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    Tips on keeping duck enclosures clean?

    I am seriously considering buying one of those huge round galvanized stock tanks and using it for a duck pen. I dont want to be constantly cleaning out soiled bedding . This way I can just hose it down and drain it out by a hose attached to the drain out hole. I think the stock tank is 8 foot...
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    My Duck Pond

    I didnt know you could put a drain in the liner like you did. That's amazing . I thought you could only install a drain on a solid hard surface like rigid plastic or a galvanized tub.
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    neutralizing quail poop

    After reading about how messy they are I decided I'm going to put my quail in a chicken tractor and move it around the yard.
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    Should I warn neighbor that dog might get shot?

    Oh my goodness. I could never shoot a dog over chickens. How.about a tranquilizer gun or bait it and capture then turn it over to animal control. Killing th dog seems extreme
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    Feeding cockerals to an Eagle

    ooops I just noticed my picture on here and I have a little Cockeral in my fanny pack LOL. Maybe I did get attached emotionally. Didnt even realize that. Gotta stop playing with the babies :)
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    Feeding cockerals to an Eagle

    Well I ordered Buff Brahma Bantams and they couldnt be sexed so I ended up with 4 cockerals. They are 16 weeks old and all crowing. One crowing is not bad but 4 is not gonna go well with us or the neighbors so my husband took three of them to let loose in his friends field where he feeds a...
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    Boys VS Girls

    50 wow this is getting super long. LOL
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    Please Help With Gender

    female
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    Buff Brahma Bantam Roosters

    My Buff Brahma Bantams are now 10 weeks old. One started crowing today. It was soo funny. Sounds like hes got a sore throat and can barely get it out. I dont thing he will be anywheres near as loud as a full size rooster. These bantams are cute. Cant wait for the babies in the spring.Im totally...
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    Do roosters Crow all day long?

    Its not always possible to rehome a Roo. Unless you send it to freezer camp. It sounded funny to me, Cant imagine it would get hurt in the pen. Im still going to try it just to see if it works. If it did work and I needed to keep my Roo quiet I would do on the weekends just to give my neighbors...
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    Do roosters Crow all day long?

    I read about a guy who put baby socks over his roosters heads. A small hole was cut for its beak and the sock was just thin enough for him to see a little bit but not great. Im dieing to try this. My cockerals are only 6 weeks old but soon as one starts crowing Im gonna try this for fun LOL. If...
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    Breed and gender?

    Brahmas have feathers on the feet. So whatever they are ,one parents was a Brahma., Who knows what kind of Brahma That fluffy offwhite one is adorable.
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    Can you eat a bantam?

    Old thread I know but had to say I cant stand those leghorns. Had 2 of them and let them fly off. Didn't bother to golooking for them. Gosh they were awful.
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    Rats in the chicken coop

    Just started seeing rats in the evening in the chickens run. They arent getting into the coop at least. I feed my chickens on the ground cause I love watching them scratch but I guess thats a BAD thing to do. They knock over their feeders, they make a mess with hanging ones swinging it around...
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    I CRAVE A BUFF BRAHMA BANTAM!!!!

    My 4 week old buff brahma bantam cockral. Loves the fanny pack LOL Trying to tame him up good so he is very friendly.
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