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    Milk Jug Water Hazards

    Cool whip container is definitely a good idea, I will see if I have any sitting around.Thanks for the suggestion! There's only about one inch (or less, maybe closer to half an inch) of water in the bottom of the milk carton, is that still a potential hazard?
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    Milk Jug Water Hazards

    I have two adorable one-week old Rouen ducks, and I would really really not like it if they drowned. I've also heard that they can get chills from too much water in their enclosure, so I've been replacing the paper towels they've been chilling on because they have a tendency to soak it with...
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    Can my baby ducks swim?

    I have two one-week old Rouen ducklings, and I let them dabble in my kitchen sink with about four inches of water - not enough for them to properly swim, but enough for them to waddle around and experiment with water. I took them out after five or six minutes and dried them off, and they were...
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    Keeping Roosters

    Hmmmmmmm
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    Keeping Roosters

    Sounds intriguing - definitely a possibility to investigate. I'll get a new rooster, confirmed, I just need to find get him as soon as possible. Are there other ways I can deter predators? Since my rooster was killed, I suspect I'm up against something big and mean. Something like mechanical...
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    Preparing Your Flock & Coop for WINTER

    What's the best way to take care of them over winter? Winter is approaching in northern Georgia, and I'm concerned. Does egglaying decrease? Should I prepare tarps, insulate the coop, or install heating lamps?
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    Keeping Roosters

    My rooster was recently killed, I suspect it was something along the lines of a hawk or eagle. I've been investigating potential fixes for the hawk issue - I've considered mechanical owls, fishing lines, netting, and the like. But I'm also curious - should I get a replacement for my rooster...
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    Hawk Attack

    Do you think it's possible to get an image of your setup? I'd like to see what exactly I'm modeling after. And you're sure an owl won't work? I've heard around that they can be very effective.
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    Hawks killing my silkies - will they go after my other larger hens?

    Roosters are generally considered effective hawk/general predator deterrents, right? So what happens if my rooster mysteriously dies, but is not eaten or anything...? That happened to me last Friday, I suspect it was a hawk or something similar, but the odd part is that I found an almost...
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    Hawk Attack

    My rooster unfortunately was killed last Friday, I suspect it was a hawk. On a related topic, what would be the best way to deter future attacks?
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    Odd White Film

    I just caught one of my hens in the act of laying the egg, and I by opening the coop I accidentally scared her off. I came back about two minutes later, and discovered one egg that had an odd white film over it. As I'm not totally sure who does most of the laying around my coop (something I'm...
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    Egg eating: what it is, how to prevent it, and partial solutions to try.

    I'm not 100% sure on this, but this is what I understand: Chickens, hens and roosters alike, generally shouldn't eat their own eggs. It's detrimental to whoever's collecting the eggs, it causes strife between chickens, and is really weird in general. Most of the time, the first egg is broken...
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    Feeding Amounts

    Thanks everyone for the help! We've narrowed the feeding schedule down to every three days or so, they have a feeder that they're totally content with. We also started a small compost pile to take care of the extra poop, and since for a while they were locked inside the coop during the nights...
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    Feeding Amounts

    Hello BYC: Disclaimer. I'm very new to this whole chicken-keeping thing, so I'm somewhat inexperienced and I'm trying to get my feet on the ground. I'm a student at a Montessori school, where we keep a flock of seven hens and one rooster. We've had the chickens for about a year, but recently...
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