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Hi, does anyone know do call ducks pair up or will One drake serve several females :?

Hi, was at a poultry sale recently looking for some ducks and came across a pair of Northern Pintails which I liked the look of, unfortunately I could not afford them. I have been looking for some info on them but can't seem to find anything about them being kept in captivity only info about...

Hi, how do you feed ducks when you have free range hens that nip into the duck pen and steal the barley. Never thought about this before getting the ducks, it was my intention to have both the ducks and hens free ranging, but how do you feed them seperately.

Hi, I am new to ducks although I have kept chickens for some time. i just wondered if ducks should go into their house at dusk the same as the chickens, as mine seem to prefer sitting in their run and I have had to put them in the house well after dark. Grateful for any advice

Hi, I have a number of new pol chickens who are just starting to lay, but my older birds are starting to slow down their laying as the weather is getting colder, will the new birds keep laying as they are just starting or will they wait till the weather warms up like the old birds

I am proposing to hatch some eggs in the spring and wondered what age should the birds be before they produce good eggs for hatching :?:

Hi, I have two birds that I bought recently and they are really off colour, they are very listless and just stand or sit about all day, they don't appear to be eating as their crops are empty at night but they are drinking. They have lost a lot of weight and the worst one's breathing seems a bit...

Hi, I recently bought 4, 18 week old plymouth barred rocks and have noticed that 3 of them have yellow legs and the other 1 has white legs otherwise they are identical, just wondered if anyone had any opinion on this or am I just being paranoid, thanks

My Welsumer cockeral has developed small black scabs on his comb and wattle they are not on the tip's, more towards the centre, I thought it was dirt and tried to rub them of but they started to bleed. Grateful for any help. Regards.Senna

I have a hen who recently went a bit off colour and stopped laying for about a week, she has now picked up and started to lay again but her egg's are only about half the size they were before, is this normal and will they return to the size they were before. She is about 3 years old.

Hi, Can anyone tell me the mix for apple cider vinegar, as I bought some but there are no instructions about how to dilute it and how often should it be given. Regards Senna :?

Hi everybody, I need some advice , again! I have a bird who is approx 3 yrs old, she is a Loman brown as far as I know. She has gone a bit off colour this week, just standing around a bit puffed up looking sorry for herself, she has stopped laying and is losing some feathers on her neck and...

Hi, I purchased my new Cockeral at the weekend, a splendid looking Welsumer now called Elvis approx 10 mths old. He seem's a bit on the nervous side and I know it's early day's but he is being a bit bullied by one of my older original Loman brown hen's, who was obviously in charge before his...

My birds are due to be wormed and wondered what product is best, would prefer something that goes in their water rather than the food, any advice would be great. Regards, Senna

Hi Everybody. I am new to the forum but have had my chickens for about 6 months. I was talking to a breeder yesterday, who suggested I should consider keeping a cockeral with them, as this would make for a happier atmosphere and offer a degree of protection against predator's, at this time I...