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    Ended Funny Chicken Name Contest - Win 60 lbs of Grubbly Layer Feed From GrubblyFarms

    Michelle O-Brahma, Jailbait, Loretta Hynn, Roscoe P. Cocktrane, Poof-Head, Miss Frizzle, Shug Avery, Punk, Phyllis Dillchick. Here's a picture of Phyllis! 😁
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    How to fix Angel Wing

    This isn't the greatest picture, but these are two of my three rescue ducks. The Pekin is Dizzy and she is blind. She was rescued from TSC as a day-old duckling. Once I realized she is totally blind, I started looking for a buddy for her. So today I rescued the Tufted. In addition to having...
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    Twisted Foot

    Thank you! I have found a lady on Facebook who is very knowledgeable about treating and caring for special needs ducks, and has written articles about various issues they can have. She told me last night that this little one needs to be in a cast for about 3 weeks, and that I need to put her in...
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    Twisted Foot

    I took a video with my phone, but it's a .mp4 file and this page won't let me upload it. But here are a few pictures I took of her.
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    Twisted Foot

    The more I've worked with this sweetheart, the more issues I find. I get a working idea for one problem, only to have another one pop up. I am NOT going to cull her since she doesn't seem to be in pain. If I have to have a house duck in a wheelchair, so be it. But once I braced the left foot, it...
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    Twisted Foot

    OK, but what do I splint it to? That's where I'm confused. It turns into the right position without seeming to bother her at all. I need to know how to KEEP it in that position. But I'm drawing a complete blank. 🤷
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    Twisted Foot

    OK y'all. I've searched the internet and this forum to no avail. I had 2 ducklings brought to me today that were TSC rescues. They call a friend of mine whenever they have chickens or ducks that have a problem to see if she can rescue them, and sometimes she brings them to me. One of them has...
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Howdy y'all This is my third year of raising chicks using the MHP method. The first year my chicks arrived during the middle of April, then last year it was the end of May before my ordered chicks arrived. Both years I put the kennel I had the MHP set up in out in the coop rather than...
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    WINNERS ANNOUNCED~DUCK CONTEST

    They are 6 weeks old now. So do I need to wait a couple of weeks before I can submit them?
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    WINNERS ANNOUNCED~DUCK CONTEST

    I was just given two little Muscovy ducklings this past weekend! My daughter named them Quackers and Cheez! I'm hoping they're both females! Anyway...here is their picture. The darker one is Quackers and the little yellowish one is Cheez!
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    Mama Heating Pad, Year 2!

    Howdy y'all :frow Ok...so last year I raised my chicks using the MHP . I'm all set up for my chicks that should be here today or tomorrow!! I'm in Central KY, and our current temperatures are in the low to mid 80's during the day, and mid to upper 60's at night. I currently have 4...
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Howdy y'all :) So last year's 8 chicks were raised successfully using the MHP. I set them up in their coop right from the start, since they were my first chicks ever. This year will be the same since I am having a new, bigger coop built! The 8 hens I have now will be in the new coop long...
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    Number One!!!

    I just got my first egg! I'm so excited!!! *happy dance* Donna
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    What to plant around the coop?

    I know mint repels bugs and rodents, but unless you keep it contained in some way, it will spread like crazy. I'm currently in the process of building some planter boxes to put all the way around my coop, then I will have landscape fabric covered with pea gravel spread out about 2' outside the...
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    Tomato Cages That Don't Fall Over?

    This is exactly what I ended up doing, and it's working GREAT!! Thank you so much for this advice! Love it!! Donna
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