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    Reserve your Cotton Patch Goslings-Original Tom Walker flock

    Sorry I didn't get back to you. I have some registered does that I would consider trading for a trio or so of your cotton patch geese. I've never done geese before, so would be new to me. Are you looking for milkers or just to continue the breed? Mine are milking lines from Rosasharn and...
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    Reserve your Cotton Patch Goslings-Original Tom Walker flock

    Are you wanting registered nigi's or unregistered and are you willing to travel for a trade (Modesto area)
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    Help! How do I raise 1 baby duck by its self?!

    My little guy was brooded with duckling that were younger. He stayed by himself for nearly 3 weeks, but I would take him out to play with. We did swimming time, grass time, mom time...you name it I did it to enrich his lonely existance... He ended up being delightful and has a harem now. He...
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    Calgal98s Member Page

    Welcome to my new page, Victoria Farms. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/25854_051.jpg I have no idea what I'm doing, yet, so please bear with me as I try things out! If you've come to this place you have most probably found my name here in Back Yard Chickens and want to know...
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    Aggressive male muscovy

    If you can't eat them, you can ship them to me in California. We can trade drakes (when I have one) so we aren't attached to the ones we eat!! LOL. Sorry you are going through this. I plan to eat my drakes if they get aggressive. They are still young so not seeing that yet. I have grandkids...
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    Run floor flooded, what are our options?

    Short term you can throw some pallets down for a dry spot for the chickens. Long term I would raise the area or raise the coop. Road base with sand on top, well compacted is what works for me with my horses. You might need to put a screen between the two to prevent them from digging down and...
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    How to keep rats out of my run

    This must be the year of rats! I normally don't see any, unless the cat has brought one in. This year they have been all over the place...laughing at my feeble attempts to trap them. I finally resorted to rat poison in safety enclosures. After finding 6 dead ones in all kinds of places, I...
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    Metzer farms? or McMurry hatchery?

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    Love my ducks but... chickens have their finer points...

    My silkie roos never got aggressive. The hens are usually very quiet. I suspect lots of the calmness comes because they have a really hard time seeing things due to their head/face feathering. I trimmed one silkie's feathers so it could see and lo and behold he started crowing! He could...
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    Our muscovie hen has set on her eggs. But I wonder?

    sounds right, but the hen will have to cooperate by agreeing to set!! They don't always decide to brood the nest
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    Chicken "Jungle Gym"...video of Swinging Chicken Penelope

    Quote: I need ya'll to come to California and build that for me!! I am so envious, one, that you have such a nice coop, and two, that your wife has you for a hubby!! LOL
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    Breathing heavy **UPDATE back from the vet**

    Try wrapping the pill in some moistened bread and see if she will swallow it.
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    vacation hen house surprise

    I think you have a Roo....That is def a roo on the left of the pic above.
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    Bay Area BYCers!

    Quote: I loved talking to Kate. She called about my birds and we must have talked an hour. OK Karen knows, with me that's a given. LOL I bet those goats have a great home with her. I think we all have the "Oh, I want one!" disease. I know I do. So hard to pick just a couple of breeds...
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    coop/run can't keep up with the stink!!!!

    Are you raising meat birds on a high protein diet? If so, that may be part of the problem. I have a large coop. part is wood floored and part is dirt floor. In the 8x24 floored coop one or two bags of shavings will hold up and work for several months. In the winter I add Sweet PDZ and...
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