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    Duckling cant stand. Whats wrong?

    Thats is great news. do you suppose it could have been a mild case of spraddle leg? though i dnt think they usually come out of it themselves with that.
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    Duck eggs in maine?

    To be honest I wouldnt be able to put them in battery cages. Those places are gross!! i could only imagine what DUCKS would do in one...
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    1acre

    If i had a run that was one acre which is around 40000 sqft (I think) does that mean i could have 4,000 birds?!? how big woud a coop for that need to be? (Im a hypothetical thinker/Big time Dreamer)
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    what is this thing on the egg?

    Hmmm. i suppose if its different than the other ones it might not be that... is it a different duck than the ones you usually get eggs from? have you changed feed? is the duck just coming into adult-laying? I guess there may be things that effect it... do you have males? maybe it is the very...
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    what is this thing on the egg?

    that connects tothe sides of an egg to keep the yolk from moving too much or sticking to the side of an egg there are usually two and one of them is usually longer than the other.the actual word for it is chalazae
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    help.....please.........

    Can't they get it from moldy food? How old is your food? has it gotten wet at all?
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    Duck eggs in maine?

    I was think primarily eating eggs. BUT I would also like to sell fertile ones. and chicks to people. Do you think that I could ship eating eggs to NH/Mass? I was thinking larger scale because i know profit with small scale is really out of the question. Arn't there hippies out there who live in...
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    Duck eggs in maine?

    I Love ducks... and would love to have a duck egg farm. But im not sure if Maine/surrounding areas have enough of a market... Are there any Mainers out there? does anyone know?
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    Prefab structure?

    Has anyone tried to convert a prefab structure or shed from some place like lowes into a chicken/duck coop? Im thinking of a wooden 8xb or 8x10... I thought it would be neat.... easy to clean... What are your thoughts?
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    DIY HUMANE way to Kill Slaughter Chicken (Stun-kill, Gas)

    In my opinion the best way to butcher a bird is to cut its head off with an axe or meat cleaver, IMO its the quickest and least stressful ANY gas is going to cause discomfort and disorientation to the bird. if you think it would be nervous about a kill cone, why not a gas chamber? Perhaps if...
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    Coop design

    If you wanted to recreate that coop you could do it fairly cheap. However in order to get the cost down. you would have to make sacrifices. such as using rnon treated lumber wich would eventually rot and mold and be an unsafe place for your chickens. Also the one pictured appears to have an osb...
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    can i please have some pics of calls

    I'll be getting some soon, but there is always google! my favorite colors are the Grays and whites. what are yours?
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    Call ducks coop size?

    I went to my uncles duck farm the other day, he is a professional call duck breeder. But i dont know if he gives them enough space. So im asking you how much space do call ducks need in the coop and in the run? his pretty much just had a nest box 1x2 and about 5x1.5-2 feet of run.
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    Call duck run

    Alright, thank you very much for the help! i will look for something like what you have suggested
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    Call duck run

    I heard that you cant use chicken wire with chickens because they can bite through it? is this the same way with ducks? or another reason it cant be used? i found it with the one inch hexagon openings.
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