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I have an almost three year old Svarthona who developed a limp about a month ago. No obvious injuries but mild swelling noted in upper leg by vet. Unsure how it happened. Diagnosed with sprained leg. she was on Meloxicam for about a week with a little improvement. she has steadily improved...

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This is Harry. He is a 9 month old lavender laced English Orpington 😊

Hi there I acquired two little Svarthöna girls and am wondering how big they will be at maturity. The breeder told me they were not a bantam breed but they seem so tiny and are already 3 months old. I do have mostly English Orpingtons so perhaps they aren’t as little as I think. These...

I’m so sorry you lost your little ones. I too had a predator come in and injure one chicken and kill another young one a few weeks back. It was a fox- none of the ducks were harmed and it was at 7 am after I let everyone out of their locked coops/houses. The fox was back day after day around 7...

Thank you for the advice- I think waiting until she is older is a good idea-I would want to give chicks the best chance of a healthy hatch 🐣

I have a 9 month old English Orpington who was injured by a fox and had a pretty significant wound. She just finished her antibiotics and is doing great! She started laying eggs again yesterday while on her last day of antibiotics. What is the wait time for eating her eggs? Is it safe for...

No more skunks- ducks love their new location and are enjoying swimming in the tortoise water areas at night. They don’t even want to come out of the tortoise pen when all the gates are opened in the morning🤣 all food, eggs/nests and ducks removed and no more problems. I like the light idea as...

I will give him a call- thank you !!!’

That link is very helpful- thank you so much. After reading everything I am worried I will wake up to injured or killed ducks before all the necessary work is done. I am moving the 4 ducks to my tortoise enclosure at night. It is predator proof with a 10 x 10 chain link enclosure that extends...

Finally my two boys and my husband have an excuse to pee outside! Definitely will try that. Wondering how to facilitate hot wire without harming the ducks and chickens?

Just figured out the hard way what is digging under my duck enclosure. All ducks are fine but had been reluctant to go in for the last two nights . Found a ceramic egg I keep in the duck nest eaten in half and an area that had been dug under and into the duck house. Dog found skunk last night at...