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    rescued a mallard duckling

    Does anyone in central Michigan have ducklings? We received a baby that was found abandoned. I don't want to raise it by itself, I read they need companionship. We have chickens but never raised ducks. Any pointers would be appreciated.
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    Explaining Chicken Math

    I've got a house I'll sell you and you can raise all the chickens you want lol.
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    Explaining Chicken Math

    Up dating my chicken math... again. I wanted 6 rescued what was supposed to be 20 turned out to be 40, Found homes for 31 which took us to 9. Built a coup in 8 hours for $300.00 bought feed and supplies so my first dozen eggs actually cost around $500.00. Now you take my original six which is...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    I live south of Lansing and so not heat my coop, the girls are all fat and happy. It is important to insulate the coop and have adequate ventilation. Heating your coop can actually lead to health problems. I have USA browns,barred rock and buff orpingtons. They all have been fine through the...
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    Too many too soon???how many chicks are enough??

    More chicken math. I only wanted 6 I ended up with 9, lost 2, added 4, have room for 3 more, this equals expanding coop.
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Here are our new girls, what a riot these four are. They love jumping and running around like they are crazy.
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Well it has been awhile since I posted here, I had rescued 9 chickens and swore I only wanted 6:lol:. Since then I lost two of them, learned a lot about caring for chickens, became a chicken proctologist:( , chicken dietician, comforter of the flock. I have had sick chickens living in my...
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    Michigan Member List- In MI? Come join our list of fellow Michiganders

    The link needed cleaned up try this https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/697050/michigan-thread-all-are-welcome
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    Michigan Member List- In MI? Come join our list of fellow Michiganders

    Silly chicken the link to the Michigan forum didn't work, it may be broken. I would like to find the forum since the original forum isn't active.
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    Michigan

    I apologize if my post was incorrect. I stand clarified.
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    Michigan

    Rbahmer Nice looking chick. Congratulations on the hatching .
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    Michigan

    Quote: It's not the cold so much as the humidity. Even at moderate temps (30's) there is a possibility of frostbite when you factor in the humidity and the wind chill. All three conditions were present today so that is what I suspect was the causal factor, but I'm not 100% certain. The known...
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    Michigan

    Quote: I built my own coop, you can build them yourself for about 1/3 the cost of buying one. Mine is 7 x8 insulated, vinyl sided, and covered inside. I put in 6 layer boxes, and vinyl flooring and roost. Two of the three windows were built by me. It is mounted on 4- treated 4x4 so I can skid...
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    Michigan

    The first flock was pretty close to my wife and I, but they sure stuck together. I am sure their affection towards me was stomach based. Irene actually spent more time being close to us than the others but most of the time the three of them were together destroying the landscaping or hiding from...
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    Michigan

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/112692_img_20111202_124908.jpg https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/112692_img_20111203_170250.jpg This is the link to a pic of a couple of my girls. I thought they were New Hamshire Reds but they may be Buff Orps?? Any input would be...
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