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    Turkey disease help please

    My flock has had fowl pox - I got an older tom who showed first signs a month after I got him. The last of my hens has the pox near her eyes. One eye is swollen shut. Any suggestions how to get the pus out of her good eye? Wondering if the swollen shut eye will return to normal after she gets...
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    Question about Anacona hen

    She decided to comply today!
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    Question about Anacona hen

    My anacona “hen” has two small growths on the back of her legs. They look like little bubbles and are symmetric. “She” hasn’t begun laying yet. Her comb and wattle and behavior is like a “hen”. Anyone have an idea of what this could be. Unfortunately she is a true anacona and does not like to...
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    Drake mature mating age?

    I have a few drakes and double the number of hens. At what age do drakes mature and try to mate? What is the maying “season” for mature ducks. Thanks, New to ducks
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    Chicks and ducks - raised together - separate coops?

    I have been raising my 6 chicks and 4 ducklings together in a coop appropriate for them inside. They are 5-6 weeks old and when I move them to clean (cause ducks are WAY messy) I move all of the chicks first. The ducks call to the chicks until everyone is back together. My outside enclosure has...
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    Help- « runner duck « with feather crown

    Thanks! The other ducklings don’t have it. I think it’s very cool.
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    Help- « runner duck « with feather crown

    Hi, New to poultry ownership. I purchased 4 ducklings that are supposedly runner ducks. I have one with a feather poof on his/her head. The others do not have the poof. Could the duck be a runner duck crossed with a crowned duck- or something else. They are only 4-5 weeks old and my poof duck is...
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