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    OMG, Please Help! Bald Eagle is Stalking our Ducks!!!

    Once, years ago, I made the mistake of putting up a motionless scarecrow... sadly, about a week later we realized a pair of sparrows ad made a home in the over-turned black plastic plant can I had used for its head! I guess it wasn’t a SCARE crow!
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    OMG, Please Help! Bald Eagle is Stalking our Ducks!!!

    Do you think any sort of scare crow like humanoid figure would fool an eagle, or are they too smart? They are brilliant animals with amazing eye sight. I would imagine you would need to put something like Mylar tapes running from it that would constantly move and reflect the sun. Ive had great...
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    One chick hatched from 5, advice on how to proceed?

    No, I wouldn’t. I would make sure to keep the humidity high in order to keep the shells from hardening and let those eggs be. My last bunch all hatched a day apart... dragging it on for a week... If it goes on too long, we’ll, that’s another story! Good luck! And congrats on the babies!
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    OMG, Please Help! Bald Eagle is Stalking our Ducks!!!

    I agree with the response above— all you can do is to keep your ducks protected. If that isn’t possible, if they are always outdoors, is there somewhere with a roof or awning you can herd them under?
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    Missing toes in Banties...

    Oh, I am not particularly Concerned about these feet as the two birds seem to get around just fine and hatched this way, merely curious. Plus, I was interested in knowing if this is a known genetic element. As far as these bird’s breeding, I am afraid I use the term Banties rather loosely...
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    Breed?

    It is difficult to see just what the color of the feathers will be coming in... you’ve got surprise chickens there! Have fun!
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    Finishing new coop...

    Tomorrow is the big day for the junior Banties! As I had run out of coop space and was suddenly ”blessed” with six new hatchlings which I raised in the bathroom the first week of their life, I ended up buying one of those pre-fab coops we keep seeing advertised at home improvement sites. If I...
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    Chicken Little alarm 🐣. Is it real?

    Why must some people always find the dark side to what others are doing, anyway? Maybe the best thing is to take them a dozen of your beautiful home eggs and if nothing else makes them understand why you have hens, that alone will... especially if they are bakers!
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    Chicken Little alarm 🐣. Is it real?

    There will always be an alarmist around to worry about whatever you are doing. The good thing about this is it does remind us to take care about things like cleanliness in our coops, rubbing our eyes while dusting with diamotaceous earth... Perhaps there ARE worrisome dangers, I’ve never run...
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    Missing toes in Banties...

    I have six chicks my Banties hatched and of the six, two are missing at least one toe from the first joint down. I removed these chicks from the nest immediately upon hatching as the coop wasn’t set up as a safe place for the hens to raise them... there wasn’t any way to separate them from the...
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    Anyone know the local ordinances for Rockland, ME?

    One interesting thing: the Victory Garden Act was never formally repealed. So technically, unless you Live in a private land association, a good attorney can often get around many ordinances about hens, but not roosters, unfortunately. Roosters fall under different statutes because they aren’t...
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    What chicken breeds should I get??

    I seem to be the only big Buff Orpington fan around here! I’ve had them for 20 years, often with Wyandotte’s and other breeds of similar types. As we live in Maine and get cold winters, I like their size and wonderful ability to do so well through the long, cold season. unlike other breeds...
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    Vote on what breed I should get!

    I would also like you to consider any color Orpington, though Buffs are the most common. They are gentle, good, consistent layers, do well in most climates, get along well with almost anyone and (I think) quite beautiful. They lay quite large deep brown eggs of uniform size which all my egg...
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    Vote on what breed I should get!

    For the Silver Laced, how a bout Auntie Mame or Gypsie as they look like they are decked out in jewelry for the theater or to tell futures
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    Hey all!

    I am impressed! I’ve been working on putting together (read rebuilding) one of those supposedly pre-made coops available by mail or at farm centers. Boy is it a piece of ***!! But my Banties got broody and I suddenly have six more chickens than I have space for and want to get them out of the...
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