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    Rooster Frostbite??

    Hello, I live in central Nebraska where we've had a very fridged and damp December. Most of my chickens have a bit of frostbite on their combs, but my Roosters have it very bad on their combs and wattles and now they are limping and behaving sluggish. I cannot move them out of the coop as I...
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    Moving Muscovy ducklings to brooder

    Hello! I have a Muscovy mama successfully hatch four ducklings and one guinea keet inside my chicken coop this morning. I have decided that for safety reasons (predators), I have to move the babies to my brooder. When should I do this? The just hatched this morning and are still a bit damp, I've...
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    Hello and Need Advice!

    Also, do I need to wait till they're all dry to move them?
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    Hello and Need Advice!

    Thank you! I've kicked the chickens out of the coop so she can get them all safely hatched and dried, but of course now it's RAINING and my poor chickens are getting soaked. I've had so many trial and error failures (mostly from predators) with chicks and ducklings that I don't want to take any...
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    Hello and Need Advice!

    Hello from Central Nebraska! I keep a pair of Muscovy ducks in my chicken coop. My mama duck went broody and has successfully hatched three ducklings this morning in a corner of the coop. My question is what should I do now? How do I keep them safe? I have about 32 chickens and three young...
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