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    Ended Official BYC Contest - Post Your Best Poultry Dust Bathing Pics!

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    How does one keep a duck pond clean???

    Here is my pond I pump it out about once a week or more when it looks really bad Maggie and Mavis also have a 50 gl stock tank next to their house don't know how well this will work in the winter ha ha but they love it here I am refilling look close you will see Maggie
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    heat for ducks during cold weather??

    Thanks I think I have an extra aquarium heater I will try the bucket
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    heat for ducks during cold weather??

    Ok thanks. Do you leave food and water in the coop at night? I tried that and what a mess so I leave it outside now. I have a fairly small house it is on a platform about a foot off the ground with pop up canopy over it and it is under a large redwood tree. I also have removable walls outside...
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    heat for ducks during cold weather??

    Hi I live in the pacific northwest and we get some pretty cold weather. This is my first year with ducks. I have 2 cayugas. I was wondering if anyone has tried using greenhouse seed heating mats? They are water proof and are supposed to raise the floor temp 10 to 20 degrees. I was thinking about...
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    unusual behavior ??

    Thanks for the reply sorry it took me so long to check back. Well Peaches didn't make it :( I tried to find a vet but everyone says no not enough call for chickens. Now I just hope everybody else is ok?/ I have one that might be acting the same way but I could just be paranoid now. I did check...
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    Not a Question, Not a Problem, Just Cuteness

    That's awesome I have 2 5 month old Cayugas They are not really that friendly even though I have tried but I love them anyway :)
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    unusual behavior ??

    Hi everyone I have 8 girls about 1 1/2 yr old. For the last 3 or 4 days I have noticed one of the buff orps (Peaches) has been staying away from everybody else. She stands in the shade with her tail down or just lays there all day. She does go into the roost at nite and I have seen her kind of...
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    Hello everyone molting questions

    Ok thank you for your advice I will update when I see feathers :)
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    Hello everyone molting questions

    Hello Well its been a month and my Lucy still has no back feathers or any sign of them starting. all the others are now molting and seem fine. As stated before her bare skin has always looked good, however now it is getting a little pink and feels warmer in that spot. So I am worried about...
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    milky white puddle in the run

    ok thanks for the links very helpful I love my girls just like all my other pets
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    milky white puddle in the run

    Hi this afternoon I noticed a small puddle of clear but milky white stuff in the run. I have had my hens for a year now and have never seen this what could it be? also this is my first molt and the girls are taking a long time to regrow feathers. I don't see any pin feathers yet it started a...
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    Hello everyone molting questions

    Well We have a large coop about 8x10 and the run is about 10x30 so I don't think they are cramped. They all seem to get along well I am always going out to see them, give treats, clean, and just enjoy watching. I do supplement with mealworms and sunflower seeds so I think they are getting...
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    Hello everyone molting questions

    Oh sorry new here I don't have any boys just hens Thanks
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    Hello everyone molting questions

    I don't see any evidence of lice or mites their skin is normal colored and smooth. The skin end of the feathers around the area are clean and I don't see anything unusual Is there something specific I need to look for? Thanks
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