and slept in the coop. Well a...

I received a compost tumbler from my step dad this weekend and I am excited to make some spring veggie garden gold. I am currently using the deep litter method in our coop with a combination of pine shavings and pelletized bedding. What else do I need to add to keep it balanced? We don't have a...