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    Ducks and their treats - go figure!

    Oh, and when they were ducklings, they sometimes would try to eat toes, too!
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    Ducks and their treats - go figure!

    So far, the only "treat" our ducks will eat in addition to their foraging and feed is stinkbugs!
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    Ducks or Chickens? Pros/Cons

    We have 3 hens and 2 ducks (the ducks are part-Indian Runner). Ducks are far more amusing and have more personality than chickens, and, in our experience, are very reliable layers. However, ducks do turn everything into a muddy mess, and female ducks are very noisy! I personally like ducks a lot...
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    Hen attacked and injured when introduced to flock. Suggestions?

    Thank you both! We are trying to re-home the roos (hence the trade the hen came from), but we only figured out which are roosters recently. I think the disinfectant hurt worse than the pepper, but cornstarch sounds easier to use. elmo, that sounds like a great idea! One of our hens is very...
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    Hen attacked and injured when introduced to flock. Suggestions?

    Oh, and we have an unused duck coop we just finished. Should we put the hen in it? It's ~3 x 3 1/2 ft.
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    Hen attacked and injured when introduced to flock. Suggestions?

    My family is very new to raising chickens. We traded a rooster for a hen, and put the hen (full-grown White leghorn) in with our flock. Our flock is 5 3 1/2-month old mixed-breed chickens (not including rooster traded today), 3 roos and 2 hens. The hen rode back home in a carrier with one of our...
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