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Over the past 3 years as I ordered day-old chicks, I bought a coop that would house each year's new pullets. This year I have a total of 17 big hens and 6 Silkies (2 roosters and 4 hens) with 3 coops each with 6 foot dog runs; 1-coop houses 7 older hens, 2nd coop houses 10 hens and the 3rd...

Fun, fun article!

Thanks! I think my drakes killed duckling last night. So sad…. 😥

Lost my Top Knot, my Plymouth Rock chickie girl, to the 105 degree heat last week. 😢

Added 8 more chicks in April to my flock of 7 year-olds hens. I now have an Easter Egger, 2 silver Wyandotte's, 2 Australorps and one Olive Egger. Lost 1 Easter Egger and 1 Olive Egger early on.... Also still have 10 ducks of different varieties which are great fun. The ducks are very...

Great idea!

My Silver Appleyard mama Duck has been sitting for 30 days from my calculation. Can you tell when eggs are about to hatch? Mama has carried out 3 or 4 empty egg shells away from the nest in the last 2 or 3 weeks. They are not bloody nor have any smell to them. A Pekin has been trying to...

Thanks, everybody! She continues to lay on her eggs. This is her 7th day. It is funny as she squawks at me whenever I look in to check on her in the duck house.

Thanks, Lydia, for the reply. Momma Duck is a Silver Appleyard. I have a Silver Appleyard drake and a Rouen drake plus, 2 female Perkins, 2 Rouen females, two Cayuga females and one other female Silver Appleyard. I also have 7 chickies too! The ducks are so fun to watch and listen to...

How long can a broody duck hen stay off her eggs to eat and drink before it hurts the incubation of her eggs? My Momma Duck will eat, drink and preen herself for 10-15 minutes and then go back and sit on her eggs. This is the 5th day she has been sitting on her eggs.

You made the right decision. As this is my first season for chickens and ducks, I now understand how us "feathered flock" owners fall in love with our critters! Your story brought me to tears but good ones because your story is so wonderful and loving. Sorry you have health issues but you know...

This article has good descriptions and symptoms about what to look for if your chickens Naught be sick.

This article has some good facts about chicken behavior. Learned that some chickens will guard the nesting box so other chickens will have to lay their eggs somewhere else.

I like the two chickies butt picture!

Thank you!❤️❤️

Here in Central Texas, it is 103 degrees at 1:3 pm on August 21st. I saw a note about keeping chickens hydrated in extreme heat by putting black sunflower seeds in ice water. This is Top Knot, my Plymouth Rock, standing in the ice water and eating some seeds! I got my baby...

Wow! Great pictures of your run!

Girlfriends Chickie girls "Diva darling" especially the Blue Cochin My chickies

Good information especially about how fast ducklings grow and how messy they are. As with your experience, 16 ducks were too many for me. Lots of good tips about beginning to raise ducks. Thank you for your information!

Wow, beautiful duck!