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Thanks! Keeping the water clean has been a fascinating adventure indeed. The sand filter does a great job but needs backwashed frequently whenever the water quality gets bad. So we've learned now to stay on top of it on a daily basis so that it never gets to that point. For algae control, I...

Oops, I started a new thread before seeing this one. Awesome stuff. There's no greater joy than seeing how happy ducks are in a pool. :-) This is our second season doing it. I run a sand filter basically all day during peak season to try and avoid replacing the water. (Along with...

As evidence I submit: Opening Day 2017 for their pool :-)

Hello, We have some muscovies and want to allow them to raise their own ducklings. One of them recently starting laying in a new spot, and is sitting on the eggs part time rather than full time. She's still sleeping in the coop with the rest of them, and nighttime temperatures lately are...

Indeed, thanks a bunch!

Hello, Does this translate to 0.5 - 1.0ml, or is it a different formula?

Thanks, makes sense. Should he sleep in the cage too?

Hello, Our 4 month old rooster has developed a limp over the last few days that is getting worse. As of today he can barely walk and holds his right leg up even while standing. There are no visible wounds on either the foot or the leg. The ankle area seems swollen relative to the left leg, but...

Only recent change was us taking the number of roosters down from 7 to 2. There are 9 hens so it turned into chaos as the roosters started to mature. Now that there's 2, this one hangs out with the hens he grew up with, and the other goes with the older hens. So other than feeling like he's in...

Really? Wow. Never would have thought it. It sure does get annoying after the 5000th time in a given day, so hopefully at some point he'll go back to just crowing every now and then. :-)

Hello, Got a rooster a few months old who recently has started making a whistling sound. It comes and goes. See the video below. Is this an infection that we need to treat? Thanks!

Hello, We have five hens and four nest boxes. Everyone is free-ranged and is generally on their best behavior except for laying time in the morning, when the coop turns into a mental institution as soon as more than one of them at a time wants to lay. If one is already in a nest box, 1-2...

Hello, We're adding some ducks to our flock of chickens this year and are wondering how you folks handle the feed. Everyone is free ranged. We bought separate duck feed from Purina, but of course the chickens love it. And the ducks have been spotted eating the chicken food. Any concerns here...

Looking for advice from the community since there's inconsistent info out there on when to make the transition from starter feed to grower feed. I've seen 2-3 weeks, 8 weeks, and 10 weeks. Quite a large range. What do you do? Thanks!

Hello, 3 weeks later and no change. We're still seeing an egg come out maybe twice a week, mostly soft/broken shell, sometimes very wrinkled hard shell. Everyone that we mention this to (outside of this forum, which I trust the most) keeps saying to add calcium (egg shells) to their feed...

Thanks folks, appreciate it. Will stand by and keep observing. :-)

Hello, Three Swedish Flower Hens got to laying age a few weeks ago. One of them has been having issues: - Some eggs with no shell - Some with shells that are deformed or oddly shaped - Often goes to the nest box for an hour or so, but comes up empty - Seems to act lethargic/depressed when...

Hello, A few months back we bought three supposed Swedish Flower Hens that were 1-2 weeks old. But one of them doesn't look like the others. Wondering if it's just a crested version, or another breed entirely? Thanks! (In the middle)

Hello, What do you folks use for mite prevention and/or treatment? I saw some mentions of Poultry Protector -- does this actually work for treatment, or is it just preventative?

Hello, We bought a few Swedish Flower pullets, and it looks like one of them is an imposter -- she's developing a crest that looks like a Polish hen. We free range our flock and for this particular hen we're concerned about aerial predators (the yard is fenced in) as well as the potential to...