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LF? Sorry, I am not familiar with ducks, would you mind explaining? And is is call ducks that he needs or just small ducks?
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LF mean Large Fowl. You need some more bantams, like calls. How much do these drake weigh?
Thank you for all the replies! I think that his male...
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I am looking for some young ducks for a friend of mine, but he needs females. Anyone out there with any? Right now he has English Callers and he had to separate the two males as the one was very aggressive once he "courted" the one female he had. He ended up getting a female...
Hello all! I wanted to put out a quick post to see if anyone has had any experience with Baytril? One of my chickens had what my vet said was a respiratory infection and he prescribed Baytril to help. It's banana flavored and typically used in Parrots, but he said it would be fine for her...
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TigerLilly, I think that I am in the same boat, the grower/starter feed is just about out and I think that they are close enough to start them on the layer. Thanks for the information!
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Thank you for the great information Ridgerunner, it is very helpful. I learned quick that they loooove greens, so every trip to the grocery store I pick some up. Thanks again!
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Wonderful! Breath of fresh air. Thank you for the information. Correct me if I am wrong, but at 21 weeks I should be able to see more rooster qualities, no?
yes, post a pic to be sure, but you'd probably know if it was a roo by now. Hens can have green tint as well, especially if...
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Wonderful! Breath of fresh air. Thank you for the information. Correct me if I am wrong, but at 21 weeks I should be able to see more rooster qualities, no?
Hi all! I am new to chickens this year and I think that my girls are getting to the age where they will need to start eating layer food. So, I have read different things, some recommend feeding at a certain age (20 weeks or so) even if not laying yet, and some recommend switching to layer when...
Hey all, I hope that you all can help with a dilemma that I am in. I was out with my four "girls" yesterday and was watching them play, eat mealworms etc. when I notice that my Polish/EE andd whatever else cross/mutt that I thought by now was for sure a girl has a greenish tint to some of the...
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2x. Food & Water isn't necessary for the ducks overnight and I would recommend that he doesn't keep the duck barn too warm at night, otherwise they'll have trouble adjusting to the cold during the day.
Poor ducky with his beak frozen shut!! That's just so sad...
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Yes, poor Duck! Thanks for the info. Good to know that they should be shut in to keep them warm just like chickens!
Very much appreciate the advice!
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The weird thing is that he has a little duck shelter built for them to go in with an open door so they can freely move in and out. Now with my chickens, they go into there hen house at night, I shut the door, and let them out in the morning. Is this something you'd recommend for the...
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Thanks for the reply! They are roughly 20 weeks and have all their adult feathers. They have always been outside, but he is now considering putting them in the garage on nights that it will get below freezing.
Thanks for the help!
Hi all in the Duck world! My name is Tyler and I actually own chickens, but I browse this forum often as my friend owns ducks. We are both pretty new to the "poultry" world and he ran into a very scary problem this morning when checking on his ducks. It seems that one of their beaks was...
Thanks for everyones input, I really appreciate it!
I hope they are all pullets in the end, and I hope that the guesses on breeds and gender keep coming!!!
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Thanks so much for saying so! I have no idea about Nugget, she is a complete mystery and has no beard. Wilma, Gladys, and Esther all have beards though. Funny thing was, when we got Esther and Wilma @ 2 weeks old, we were told that they were both Ameraucanas! As soon as Esther's...