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Hello All, I live in city limits so I have no roo's and only four hens. My conundrum is this, three of my hens are 5 years old the last is 4 years old. Only one of the hens is laying eggs, a 5 yr old and she has meat spots in like every other egg, no lie, no exaggeration there. So now that...

Hi All, I have three cochins that are 5 years old and a dark Brahma that is fou. Where I live in the city, there is a code and I'm only allowed five chickens total and I'm down to four right now. My problem is that my girls are not laying eggs any longer they never did lay eggs in the winter...

So I had 2 chickens go broody so I bought fertilized eggs and placed 4 under each hen at night. The next morning one hen was off the eggs not broody any longer and the eggs were scattered. So I took the eggs and put them under the other hen. To make a long story short 2 more hens went...

So my female hatched 2 eggs about a week and a half ago. Everything has been great until this morning. The dad is trying to kill his ducklings. Why do drake's do this and how can I stop it other than locking him up? TA

Hi All, I have hens only and one has gone broody. Since there are no roos the eggs are all unfertilized. So my question is how to get her unbroody? TIA

I have a year and a half old female anaconda duck that has stopped laying eggs. She has been laying for about a year. She is eating well and free ranges when there is no snow. Wondering what could have caused her to stop laying since we are on to spring.

Hi All, It has been years since I have been a chick mom. I am wondering at what age I can put my chicks in the coop and let them free range all alone. Also I have an Ancona duck (female) and a Pekin (male). The female could care less about the chicks but the Pekin hates them. He tries to...

I have 5 1/2 week old chicks that have some runny poops. I am watering with acv but they are still having runny poops through out the day. What else can I do?

Hi, I am raising 6, 5 week old chicks and I'm wondering if they would attack a week or two week old new chick?

Hi all, I have 6 chicks, they're about 4 weeks old, and one of them is sneezing. She's been sneezing for about a week, she has no watery eyes she doesn't look sick in any way she looks very healthy but she sneezes every now and then. their brooder has Alpine shavings in it and I've been taking...

Hi All, I have a chick that hatched yesterday and she had an extremely hard time hatching. I had to talk her out of the egg. I noticed today that one of her legs and the toes are not right. No wonder she had such a hard time. The leg does not want to work properly. It is hard to see in the...

Hi All, I have two questions for everybody. The first is at what age do ducks start laying eggs? I have to 11 to 12 week old pretty sure they're female duckies, no curly tail feathers. We have 1 Pekin and 1 Malard. My second question is, do ducks have an Egg song like chickens do? Thanks in...

Hi All, I have a duckling on my lap after they had a bath. They laid down after they finished preening and the one is panting constantly. Can anyone tell me why she's doing this? Thanks in advance for any answers.

Hello! I am a new user, I'm going through my mom's profile since I'm having trouble with my own. I am 16 and was just gifted my first pair of ducklings that I have been very excited for. They are about three weeks old, just recently bought from our local tractor supply. We use to have chickens...

Hi All, My daughter has a Bantam Cochin that I want to get certified for therapy chicken for myself. She was used for 4-H and is VERY calm and lovable, a real cuddle bug. She really helps with my anxiety and bipolar. She has been living in our house with numerous animals and is doing great...

Something attacked on of my hens, I am not sure when, but I found her in the coop this morning like this I'm afraid that her vent is destroyed. The poo is just leaking out of her, I'm afraid to touch her to put her in any more pain than she already is. I don't know what to do, some one...

MY DH was home from work and we're in the pool watching my young chicks, 13 weeks, when he says you know that your favorite chicken is a rooster. DUH WHAT??? I take a good look at my darling Savory the black Cochin that i hatched from an egg, and I'll be d&*%#@ her comb is bright red as are...

Is it possible for a 13 week old chick to lay an egg? I have 2 13 week old chicks, yesterday I found a tiny egg in their run. I let them out to roam with the big girls and sometimes the big girls will go into their run, and I just found out from my daughter, into their coop. I did find a...

My DH got a new job in one of the Chicago subs and we will be moving when we sell our househere in IA. Every house that I have looked at and called on for city ordinances all have no chickens allowed. It is the burbs as far as you can see there. I just hatched my first egg ( a cochin...

I have a broody hen that is laying no eggs. I thought that when they were broody that they would still lay for a time. I have no roo so I just keep taking the eggs from my other hens. I hav e noticed that she has not layed an egg in about 2 weeks, she has been broody for about 2 months now...