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    Raising Guinea Fowl 101

    One thing to keep in mind about Guineas is how much they stink. Their dropping are really acrid. Chicken-poop is nowhere close, and duck-poop is positively aromatic by comparison!
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    Unusual looking (to me) possible Mallard -- but any knowledgeable comment welcome

    Thanks everyone. The true Mallards got their wings and flew away recently (at about twelve weeks of age), but this duck just couldn't fly well at all. He had particular problem taking off from water in that his wings were so long, his wing-tips would touch the water as he flapped, and he would...
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    Chickery Chick is Me

    Wonderful old tune -- here's another version: A number one song in 1945: "Chickery chick, cha-la, cha-la ---Check-a-la romey in a bananika Bollika, wollika, can't you see--- Chickery chick is me?" -- (repeat) -- Every time you're sick an tired of just the same old thing ----Sayin' just the...
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    What eats heads off of ducks and Chickens

    I lost two ducks to a very large (over 40lb) male raccoon -- one was taken entirely; the second duck's head was chewed but otherwise the carcass was intact. I caught the raccoon the next night when he came back to collect his second kill.
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    Unusual looking (to me) possible Mallard -- but any knowledgeable comment welcome

    Oh - so it's a Black Swedish! Thank you both very much.
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    Unusual looking (to me) possible Mallard -- but any knowledgeable comment welcome

    Hello, When I got my 1/2 dozen Mallards from Tractor Supply, one of them was quite and remains quite different in appearance. I have attached a picture as both day-old chick and just recently at about nine weeks old. The duck has a white patch on the chest that goes around the neck -- and...
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