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Does anyone know what could be happening to my chickens? They are 9 months old and their butts look like their feathers have been plucked out. I have 3 leghorns and they all have it, now one of my australorp and Orpington have it too. They are all eating fine and drinking, they all get free...

So I’m building a 10’x 20’ chicken run with a metal roof. I saw a YouTube video where the guy used 2x4’s as the rafters but face plate down instead of at an angle and his roof came out really nice. Is it ok to do this instead of using the narrow part? I live in Florida and have no snow, so I was...

We are building a 10’ x 20’ run with a covered roof for our chickens. We put 4x4 post in the ground with concrete. We will be using 2x6 pressure treated wood as the horizontal boards. My question is why do some people place the boards between the post and others place against the post on the...

Hello to everyone that reads this. I am looking for a solar powered chicken coop door for larger breeds. There are lots and lots of doors on Amazon but poor reviews. I saw a post on here about The ladies chicken coop door but I was wondering what people thought about the fact that it has a pvc...

So I am going to apply for an agricultural exemption here in central Florida for poultry and other things such as crops. When filling out the application they want you to write down income and expenses. I have lots of expenses but I have not made enough income yet since I started in November...

Is 1,200 square feet large enough for 7 male heritage turkeys that are pets? They have a 8 x 10 coop they go in at night but I’m concerned about the outdoor pen since from time to time I see them pecking at each other.

Hello, I wanted to know if anyone has ideas on how to keep turkeys constantly cool throughout the heat. I’m in Florida and we have been having some record breaking heat and other than changing their water and putting ice in it, I don’t know what else to do. The ice melts too quickly and so does...

Hello, For all experienced Turkey people out there. I have two hens that have 3 week old poults. At the moment they are in a 4 foot x 6 1/2 foot coop which I believe is too small for them. I have not let them out to roam because I was finishing up their new 30 feet by 30 feet pen and a coop...

Hello. Can anyone recommend what to do for this poult hatchling? Hatch date was April 9th by his turkey momma. I thought he was dead when I went to the coop but I saw him breathing so I brought him inside and put him in a brooder. At first I thought he was just going to die. Gave him some...

Ok so I was given two mix breed 6 month old turkeys for pets from a non profit place close to where I live. The man has lots of experience with turkeys since that is all he has and he has lots and lots of them. I wanted two males and he caught these two and told me they were males. Well they...

My 2 year old gander seems to be having a long molting. The feathers around his ear holes are thin and the hole looks dark on his left side. I am also concerned a little because he seems a little off balance compared to how he has been in the past. He also seems to be in a mood here lately...

We have a 2 yr old male goose who imprinted on my husband when he was a day old all the way till he was 1 yr old. Now he is 2 and has 2 females that I bought as babies and they are now 5 months old. My husband lets him and the girls out of the pen in the mornings and evenings and they follow him...

Ok this is weird my sick Pekin duck which I posted about on another post asking wether it was Bumblefoot or not still not walking very good still using her wings to crawl. I have pulled the black stuff out and have done the epsom salt and all twice a day. She’s eating well and drinking but I...

Does anyone know if this looks like bumble foot? My Pekin duck can’t hardly walk and when she tries she uses her wings and plops back down. She is eating and drinking well. The Avian vet I use does not come till friday and I don’t want to wait till then to start helping her. I brought her...

So I have 2 yr old Pekins and khaki females and 1 male khaki drake same age, 14 wk old Appleyard and Harlequin, a 1 yr old goose and (2) 10 wk old geese. I have been feeding my 2 yr old Purina Layena Plus and the goslings are being fed Nutrena Naturewise starter food. Well all the ducks seem to...

I had previously posted my female American Buff died and was almost a year old when she died. The male of the same age is alone now. Well I just received my female goslings and they will be 2 weeks old this Sunday. When and how do I start to introduce to the male? I know is too soon as they are...

Hello, I just recently lost my only female American Buff geese. She was just a year old and her mate is all alone now. Other than the 8 ducks I have he looks lonely because the ducks always run from him. If anyone know of or has a female adult american buff geese in the Central Florida area...

Hello everyone, I have (4) female Pekin ducks and (4) female khaki Campbell’s ducks that will be turning 2 years old on April 2020. When they were 8 to 9 months old I was getting almost 6 to 7 eggs daily. I had so many I had to start giving them away. But for some reason they have stopped...

Ok so I’m located in central Florida and Hurricane Dorian is on track here. I have (10) 1 year old ducks. They have a 900 square foot predator proof pen and they also have an 8 x 8 duck house which was built using 4 x 4 post cemented into the ground. My question is: Should I keep them inside the...

Hello, I finally finished my duck pen and the girls have been out there for about a week now, I have been using a small kiddie pool that I dump and refill every morning. I purchased a preformed pond that I attached a drain to and will be putting a valve on it to empty and clean but I would like...