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    *~*Runner Duck Club*~*

    Thanks for the helpful info. I have lots of reading to do for sure. I thought two mature drakes would be easy enough to handle if they would stay around., that is. They will have a small coop/run to themselves that is predator proof for nights and they can run around the fields and pond during...
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    *~*Runner Duck Club*~*

    Thanks for all the info. Indeed we are both new to ducks. We love the way the runners look and, they seem to have the reputation of the barnyard clowns. Other than that we know nothing. When we both 1st got chickens we learned on the job as well. Chickens are our thing but she has had a pond dug...
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    *~*Runner Duck Club*~*

    I would like to try to find my ducks somewhere close by, or within a couple hours drive. Theses little guys are hard to find!
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    The Duck Thread

    Hi duck friends! Not sure if this is the right thread to post this to, but in am new to this, so bear with me. I am a chicken person, but I'm looking for a pair of runner ducks as a Christmas gift for my sister. I am having trouble finding any and was hoping y'all could help. I am in Mooresville...
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    *~*Runner Duck Club*~*

    Hi there duck friends! I am looking for a couple of Runner Ducks to give as a Christmas gift to my sister. I am in Mooresville NC which is north of Charlotte. Is there anyone out there that would know where I may be able to find some of those cuties?
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I hope there is someone out there that can give me a bit of advise. I have a broody hen that has been that way for about 3 or 4 days. she has hatched a clutch once before. I slid a few fertile eggs under her where she sat on them for about 24 to 36 hours. Unfortunately when I got home from work...
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    broody momma sat on wrong nest. Help

    Thanks so much for the info! I think being chased off the nest is exactly what happened. Her nest is movable, so I think I will take your wise advice move it. I think she will sit in her nest wherever it is. I have a section of the coop I can fence off and she will be able to get off the nest to...
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    broody momma sat on wrong nest. Help

    I hope there is someone out there that can give me a bit of advise. I have a broody hen that has been that way for about 3 or 4 days. she has hatched a clutch once before. I slid a few fertile eggs under her where she sat on them for about 24 to 36 hours. Unfortunately when I got home from work...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Hi everyone! What a great thread. I was hoping someone could help me with a broody hen question. When I got home today my broody hen off her 20-21 day old eggs and was sitting in the wrong nest. I looked down and saw one fluffy squawking chick and several cold eggs, and no broken egg bits as...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Thanks again Fisherlady I think the transition will go very smoothly with the older batch leaving the nursery to allow the other younger chicks to go on in. All but two of my hens have had one experience with broody mommas and baby chicks before these two gals when broody. That when very...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Thanks again! You had some very thoughtful points. That's why I love this site! I do have another question for you. If all goes well with the adding of the chicks, I was then planning on moving her to my nursery area to keep the other hens away from the babies.This area already has a momma and...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Thanks CO I had ordered these 3 chicks a long time ago,(way before I had a broody hen) and they are part of a larger order a friend of mine is placing. The ship date is April 30th. 2 welsumers and an EE. Do you think adding in some feed store chicks with my shipped chicks would be a good idea...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Whoops! Just read your advise again. You already mentioned to pitch the current eggs. Sorry.
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Thanks Fisherlady! she is on something like 8 eggs now. I will start swapping those out ASAP. Could I feed these current eggs to the others or are they too old now? Will she except room temp eggs I wonder? I do give my broody gals live mealworms that I raise, or scrambled eggs everyday. Some...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I everyone, I have not read this whole thing so the question could have been asked before, but here it goes. I have had a broody cochin sitting on non-fertile eggs now for just under 2 weeks. I am expecting some day old chicks to come in the 1st or 2nd of May. Is this too long to have this...
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