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Reluctantly, we are looking for a good home for 8 friendly laying free range hens (various breeds), & 2 non laying Khaki Campbell ducks. One duck has only one eye, as the drake that we used to have, pecked it during mating. The chickens & ducks must all go to same home together. We would want to...

He is about a year old, used to living with ducks and chickens. Genuine reason for rehoming. Could deliver if local to North Devon (Bideford) .

Used wooden house, but in good condition, and recently treated. Ideal for approx 4 ducks depending on their size. Part of the roof is hinged, and there is a drop down door which acts as a ramp. Meshed window/air vent. Removable floor for easy cleaning. Local collection only as can't be...

One of our Khaki Campbells always seems to lay her egg outside of the house, and makes quite a noise when laying it and runs away from it as soon as she's laid it (as though she's frightened of it). On going out to see what is happening, the egg is usually normal in size, but is usually smeared...

Having lost an Indian Runner to egg peritonitis back in Nov 08, I think I've now got a Khaki Campbell with it. Similar symptoms, and she let me pick her up and put her in her house at bedtime tonight which is unheard of - she couldn't get up the ramp on her own. I know what happens in this...

One of my hens (very apt name - Houdini), always has a daily forage in the field next to the paddock, and always comes back when I go to the shed for the corn in the afternoon. I can usually see her, and she jumps back over the fence and joins in the feeding. today, i couldn't see her, she...

hi - when i opened up the duck house this morning, 2 of the 5 ducks stayed in the house, sitting side by side, pulling straw into the area around them. i assumed they were laying eggs so left them to it for a while and did other things. however, I've just been out again and they are both still...

Having recently lost an Indian Runner due to egg peritonitis, I've now lost a Hookbill to enteritis. Has anyone else had any experience of this? The vet said it was not due to something I had done or not done, but just 'one of those things' & she didn't respond to an antibiotic &...

My Blue Indian runner looks like she is swollen up around the lower abdo region, and between her legs so she is not moving around so easily (like a cow moves when it's udders are swollen)!! She (and the other 2 ducks who are hookbills) haven't laid since early September and have been moulting...

Hiya - does anyone know approximately how long the duck's moult goes on for? Do they need to be given any special or extra attention/nutrients during this time? They have stopped laying and losing feathers for over a week now so presume this is normal! thanks Pat

Are other people having a problem like we are with red mite in the chicken house? We clean the house out regularly, replace the dust free sawdust, and the proper straw for the nest box, and we also use a red mite spray. however, they seem to keep coming back, and they are also affecting the...

hi there! just wanted to check out - does anyone have any thoughts on why our indian runner has only recently started escaping into the surrounding field and hedgerow, (sometimes sitting in the hedgerow, but no eggs found there), and not laying eggs in the duck house either for the last few...