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    Nesting Box

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    Nesting Box

    Thanks thanks everyone I will try putting fake or real eggs in the nest. The nest box was a double on top of each other and sits about 1 feet off ground I will post a photo of it soon
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    Nesting Box

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    Nesting Box

    My chickens won't use the new nesting boxes we purchased that we installed before they started laying eggs. Instead, they are using the corner nest boxes we have for our duck. The duck isn't to happy about sharing her nest that she lays her eggs in and sleeps in. She was here before the...
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    Missing Muscovy Duck Eggs

    The older hen has a nest box in one corner, and the younger hen laid her eggs in the other nest box in the opposite corner. I did catch the older hen the other day over at the younger hen's nest when the young hen went off the nest to get a drink and stretch her legs. Some of the young hen's...
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    Missing Muscovy Duck Eggs

    LOL, I have a special duck if a drake can lay eggs.
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    Missing Muscovy Duck Eggs

    Would the rats be able to get in through the chicken wire? We have the chicken wire buried 6" underground? I know mice can squeeze through small holes?
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    Missing Muscovy Duck Eggs

    Okay here is the mystery. We got a young hen and drake in the fall of 2016. The hen laid her first clutch of eggs (20) in March 2017 and they all hatched the end of April. We kept one of the female offsprings. The older hen laid eggs two more times in 2017. We ate the one clutch of eggs, but...
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    New Member

    Hi my name is Donna, and my boyfriend and I recently decided to get chickens. We already raise Mascovy Ducks, and we built this huge pen for them, and thought let's try chickens too. We like the idea of having fresh eggs and chickens to eat, and knowing how they are fed and raised is a big...
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