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So I had this start back in Feb/March- one of my chickens (lowest on the pecking order) had a completely bald butt. I didn’t see anything on her or in the coop so I thought it had to be feather picking. However, over the last month others have come down with similar feather loss. The last...

The babies are 5 weeks old -ish, and I’m stumped. My pekins I could tell at this age that they were boys based on their voices. However, these two are quacking much more pronounced than the pekins did, yet they still sound raspy to me. So I’m not sold on it… I’ve read you can tell by bean...

😑 ironic, I know. But my duck, Heimlich, got hold of a piece of what looked like soft plastic wrapping that was in the back yard today. He swallowed it before I could grab it. How worried should I be about this….? If it’s soft and malleable is there a good chance he will pass it or is it...

My boys been through the wringer. I sought a second opinion for a swollen/at times warm joint that the original vet said he would treat for pain management but no more antibiotics- I was worried about how to know whether it’s arthritis or an infection that will claim his life every time his...

This happened between 2/26 and 2/27. We have cameras in the coop and run and I did notice some scuffles, but didn’t see mouthfuls of feathers or anything. Could this be mites? I picked her up to look but not really sure what I’m looking for- no obvious bugs or even blood / blood spots and it...

Jumbo Pekin owner here- we’ve battled leg issues due to niacin deficiency, then joint infections, for the 10 months we’ve had him. My guy has dropped 3 lbs in 3 months and is battling what we thought was another joint infection, but a joint tap turned up nothing but red synovial fluid and he’s...

I don’t have a good scale to weigh him- thinking I may use my bathroom scale while holding him and then subtract my weight to see if I can get a ballpark. But based on how he looks, normal or maybe cause for concern? If either applies, what would one look for when checking for obesity? He’s...

Hey duck owners! I have two jumbo Pekins who live part time with my chickens but lately we realized they needed more space. So, we extended their enclosed run to have about 10 x 6’ of sand with a 4’ circumference pool in the corner. Pic of their area for reference. I’m having a super hard...

I have 3 new layers, about 6 months old now and the hen I’m posting about specifically was the first of the 3 to lay, about the end of July. Once they all started to lay, it seems, she’s lost her marbles…. They all want to / do lay their eggs in the first of 3 nesting boxes. I have hemp...

In searching through the threads for wing issues I came across what might be what I’m facing here but not totally certain as this case doesn’t seem to be super severe. At first we thought she was going through her juvenile molt and would lose these feathers but upon further investigation it...

I got 4 chicks from TSC and back in March when I was young and naive (lol) and as they’ve grown up I’m realizing absolutely none of them appear to be the Starlight Green Eggers they were advertised to be. Of course that “breed” in itself is a mix but two out of 3 of these chickens look nothing...

I have an early layer so we didn’t have the ladies on a layer feed yet. The food they are eating is a good flock feeder though not chick crumbles and contains oyster shells / added calcium. At almost exactly 16 weeks we got one perfect, but small, egg. The next day we got a soft shell egg...

I’ve recently discovered that the two Pekins I’ve got are males (raspy voices vs quacks, the telltale curled drake feather, etc) and they’re about 16 weeks old and hormones are raging. I noticed when in their pool or when very excited they will start head bobbling, nuzzling and then grab each...

I’ve got 3 starlight green eggers (mutts, essentially- i think 2 are actually RIRs that were mislabeled or at least a majority mix of such) and they’re 16 weeks this week. I’ve noticed combs and wattles on 2 (the RIR suspects) getting bigger and redder, and a lot of in and out of the coop...

I’ve got a major problem with chicken poop all over the roof of their coop (they love to hang out there) that bakes on in minutes in the summer sun and is SO hard to get off. I blast it with the hose a couple times a week but it’s not really ideal because then the sand in the run is frequently...

I had to rehome one that ended up being a leghorn-looking rooster that started crowing at 8 weeks. I have 3 left and nobody else has crowed, but these two are bigger than my 3rd and one has tail feathers that concern me. Combs are small, barely any wattles, but the one with the confusing tail...

How does everyone handle vacations with ducks? The chickens put themselves to bed and I think I can comfortably confine them to their coop and attached run for the long weekends we are away. (We go away almost every weekend in the summer and for holidays, could be 3-4 days but never a week or...

Hi all, I have two male Pekin ducks. They were in an assorted bin at tractor supply and I didn’t even know what breed let alone gender they were when I picked them up. They get along great right now, and are bonded with each other. One had a niacin deficiency so I had him to the vet and he...

I was hyper focused on a leghorn I got in the mix that has a large comb/waddles and looked pretty roosterish, that the rest of my crew with small combs, no waddles, and in the “pullet” bin were just assumed to be what they were labeled… but they are 8 weeks now and this one’s feathers are...

I have two ducklings same age- 5/6 weeks and both are currently being treated (on day 4) for niacin deficiency. The one on the left has it more severe, and is currently not walking. The one on the left is also noticeably smaller than their sibling on the right. Could it be due to the niacin...