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I have an almost-two-year-old peacock that I hatched from an egg which my neighbor gave me. He appears to be a black shoulder peacock, and he was white when he hatched. His mom is a black shoulder. I don’t know who or where my neighbor got this female or any of her other peafowl from, but I do...

I just got these two bantams today. I know that they are frizzles but I’m not sure what breed. Any ideas?

My Guinea fowl’s right eye is messed up, and I just noticed it about two days ago. I was giving it some time to try and heal, hoping that it was just a temporary problem, but it’s not getting any better. I’m not sure exactly what happened, but I do know that my two peacocks like to pick on him...

Hello everybody, I have known about and been interested in keeping quail for quite a while now, but I think I am almost ready to get some. I have a lot of questions though, so I’m sorry in advance. I’ve done a small bit of research, but I figured getting answers to my questions from real people...

One of my (favorite) hens recently started limping one morning, and I’m not sure why. I think it was Saturday morning that it started and she wouldn’t even come out of the coop on her own to eat. She puts little to no weight on the hurt foot/leg and walks around as little as possible, which...

Hello! This isn’t exactly an emergency, but I really need to find new home for my cockerels ASAP, like, sometime today or this week at the latest. Does anyone have any ideas for how I can quickly give these boys away to people who will love and take care of them? They are about six months old...

Hello! I am watching my neighbors’ animals while they’re out of town, and today is the first day. This morning, I went over to feed their peafowl and found an egg in the pen. At first I thought it was a chicken egg because it was so small, but when I picked it up, I found that it was in fact a...

Hello! Yesterday, I noticed a couple of my chicks that seemed to have less fluff/feathers on the neck and head, so I went to investigate them. I found lots of nits (eggs) near the base of the feather shafts on the neck and it looked like it had been scratching its neck and broken some feathers...

Hello! I am wondering what everyone’s preferences are on their favorite cabinet incubator, as I am considering getting one eventually and would like to start looking into it now. Which is your choice brand and model of cabinet incubator, and why?

Hello! I am a little but confused about something… I don’t understand the difference between auto-sexing and sex-linking, since both would show you exactly which chicks are males or females as soon as they hatch. Is the difference simply that sex-links are hybrids and auto-sexing chicks are a...

Hello! I wanted to start a thread for people to share about some of their friendliest and favorite birds… hens, roosters, or any other species! What advice would you give to other people so that they can raise very friendly birds as well? I have a hen named Frieda. She’s super sweet and...

Hello! Today I saw my Guinea fowl mating one of my (chicken) hens! I’ve been told and have always heard and read that this is a rare sighting, and that it usually only happens when there aren’t any Guinea hens, or they are constantly in close contact with chickens…both of which are true in my...

Hello! I have been looking forward to incubating some peafowl eggs this summer. Currently I am unable to use my incubator, as my neighbor has it at the moment. I do not want to assume that I will get it back in time before the breeding season is over, so my plan was to use a broody (chicken)...

Hello! I am looking for somebody who has a Silverudd’s Blue rooster and a Buff Orpington hen. I am trying to find out what the offspring would look like…whether it’s consistent in every chick or varied for individuals. A few months ago, I hatched three chicks that are from my Silverudd’s Blue...

Hello! One of my Crele Old English Game Bantams, Chess, recently came back from my neighbor’s house with two chicks. I’d had her back for a couple days when yesterday I saw her crow! She did it several times too! I was even able to get a video, though I don’t think you can post those on here… I...

Hello! I decided to post this thread and share my experience to hopefully help others if or when they may need it. I recently gave one of my broody hens four eggs that I had in my incubator so that I wouldn’t have to take care of them when they hatched. A few days before they were due to hatch...

Who will go to heaven when they die? How do you know if you’re saved or not? Is hell a real place? These are questions that I’ve asked myself many times. I’ve since found the answers, but there used to be a lot of questioning, doubt, and fear in my mind. I would like to try and explain the...

Hello everyone! I have three silkie bantam cockerels for sale. Unfortunately I can’t keep them because I have too many males, so I am looking for good homes with owners who will give them lots of love! -They are super friendly, and they love to be around people! -They’re about (barely older...

Hello! I have never had ducklings before, but I’m thinking about buying some. What is everyone’s favorite breeds? Why? What kind do you guys think I should get?

Hello! Today I went to a zoo near me, and I saw a duck that had more ducklings than I’ve ever seen a single mom have at one time! She had 19, and I’m pretty sure that she hatched all of them because they were all the same age, and she was the only female around!