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    I feel horrible!!! Was it right? Was it wrong? IS there a right answer?

    In most cases opossums body temp is too low to contract the disease. I say in MOST cases because I believe there have been reports of them having it. I would have killed it also.
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    What do you do with Day old roosters?

    I will eat any extra roos's I get. I of course have 4 roos thats 3 too many but two are cohin one is frizzle and then I have my pretty roo and then we have Big Bird my RIR roo.
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    Decrowing Roosters.

    If I was in an area that would only allow a decrowed roo then I would have a decrowed roo. My girls are happier with a roo in the flock. I say this because there are not as many fights, not as many squables over food, and just more harmony. He keeps the young guys in check and he woos his girls...
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    How to eat (your own) chicken (without losing your lunch!)

    I have processed a total of five birds here. The first one was one I raised. The second one I had bought, the ducks were given to me, and a Turkey I had raised for 2 months. The first one was hard. Not because she had a name but because she had been running around in my coop. I worried about...
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    Butchered a couple of chickens for the first time, but went wrong somehow and they tasted aweful! ad

    I found my chickens to do best when rested for 36-48 hours. My turkey rested for 72 hours first 36 in iced salt water in a tote the rest just in a plastic trash bag in the fridge. We in the west parts of the world have gotten use to white skin, white bones, white everything when it comes to our...
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    Shrink wapped chicks and ducklings

    My two little chicks that hatched out are doing great. Although their sibling eggs did not make it they are growing like weeds and will be 3 weeks old sunday. I have two ducklings that hatched out or well tried a week later. They were due to hatch out sunday but started hatching saturday. I...
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    Duck has my number

    Today he is back to his normal run from me self. I told him hes lucky hes such a big pretty boy or today it wouldn't phase me to eat him. But I figure keeping a pekin male will provide me with big meaty mixes. Not sure what I am going to do with the 2 other drakes I have. Neither are a meat type...
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    Duck has my number

    I bought several mixed flock of ducks 8 weeks ago. Three were pekin and one turned out to be a drake. So I went out today set up my processing station to cull the extra drake I have. I have the kids catch him from the flock and bring him to me. This normally unfriendly duck starts preening my...
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    Help me identify this injured wild duck that tried to get in with my flock

    Not sure if its a testimony to my search skills or if I just have no life. Probably both.
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    Help me identify this injured wild duck that tried to get in with my flock

    I went through 500 pics of water fowl for arizona to find that critter. I first thought loon but his bill was wrong. I would call your local wild life department because he may be a protected species and hand him over to them. Cute little dude though.
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    Help me identify this injured wild duck that tried to get in with my flock

    I know this is stupid but it reminds me more of a grebe than duck. Although granted I am new to ducks.http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pied-billed_Grebe/id
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    Duck hatching problems

    Three days ago I took my duck eggs and put them into lock down. I took them from a Little Giant with fan and put them in a still air littl giant. They were due to hatch today. Temps were the same water levels the same and I had 9 confirmed live eggs at beginning of lock down. Yesterday morning I...
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    Duck hatched a day early HELP!

    I put the eggs in lock down around 1 am friday morning. They are due to hatch tomorrow. I walked by and checked the eggs this afternoon and here is a little duckling zipped out and a wing sticking out of his shell. I watched him a few minutes and he seemed in distress. I quickly reached in and...
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    How much to feed?

    I feed my laying hens and Point of lay pullets and their rooster 1 coffee can of laying crumble and 1/2 can of cracked corn. I started the cracked corn as a filler to help the crumble go farther. But my birds seem to be happier, and they are starting to lay better. I also added ACV to their...
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    Stupid mistakes

    The hatchlings are now named Baked and Half Baked. Half baked keptg trying to pull his/her sibling's toes off this morning so I offered food and water. Little Baked would not eat or drink for a few moments then shuffled over to the little soda cap of water and drank. HB pecked at her crumbles...
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