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    Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

    Thanks guys...... It's good to have your support. Celtic we did find a SQ pastel drake that a guy in Illinois got from Holderread just this fall. I'm really trying to come up with the cash or trade to get him and the hen. The other ones I had found were not very good quality so I did have to...
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    Thanks Marty Unfortunately they are right back there with him. I tried to make her stay but nope they are both going to leave alcohol alone from now on and work on being better. I heard this a year an a half ago so I don't believe a word of it. The boys will have there christmas but I don't want...
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    One place was not so I'm down to looking at seeing if I can manage to come up with the money for the show quality pastel silkie drake or come up with enough chicks from this hatch to do a trade with some Marans and Silkie chicks. He also had a hen that had to go with the deal but his price is a...
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    Thanks Utah...... We have found a couple potential drakes in Illinois so hoping to get a new male soon.
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    Nice group of birds Celtic. Our ducks usually lay in the cold too and it's a struggle to get them before freezing. Since the cold cold stuff got here they backed off a bit then we had some warm weather which was nice and they started back up heavy. Now that more cold is headed I'm sure they...
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    In search of a Silkie Duck Drake

    Due to an unfortunate bobcat attack we lost 6 of our silkie ducks of the 6 all 3 of our drakes fell victim to the bobcats we now are left with 6 hens and no drakes to continue on our breeding program. We are in search of a drake for our flock. I'm located in west central missouri but will travel...
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    I hadn't gotten around to it yet but I sure will. Thanks Miss Lydia
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    We are pretty much 1 hour straight south of Kansas City, MO. Closest Kansas town to us is Lacygne which we often go to durring warm weather to ride the horse trails out at the lake or just take a vacation with the camper out there. Feed and udder massaging helps to get them to drop the milk...
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    Sounds like a coon to me. They are notorious for getting ducks around our place, well until the recent attack turned up bobcat tracks. I know how you feel we just lost 6 of our silkie ducks leaving us with no drakes to build back the flock only 6 lonely girls left. Estimates are over $350 - $400...
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    blue ancona hen??

    You should be able to tell the difference by her voice. If it is a soft deep wispy noise then drake, if loud honk it's a hen. Sometimes if a drake has molted recently he will not have a curled drake feather until it grows back in and obviously if they are young and haven't grown their drake...
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    Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

    Hi Christine, Well why don't you have anything hatching? This is the perfect time to get in some early hatches so they will be laying around spring time. To be honest I only have 1 chick hatched out from last weeks hatch. I bought a digital GQF 1502 sportsman cabinet incubator for this coming...
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    Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

    Long time since I've been on this thread here at BYC! How is everyone? Sure glad our testing is in May because I don't think December testing would be any fun here. Although you never know what the weather is going to be like especially last year and this year. One day it's 65 degrees and...
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    Help me ID some ducks? (lots of photos)

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    Please help!!! Only one duck left...

    Owl,Eagle,or other winged predator seem very likely to be the culprit here. Definitely address the predator issue first. I've seen a lonely duck live in peace with chickens, but the chickens were not too happy about the situation because the duck always messed the water and would sit in the...
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    Winter temperatures

    I think the most important thing is to provide shelter for them. We usually do a thick bedding of either pine shavings or straw in their shelters. The ducks actually do better than the chickens in cold climates. Here we only get to -5 or so on our coldest nights. The ducks will huddle together...
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