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    The caring and keeping of a blind duck?

    Sigh, sorry best way i can start this.... greatly concerned my few year old call duck female is completely blind. She was brutally attacked by a coon , i managed to save three birds but one later on died, the other one is recovering well but wants noting to do with her(i am currently caging both...
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    Feeding call duck who was attacked by coon

    Keeping this short and to the point. I have a call who had been attacked by a coon last Friday, she is recovering however while we have been able to help her drink as well as provide electrolyte water, food is concerning, what do i do? baby formula, soak the staple feed we already use, a baby...
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    My 8yo Pekin

    Thought I’d show this guy off he’s 8 the last guy standing of my original pekin flock of a half dozen( he had 5 ducks) He has a new friend a Muscovy female which was supposed to be a mix from my hay guy but whatever she was free and they get on just fine lol
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    What are my chances? putting a duckling back with mother/clutch

    Had a call duck hatch go wrong, managed to save the babies but sadly one died last night.. so now i am left with one. The remaining three are with the mother(who is a first timer) This one in my house hatched Thursday. I unfortunately, have no more babies that i could put with it... my other...
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    Companion for Pekin drake

    I have an older Pekin drake he is almost 8, anyways... his remaining mate(pekin female) is doing very poorly... (long story) i am concerned about him ending up alone he is penned off from what remains of my flock since he is a pain the neck with the remaining birds here... he is just extremely...
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    Only folks here would get why this is a "score"

    So on a local buy/sell saw an ad for a free doghouse, yay! got it. Then get there and she offers up three more is moving and had these for feral cats. So i managed to get four doghouses in various sizes for nothing! :wee I have an aging flock, and i am not replacing them so i don't want to...
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    Duck ramps, anyone use shingles on them to reduce slipage

    Saw a video recently where folks had put shingles on their duck ramps? good idea? i have a new flock (2 welsh's, 2 calls) and was thinking maybe this would be a good idea for the ramp to the housing? Anyone else done this?
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    Who's used a plastic pond liner for ducks?

    I have a new flock (well, two welsh harlequins and two calls) they will have a penned area and we have an extra pond liner it's the formed plastic kind that we had for our Koi till that project got to large and we dug something... anyways.... i have always used basic kiddy pools but my one...
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    Suggestions for chicken breeds for kids?

    My grandson will be 4yrs this summer, now obviously he can only "aid" in the care but we would like a generally friendly, docile breed recommendation, winter hardy please, long and can be very cold winters here, we've owned chickens for years but what is left is either not hand raised and/or...
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    Best bait for a mink

    I have a mink problem... i have tried using the kills but that doesn't seem to appeal to it. What is my next best option? i need to catch this bloody thing before it wipes out my entire my chicken flock. Thanks all. To update i have baited my trap with some cat food at least for tonight as i...
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    Any tips for a one eyed duck?

    Like care wise, do they do better with feed on the ground.. etc. Unfortunately, after a coon attack my one call drake has lost an eye. He is back in with his flock, seems okay, manages the pool okay.. food wise i am slightly concerned, he struggles a bit in that area, maybe this is just...
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    Was this an owl? (injured call drakes) Graphic pictures in thread

    Late morning attack.(like after 4AM) Heavy duty dog run, that was netted. Ripped my net in multiple places but no damage to my pen or any sign of entry. I have a flock in there, but these two were injured. One has since died.(second pic) Been suggested it's an owl. Suggestions? Thanks. Been...
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    My new call babies

    These hatched just over the weekend 8 in total sadly lost three so had the potential for 11 but it didn’t work.
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    Baby call ducks feeding ?

    Finally some new blood here as opposed to just blood lol... sorry been a rough few years anyhow... I have to make the shop later today, babes hatched later yesterday night, i only have layer here now should i give a bit or wait until later this afternoon when i can get to the mill? So far i...
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    Anyone want to help me with my predator attacks on my sheep flock?

    I need some input/advice what have you. Unfortunately, my "flock" got discovered last year and i have been battling ever since. Anyways, to keep a long story short. Would it be coyotes or wolves that would attack more than one sheep? I had an attack mid-july just like this one last night but...
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    Near the breaking point?

    Been there? wanna try and keep me from tipping over... Been a terrible, awful last few days... I am not new to any of this and have dealt with loss and predators but.. I can't do this anymore... watching what you pour your everything into be destroyed and/or gone? It's wearing me down...
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    Foxes? advice, experiences... info etc

    So lucky me we have a fox who has discovered my farm is his drive thru dinner place. May i have a bit of info on their habits and any tips, ideas on dealing with them? Basically trying to educate myself on the latest predator.... ty!
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    Foxes? advice, experiences... info etc

    So lucky me we have a fox who has discovered my farm is his drive thru dinner place. May i have a bit of info on their habits and any tips, ideas on dealing with them? Basically trying to educate myself on the latest predator.... ty!
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    Just a wing found?

    Found a wing of one my 'scovie this AM... thought the lab was nosing on to something with a tad to much interest lol. Ideas? when the coon got one my nesters in the round bales last year she was several feet away gutted out but i knew who she was.. of coarse foundation stock but moving on...
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    Pekin flock owners...

    Odd question but here it goes... has your drake managed to cut open your ducks? i mean like badly, slice through her when dismounting during mating? I seem to have this problem within what was my half dozen Pekin flock... I can honestly say this is a new one for me, as i have owned ducks for...
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