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    can a duck sit on rouen AND muscovy eggs?

    I have 2 Muscovy girls sitting on eggs. At first I replaced their eggs with the fertile Rouen eggs because I was afraid they weren't fertile (the pekin drakes are scared of them, go figure) then I just kind of left them alone. There are nearly 30 mixed eggs with 2 full time sitters and it's...
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    can muscovy hatch 2 breeds, questions?

    I have 2 Muscovy girls who are 2 and have raised babies before with a previous owner. They are both broody and work together but I'm pretty sure have infertile eggs as my pekin boys are afraid to go near them. I pulled and replaced their eggs with fertile rouen eggs and also let them keep the...
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    Keeping ducks drinking water clean......how?

    BRILLIANT!!
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    is my chicken tractor big enough?

    I was wrong, the coop is actually 3x4 so that gives me at least another chicken, right!? :) plus the height is 3 ft and we are doing the stadium style roosts.
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    is my chicken tractor big enough?

    So currently we have some big babies in the brooder that are ready to go outside. They are flying!! Anyhow, we are building a grow out pen that ww hope to use as a tractor too. Right now we have 5 leghorns, 3 chocolate orpingtons (LG bantams) 1 barred rock and 1 buff orpington. The run is 8x4...
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    do these chocolate orpingtons look ok?

    I have three 5 week old chocolate orpingtons. I can't find a lot about them online other than they are kind of hard to find in the states. These guys just don't look nearly as healthy as my other chicks (wyandotts, leghorns, buff orpingtons, EEs, barred rocks) Is it just their age? Do chicks...
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    is it ok to have 3 males per 3 females?

    We are buying just the female! $15 for an Indian runner who lays an egg a day! Woot!
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    is it ok to have 3 males per 3 females?

    Ok thank you :)
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    is it ok to have 3 males per 3 females?

    I don't know if ducks are territorial like chickens. So far my drakes live alongside my chickens and all is well. I just found another duck pair on Craigslist and am wondering if I'm setting myself up for trouble. So far I have 2 pekin drakes and 2 female rouans. The ones for sale look like...
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    Help! chicken math caused me to have way too many chicks!!

    Cool! My breeds are black astrolorpes, barred rocks, leghorns, buff orpington, Wyandottes and a RIR. We also have 2 straight run silkies who are around 7 weeks that are too big for the brooder so I have them in a large tote till they feather out a bit more to put outside (but honestly I might...
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    Help! chicken math caused me to have way too many chicks!!

    This is so helpful!!!! I have mostly girls and 6 straight run. I may just sell those guys off before getting them outside. Our biggest predators are hawks too, and coyotes at night. We have an already constructed area with 7 foot high very sturdy fencing but its the type or fencing with large...
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    what kind of silkies are these?

    the first two pics is the one with the larger pouf on it's head. coloring is more muted brown with some gold/black mottled feathers under the fluff. gold around the neck. the last 2 pics is the smaller chick mostly black, grey and white. I am new to chickens and am baffled by the types of...
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    Help! chicken math caused me to have way too many chicks!!

    I started with a flock of 4 (3 hens and a rooster) then when I decided to add a few more (2 young hens and a roo) the lady who sold them to me convinced me I needed to get some chicks... and even threw in some for free! Then I went a little nuts and now we have 19 chicks ranging from 2 weeks to...
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    thoughts on keeping 6 week old silkies with younger chicks

    We have 2 six week old silkies and 11 other breeds all ranging from 3-4 weeks. They all seem to get along. Originally one of the silkies was a kind of mommy to my fist 4 chicks. When I got more it stressed the silkie so I got her a friend and put them in a separate brooder. They kept escaping...
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    chicks in brooder and fresh air.

    I've been reading a lot about the benefits and importance of making sure chickens get plenty of fresh air inside the coop, even having part of it open (screened) to promote air flow. We have good ventilation in the barn so I'm not worried about the adults, my question is about my brooding...
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