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    South Carolina

    Yep. John and I are friends. Actually sharing stock for our Dom breeding. He is focusing on show birds though. I'm focusing on keeping the dual purpose homestead traits. Trying to increase weights in my birds.
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    South Carolina

    Hey all- I'm in Trenton, SC and I raise heritage American Dominique chickens and Ancona ducks. I currently have mature Ancona duck drakes for sale. I'm going to be starting to collect hatching eggs soon and I wanted to see if anyone on here was interested. PM me. Also I've been working on a...
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    South Carolina

    I've pm'ed Red Bug so hopefully she can hook me up with some dom and dork eggs. I'm excited! In the meantime I need to figure out a way to keep my ducks safe on pasture at night. Right now I'm herding them into a small animal kennel and putting them up at night. I'd really like to train them...
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    Duck Egg Hatching and Humidity

    Update: I've discussed my humidity concerns with a representative from GQF Manufacturing, makers of the Hovabator (excellent customer service by the way) and they are replacing my top with the electronics that went haywire. He said I should be able to run it at higher humidity but that it will...
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    Duck Egg Hatching and Humidity

    What: description of my duck hatching efforts and the critical humidity consideration Why: because I've learned some things the hard way and I don't want others to suffer the losses I have When: December 2012 and January 2013 Where: South Carolina Who: Family Medicine physician by day, mother...
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    Can using duck water in garden kill us?

    Bad pathogenic bacteria is bred in CAFO (confined animal feeding operations) where animals are given large amounts of antibiotics to allow them to survive in-humane and un-healthy living conditions. Antibiotic resistance is selected for in those environments. The bugs are bad, scary. If your...
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    South Carolina

    Update on my flock: we are now living out in Trenton, SC. I had a recent security breech and lost my best Dominique hen to a possum. Also my second clutch of ducklings (Ancona) are growing like weeds. I need some Dom hatching eggs and want to get started in Dorkings. Anyone know where I can...
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    Creative Duckling Brooder Ideas?

    I can't believe the nice weather today!
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    Creative Duckling Brooder Ideas?

    Thanks everyone for all the thoughtful responses. We had some weather in the mid 60s today and I put them out in the garden in a large dog crate to get some fresh out. "Stink like farts" is right. It wouldn't be so bad if I could keep the bedding dry. Has anyone tried brooding on wire mesh...
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    Creative Duckling Brooder Ideas?

    I've been brooding three ducklings in a large 31 gal Rubbermaid tote with a brooding heater/wafer thermostat for the last two weeks and it has been going great. The trouble I'm having now is that they are going through more water than I can keep in their brooder. I've actually moved to a small...
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    Hygrometer accuorate in Hovabator Genesis 1588?

    I don't know the answer but I've been wondering about the hygrometer too. When my instructions arrived they had a yellow piece of paper attached that said "Humidity should be between 45-55% for SETTING and 55-65% for HATCHING." This is strange because its much lower than most places I've read...
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    South Carolina

    North Augusta, SC here! Just starting out a new back yard flock of Dominiques.
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    Hi from North Augusta, South Carolina, USA !

    Hi everyone, I'm really excited to rejoin the world of chicken keeping. I raised RIR and a couple Bantums growing up. My rooster, James, was the best pet. I've finally started up my backyard flock (today) after 15 yrs without chickens and I'm so excited. I settled on Dominques and look...
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