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Three day old Mallard duckling. Set seven eggs and they all hatched. Such tiny little cuties.

It's Day 25 of incubation on my mixed batch of duck eggs. I started with 14 full size mix breed duck eggs and 7 Mallard. Two of the full size were clear at 10 days and were discarded. Not bad considering how cold it was when they were collected. I'm assuming they froze, even though the shell...

I have been finding it difficult to locate any standard size buff cochins from breeders. Who has hatchery cochins and what is their quality like? I'm trying not to end up with something that looks like a leghorn with feathered legs. Show quality isn't necessary, but I would like to have a...

I lost Ivan, my favorite rooster today. He was a sweet and friendly blue copper marans from a good line. He was fine this morning and behaved like he usually does when I let them out today, and I found him dead in the coop just now when I went in to check for eggs. His comb and wattles...

A friend of my daughter's bought an old farm last year and adopted a chicken flock and three geese from a neighbor who was moving. She knew nothing about poultry and often asked us for advice. This spring she gifted me with 6 mystery goose eggs to hatch, that turned out to be white chinese...

This little duck house was built on a pallet with scraps from other projects. Don't be afraid to try it! I taught myself how to use power tools and build things when I retired and did this by myself.

I have lost two mature tom turkeys in the last 3 days. Both were large healthy birds about 1 1/2 years old and I found them just laying there with no marks or signs of illness. They are a small flock of 5 toms and 5 hens, sweetgrass and bourbon reds. Because the smallest tom was getting...

Reposting here hoping someone will answer. I came home from a week long work trip last night and my adult daughter (animal caretaker when I am gone) was all upset because she thought she killed one of my 3-week old silkie chicks. The chick runs backwards with its head between its legs and...

I came home from a week long work trip last night and my adult daughter (animal caretaker when I am gone) was all upset because she thought she killed one of my 3-week old silkie chicks. The chick runs backwards with its head between its legs and sometimes looks like it is having a seizure...

I live in upstate NY in an agricultural county and plan to start raising chickens again this year. It's been 30 years since I kept farm animals and I've gotten obsessed with the idea of having chickens and ducks again. This web site is wonderful with so many contributors and posts on anything...