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    Too old to caponize?

    Thank you
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    Too old to caponize?

    He's been like this for much longer than a month. He was like this since late winter. He used to be such a marshmallow.. Dog food is not in his future. :)
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    Too old to caponize?

    I have a 16 month old rooster who used to be sweet as pie, but is now an aggressive jerk. I've tried several methods listed here to change his behavior, with no luck. I'm not the kind of person to cull him, and I don't need him to protect the flock or fertilize eggs. I'm thinking caponing might...
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    Lice or something on my hen...

    Thank you both for the replies...I love the coconut oil idea. Not only will it solve the problem, but she's smell like suntan oil! I'll give this a shot. How long do you think it will take for them to be eradicated?
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    Lice or something on my hen...

    So, one of my hen's has some tiny bugs crawling around her vent. I use DE on her, and a day later the bugs are all gone. Unfortunately, a few days later they are back. Looking more closely, I see that the feathers in this area are now crusted with something. I'm assuming they are eggs, which is...
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    Ducks making the coop a wet mess..

    So, its ok for them to go without water overnight? I put them away at sundown (5pm now) and let them out in the morning, around 7. If that's the case, then leaving the water out is a no-brainer. They'll be more comfortable too...
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    Ducks making the coop a wet mess..

    Good morning, I have 6 chickens and 2 ducks living together in my coop. At night, I put their waterer in the coop on a cinderblock to keep it off the bedding. Of course, by morning, the ducks have squirted water all over the place, making the bedding all moist. Anyone have any hints or products...
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    Zebra mussells??

    So, I know this is a bit of a strange question, but I figured I would ask anyway. I just took my boat out of the water, and the bottom is crusted with fresh, small zebra mussells. Their shells are still thin and easily break. I'm thinking they might be an good source of calcium and protein for...
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    Good eggs sink, reliable??

    I just found a cache of eggs under my coop. I've noticed in the past week that the girls were laying less, I attributed it to the shorter days. Well, now I know where all the eggs were. I seem to remember an old fact, that a good egg will sink in water, where as a rotten egg will float. All my...
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    Ducks not swimming or playing in water

    I wish they would eat out of my hands. Despite a lot of careful and loving handling when they were little yellow puffs, they run away from me when they see me coming. Contrast that against my chickens, which are at worst indifferent to my approach. The kiddie pool isn't high enough on the sides...
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    Ducks not swimming or playing in water

    I raised them myself, and put them in the bath twice. They didnt seem to care for that either. I do put a tray of water out there in addition to a normal waterer. It is often muddy and/or empty when I return. As for their favorite treat, I haven't the slightest idea of what they like a lot...
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    Ducks not swimming or playing in water

    I have two month-old pekins that don't seem to want to swim or play in the kiddie pool I set up for them. The pool is in a hole I dug, and they don't seem to want to go near it. A few times I have picked them up and gently placed them in it, just to give them taste, but they promptly scooted out...
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    Nest sizing problem

    Terrific then, a big shared nest it will be. Thank you all for your input. Anthony
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