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I notice many threads about feeding chicks & the type of "feed" used... just got me to wondering how many of you supplement your chick feed? We use chick feed freechoice (medicated with guineas/peafowl, usually unmedicated for ducks/chickens) but I also supplement daily with greens of some...

My SIL & BIL just lost their son Monday morning. He was only 1 and a half hours old. Please pray for them for comfort during this time. It was the result of a genetic issue & we were aware the child would most likely not live... He lived long enough for them to tell him they loved him & were...

Wondered if any of you have ever experienced your geese mating your muscovy ducks? The reason I ask is that last night I had a blue muscovy hatching in one of the horse stalls. The muscovies & my saddleback pomerainian geese both free range on our 24 acres. I went ahead and pulled 9 of the...

I have small call ducks (more show sized than pet). Currently we have 5 hens to 3 drakes. We feed a layer 17% feed mixed with a 16% gamecock feed & catfish pellets & scratch. They are housed in 6 x 10 pens on the ground (usually on grass or rye). Pools are 3'x4'x6''. They are currently...

First let me apologize for ranting - I will try to keep this short & to the point. I am a married 42 yo man with 3 children (some of you will remember that all are adopted & youngest is biracial). Been married 21 years. The issue.... i grew up in a very abusive, dysfunctional southern home -...

Hi all, I have a friend with a llama that has begun to cough/choke & regurgatate while eating grain - I am limited in knowledge with these guys but I know I read that this can be either from "choking" from "gobbling" feed or can be a congenital issue??? This animal is middle age (somewhere...

As some of you know, I own a small feed store and Monday evening I had an older lady bring 11 mallards to my store - an adult pair & 9 almost full size ducklings. She wanted me to take them to our farm because they had begun dying on her - she had lost 4 I believe at that point. She thought it...

I have been feeling anxious verging on depression over the still sluggish economy & the holidays fast approaching. My wife & I both work 60 hours per week but the money goes nowhere & we have not had any extra money in savings for 2 years now. Christmas is coming & I have no extra income for...

I am really excited. My Saddleback Poms we raised this past year (hatched in Feb. 09) have been some of the best geese we have ever raised. Not only are they not as loud as other breeds but we have no aggression issues & they are so friendly. I was also amazed that they layed so well this...

We have a 3 year old I.B. peacock who free ranges with his mate on our farm. Recently he has become aggressive to the other poultry. It has came to a head this past week as he KILLED one of my 2 saddleback pom. ganders. I also found a bantie hen dead at the barn yesterday who also looks as if...

First let me apologize for ranting....! I own a small business & my wife is a RN. We have 3 children (11 to 24). We have a 24 acre farm & live a simple country life. We pay our bills & accept responsibility for our actions. All that being said - what is it with people today? The majority...

some not very great pics of our saddlebacks - about 8 mos old

Not great pics as took with my cell phone but shows our 6 mos old flock - just began laying! Yeah I see that - not being able to get them to paste from download page.... any ideas? I reread directions..... OHHHHH I got it!

Seems to be a lot of people with issues with their goslings. In my experience the 2 biggest issues new gosling owners face are drowning of their babies & lack of enough greenery. Ducklings and goslings both will overdrink & drown themselves - signs range from "vomiting" water to swaying &...