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    egg laying

    I am in Mankato, Minnesota, and yes it is getting cold now too. Last year the 11 went the whole year.
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    egg laying

    I have 32 hens, free range, on layer food. All I have been getting is 18 eggs a day. I do have light in one coop. Light comes on about 2 hours before sun up. 11 of them are the second year hens. All the EE,s have stoped for sure. I am thinking about keeping light on all the time maybe. Help if...
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    First year with ducks I have 6 mallards, Egg Storage

    Use them when you bake cakes, Great for noodels, anything you use chicken eggs for. Stuff is just great. At least I think so. My gall friend has been baking like crazy but they stay way ahead of her. LOL
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    First year with ducks I have 6 mallards, Egg Storage

    I have been getting about 3 to 4 eggs a day for abou 2 months. There are 8 doz. in the fridge right now. Question is how long will they keep in there??? I have only got rid of 2 doz. Nobody want them around here. I bring up duck eggs and they don't want to hear anymore. I even tell them that...
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    Have chicken hen setting on duck eggs

    So what will happen when they hatch?? Will she take care of them??
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    Duck egg question

    She layed firt one about 8 am and second one at about 7 or 8 pm. Just to let you no. Thank you for the help
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    Duck egg question

    I go in there about 5 to 6 times a day and did not see the new ones. I Check all over, but it could happen she hide them. But they were not even dirty at all looked like they just droped them. Well will watch a little closer. Thank You
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    Duck egg question

    No the 3 green eggs and one white egg is what I get every moring when I go let the ducks out. The white eggs are only layed by one of the hens. The 2 eggs at night where both white. They both were soft shell one was broke open. Yes there was yoke on the ground. The other one was just sitting...
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    Duck egg question

    I have 4 hen mallards. This morning I got 4 duck eggs out of the pen like any other day. OK Here it is what the heck is going on tonight when we got out there to put them away. There was a broken egg by the pond and there was a soft scheel on next to the schelter we put them in. I thought that...
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    Feeding chickens corn

    I got some corn the other day and gave some to the chickens. This will not hurt the laying will it? It is kernel corn. I need every egg I can get right now so I don't want to horse the laying up. Thank you for help
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    Can I put chicks with the other chickens ?????

    Hey I put them together yesterday. I let the buffs out yesterday and they loved it in fact this morning one did fly over fence to get back with the gang. Today the rest went out and you could not even tell it was first time together. Thanks for the help.
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    Can I put chicks with the other chickens ?????

    About 12 weeks old. And yes they can see each other. Will it hurt them any to start on the layer food I have in other pen. Oh the only thing between them is chicken wire.
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    Can I put chicks with the other chickens ?????

    I have some chicks that are about a month behind the older ones. Can I put them in with the others?? They are in a area that is right next to the older ones and have been there for about a month or two. I am woried that they may get into layer food from the other ones. I just what to move there...
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    Ducks layed the first 2 eggs today!!!!!!!

    Can you put plastic eggs in there to make them think that is where to be???
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    Ducks layed the first 2 eggs today!!!!!!!

    Okay, I need to no if they are like chickens in laying everyday like mine do?? If nothow many do they lay?? Should I be leaving the eggs in there so they can get a bunch to set on?? Do they need nests like chikens do ?? Anything you can tell me will help. Frist time with ducks here. Thank you so...
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