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    Thank you!

    You all may have saved a chicken last night. One of my hens was wheezing and sneezing yesterday, and I looked that up here and consequently tried a few things. I put vitamins in their water, had the sick one eat some kefir (she shared with the others), and cleaned out their bedding. It smelled...
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    Runaway roo--how far will they go?

    Thanks for the response. I have walked the neighborhood and it seems everyone in walking distance knows only one chicken keeper--me. I'll drive down to the house with the coop later, but it seems likely this is a case of drive-by chickening. I love that more people are keeping flocks, and I...
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    Runaway roo--how far will they go?

    Last night I found a rooster outside my chicken yard. I let him in, of course, and he spent the night and is now getting along fine, but I've got to look for his owners. I figure he got here in one of two ways. Either he wandered over from a neighbors' house in order to visit my hens, or...
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    Mixed flocks--share your stories of life with chickens AND ....

    Two hens were in the back of their yard when I noticed one pecking the other, and even climbing on top of her in a show of dominance. I wasn't the only one who noticed. As the low chicken ran off and the dominant one followed, they went past the ducks. The first passed unmolested, but a drake...
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    Mixed flocks--share your stories of life with chickens AND ....

    I keep chickens and ducks, and also a barn cat, and they often interact in interesting ways. I thought others might like to share too, and I didn't see a thread started on it. So please chime in!
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    Cochin Thread!!!

    What do you get if you cross a blue Cochin papa and a buff Cochin mama? Don't say Cochin chicks. That much I know. :-P
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    Cochin Thread!!!

    I have five hens, one is a Cochin. A friend has a baby Cochin that might be a boy. If so, she can't keep him in the city, and has offered him to me. I have had bad roos and do not want another. How are Cochin roosters, in your experience, temperament wise?
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    Ducks need calcium?

    Maybe they can't reach the oyster shell I have in the chicken coop. I'll try setting out a bowl for them.
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Ducks need calcium?

    My ducks eat locally milled layer feed, when they bother to eat feed, which isn't much now that the grass is growing and the bugs are active. They are molting, so from the five girls i am only getting an egg a day. But the shells seem soft, and are often cracked at collection time. Is this a...
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    Old fashioned Broody thread for ducks 2013 edition

    Drat. I wouldn't ordinarily light the ducks at night, but I rearranged some things before winter set in that made it seems like a good idea to keep everyone in the chicken coop at night. I will have to get the new duck apartment put together soon. Experienced duck-keepers, can you offer advice...
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    • Post #447
    • Forum: Ducks
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    Old fashioned Broody thread for ducks 2013 edition

    Is this a typical molting time for ducks? I have WH and was hoping for natural brooding this spring, but so far everyone has been investing in new feathers, and egg production is down to one a day from 5 ladies. Did I do something wrong, maybe with artificial lighting, to throw off their...
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    • Post #413
    • Forum: Ducks
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    What are ducks like??? Im thinking about getting one but what the benefits of them other than there

    I have five chickens (hens), five female ducks, and two drakes. They get along fine, and even share the coop (although i plan to build separate housing for the ducks to make cleaning and egg collection easier). My drakes have never tried to mount a chicken hen. Also, they seem about as keen to...
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    • Post #8
    • Forum: Ducks
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    Egg Bound help needed

    You are already doing what I plan to do if my hen doesn't look better when I check her in an hour. Thank you for the links. My Della had egg goo and membrane hanging out of her vent this morning. I should have known something was wrong last night when I gave the flock a bedtime snack and she...
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    Please help determine duck genders

    I was away for the weekend, and suddenly I see pretty significant differences that I think I can link to gender. And if I'm right, I've got exactly even numbers! 5 male, 5 female WH; 1 male, 1 female pekin. Time will prove it, I guess. When do those drake feathers come in and when do they...
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    • Post #8
    • Forum: Ducks
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    Please help determine duck genders

    Thanks for jumping in, guys. These are about as firm as my guesses have been so far too. In the first video I am trying to focus on the two pekins. I was advised to get them in small groups, like 3 at a time, and video them, but that proved to be impossible for me to do without any helpers...
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    • Post #5
    • Forum: Ducks
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